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colostrum

Noun

Meaning

The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings.

A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg, formerly used as an emulsion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If you’re nursing, don't worry — the drugs won't pass into your colostrum. Source: Internet

That means that you might have no problem getting breast milk out of your favorite t-shirt when your tot is 12 weeks old, but you're still lamenting the great colostrum stains in your favorite robe from when your baby was a few days old. Source: Internet

The doctors told me the babies could benefit from my colostrum, even though I had no intentions of breastfeeding, but I did it anyway. Source: Internet

Colostrum provides just that, as it contains antibodies called immunoglobins. Source: Internet

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