Typing this I know seems like a really daft question, you wud never think that this is her 2nd litter. I seem to be really worried this time,tho I think it has something to do with the fact that I will be doing it alone ( with Nel) so to speak. She - Nel -is now 63 days in and although she has put on weight, seems to be carrying differently to last time , not low at all, and is not showing any signs of milk in her teats. I have been surfing the net all afternoon, rung the vet ( receptionist not very helpful really) but cannot find the answer to this  "SIMPLE " question. When will her milk arrive.?? Potentially she should be dropping pupies now ... then they would have no milk to suckle.... should I be worried, or wait til she is actually in labour..?  Please help, all answers and knowledge will be gratefully received  - and yes .. I am blonde ( sorry !! )

hi R8EL dont worry my girl had no milk till the 1sst 1 was born and then started suckling ,good luck any time now and you will be fine ;)

Hi,

Dont worry her milk will come down once labour starts and puppies start to suckle, i was really worried with my girl too (and yes i am blonde!!! :) )

It varies. My girl is on day 61 and has had milk for a few days already. For others the milk comes down when they give birth, more or less.

Hi

My girl had 4 pups a week ago and I still haven't seen any milk.  LOL
No crying pups, all putting on weight and growwwing well.
Can't believe how tucked up she is with only slightly enlarged teats, no droop or anything.

> Can't believe how tucked up she is with only slightly enlarged teats, no droop or anything.

My girl was like that last time, a bit more obviously feeding this time but not much milk to be seen yet very good weight gains.

BIG THANKYOU to everybody who has replied and made me feel a whole lot better.  You will be pleased to know that since my last log I have been to Pets at Home and Invested a Tenner in the Book of the Bitch so all set for some serious reading later tonight I think. I have resigned myself to the fact that this is "Normal" and that no amount of willing or wishing for milk  will make it appear .. I actually do have to practice patience.( I will also ignore the single magpie I spotted on the return trip. ) Again tho, on a serious note, I do want to thank you all for your swift responses, and when I have some good news I will be sure to let you all know. Wish us luck. xo xo xo

I will also ignore the single magpie I spotted on the return trip.

You should have greeted it with "Good afternoon Mr Magpie, how's your family?" then no bad luck happens. :) I do it all the time (especially on the way to shows!!), hubby says I'm nuts, LOL.

> I will also ignore the single magpie I spotted on the return trip.

>You should have greeted it with "Good afternoon Mr Magpie, how's your family?" then no bad luck happens.  I do it all the time (especially on the way to shows!!), hubby says I'm nuts, LOL.

I am the same. I Salute a single magpie and say "good afternoon Mr Magpie, hows your wife and family"
Although I salute, but say the rest in my head so people dont think I am going completely Mad!!!! (they already know I am slightly mad!!!!!! LMAO)
Maybe THATS where I am gong wrong!!!!!! LMAO
Lea :)

Oh yes and I bow. If I'm just with hubby I'll speak out loud, otherwise I mutter under my breath LOL! Glad to hear it isn't only me!!! We can be nutty together!!

I'm a serial single magpie saluter too!! :-)

Good luck with your pups - I never see any milk either - as long as the pups are putting on weight and are settled!  I'd rather it be in their tums than be in places to be seen with my eyes ;)

lol lol lol glad im not the only 1 that does all this when seeing a magpie !! :) :)

yes i try to look for another magpie, it freaks me out to see only 1

> I Salute a single magpie and say "good afternoon Mr Magpie, hows your wife and family"
>

OOOO I've never heard of this , I always look for another one :-D We didn't have many magpies in our area until fairly recently, The must be moving north eastwards. We used to see loads on our way to Glasgow though, especially on the way to shows in that direction. If only I'd known we could have won a whole lot more :-D ROFL

Another magpie saluter here :) I once saw 27 of them in a field and it took me a while to speak to them all :)

i saw 1 this morning :( i kept looking for more but none there i bet it was hiding in the trees and after i came back in side i bet the other shouted come on shes gone another 1 thinking whats the day going to be like lol lol lol :)

So funny how this has turned into convo about Magpies.......and yes i salute one everytime...LOL
Good luck with the babies  :)

Locking this as the OP has the answer and it has gone a tad off topic :) :)