Originally Posted by mbdiamond

I was just going to warn about that - I actually sped up my labour and was able to bring on HUGE contractions (when I stalled early I tried this) by pumping - nipple stimulation = hello baby! Do you want to start labour early or did they warn about that....maybe that was the "prep" she was talking about? Starting contractions?

Pumping before hand won't do anything for your milk supply (or colostrum)....it takes the massive hormone changes that labour & delivery causes to cue the body to make colostrum..... only a small percentage of women "leak" when they're pregnant......

Good Luck!