Colostrum is the first milk your body starts producing during pregnancy and the first milk your baby will receive in the first few days - either from directly breastfeeding or that you've harvested antenatally from around 37 weeks or when told by your doctor it is safe to do so.

Often referred to as "Liquid Gold", Colostrum has amazing qualities for your tiny newborn baby who's just left the familiarity of the womb, and been exposed to the big wide world:

• Kick-starts the digestive system 

• Highly concentrated nutrition (so while it may not look like you produce much in quantity, baby only needs a little to get all the goodness!) 

• Antibodies to help protect your baby as their immune system isn't developed enough 

• Lines baby's gut with good bacteria 

• Has a laxative effect to encourage baby's first poo - meconium 

During each breastfeed in those first days, you may only get up to 20ml of Colostrum but every drop is goldust! 

Gold luck to you…!