Long before a baby is born, nature begins preparing his food supply. Around the 16th week of pregnancy, changes begin to occur in his mother's breasts. Slight enlargement of the alveoli (the grape-like clusters where milk is produced) begins, usually unnoticed by the mother. By the time of Baby's birth, nature has prepared an early, very amazing food: colostrum.

Colostrum is a very special food – one of the most important foods he will ever eat. Colostrum is the early milk produced in mothers' breasts, specially prepared for the first two to five days before the more mature milk begins to be produced.

As babies transition into life outside the uterus, colostrum is the ideal food. In truth, it is more than a food – it is also Baby's first immunization. It meets the needs of a newborn baby exactly. Each time the baby nurses, he will receive colostrum in teaspoons – the exact amount needed for his small stomach and immature kidneys.

Colostrum looks different from later milk: It is thicker and stickier. Sometimes it is golden, thus the nickname "liquid gold." It could be clear, or a different color, but it is always perfect.

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