The baby gets but little nourishment during the first two days, but that which he does get is essential; for the colostrum-the first milk-is highly laxative in nature and serves the important purpose of cleaning out the intestinal tract of that first tarry, fecal residue, the meconium.
"The Mother and Her Child"
William S. Sadler Lena K. Sadler
Before very long it is possible to squeeze from the breasts a fluid which many persons believe to be milk, though it is really colostrum, a substance that resembles milk but very slightly.
"The Prospective Mother A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy"
J. Morris Slemons
At first colostrum is a clear, white fluid, but in the later months of pregnancy it becomes yellow and cloudy.
"The Prospective Mother A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy"
J. Morris Slemons