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[–]MarkTwainiac 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

NO!!! https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/colostrum-general/

To produce colostrum, you need to be able to produce lactogen, and to do that you need to have made a placenta to support and nourish a fetus. Adoptive mothers (female ones) who use drugs to induce lactation still cannot produce colustrum:

Mothers who induce lactation produce mature breastmilk that is comparable to the breastmilk of a biological mother at 10 days post partum. Because inducing moms are unable to produce human placental lactogen, they are unable to produce colostrum. However, since the amount of antibodies and other immune factors remains the same throughout lactation regardless of the volume of milk produced, mature milk contains ample amounts of antibodies, immune factors and other beneficial components that benefit both mother and baby. https://www.canadianbreastfeedingfoundation.org/induced/faq.shtml

Galactorrhea - milky-looking breast/nipple discharge - is not the same as lactation and breastmilk. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/galactorrhea/symptoms-causes/syc-20350431

[–]Comatoast 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you for the info! I forgot about my notifications page.