So if pumping is able to start labor, should you not start pumping to store milk before baby is…

No your baby needs the colostrum that will come out right at the beginning. You won't need any 'extra'. Baby will eat from you what he needs then you'll get to a point where you can pump some

@morgans_mommie, thank you, that's what I thought. I saw somewhere a mom had like a months worth of milk stored up before her baby was born.

you shouldn't pump too much before your due date. 1. BM should only be stored for at most a month. 2. if you pump too much you will leak a lot more than not pumping. plus it's really just a waste of time in my opinion.

@rainbowbaby2016, thank you. I was most worried about sending myself into early labor 😳

You won't really have milk until after baby is born anyways so pumping colostrum would be a waste since your baby only needs that for the first few days.