Btw.. some of the interesting facts which i found in babycenter to ease our mind.
Question: I'm 32 weeks pregnant and I'm beginning to feel my breasts getting ready for breastfeeding. Is it normal for them to leak a bit after I get out of the shower?
Answer: Many mothers begin to leak colostrum (sometimes called premilk) while they're pregnant, typically sometime in the third trimester. Other expectant moms don't. Either way, it's normal. You might want to wear nursing pads in your bra to protect your clothes if you're leaking. You can buy these at most drugstores.
Colostrum is a thick, yellowish fluid that contains antibodies that help protect new babies from infections. If you choose to breastfeed, this precious liquid will nourish your baby until your milk comes in. Colostrum has more protein, but less carbohydrate and fat than mature breast milk. It's easy to digest and has just the right amount of nutrients a baby needs in the first few days after birth.
Question: How much milk does a baby need in the first few days?
Answer: A breastfed baby takes small but increasing amounts of milk over the first few days. Studies of large numbers of breastfed babies suggest that on average they consume about 1/2 ounce of colostrum per feeding in the first 24 hours, 2/3 ounce per feeding by 48 hours, and one ounce per feeding by 72 hours, when mature milk production begins. At four days of age, most breastfed babies are taking about an ounce and a half at each feeding, and by five days two and a half ounces or more.
Of course, when you're nursing, it's impossible to know the precise amount of milk that your baby gets at each feeding. The most reassuring signs of adequate intake in the early days include the passing of meconium and transitional stools. Babies urinate very little in the first few days. Your milk production should begin by 72 hours postpartum starting with a noticeable change in your breast fullness.
Hearing your baby swallow and feeling your breasts soften during feedings are reassuring signs. By his fifth day of life, your baby should be having yellow or mustard-colored stools and wet diapers every few hours. Babies normally shed ounces in the first few days of life, but weight loss should be no more than 10 percent of the baby's birth weight. By five days of age, a baby begins gaining weight, at least an ounce a day. By 10 to 14 days of age, most babies have regained their birth weight.
Question: Should I give my newborn water or sugar water?
Answer: It isn't necessary to give your newborn water. Most babies get enough fluids from breast milk or infant formula. Even when a mother's milk supply is just coming in during the first few days after delivery, the baby is getting colostrum,which is enough to keep the baby well hydrated. Because a newborn's kidneys are immature, she has a difficult time concentrating her urine, and if given too much plain water, may have trouble excreting it. This could lead to dangerous changes in the concentrations of sodium and potassium in her bloodstream. For these reasons, infants should not be given extra fluids unless their pediatrician recommends it.