Took in a stray from the street about 3-4 months ago. She was definitely younger than a year old. Two months ago, took in two female kittens that were maybe a month old.
Due to finances, didn't get any of them spayed and used to let the older one out often before the kittens arrived. After a while I decided to start keeping her inside since I didn't want the chance of her getting pregnant. However, she always tried to escape any time the outside door opened. One night, she managed to escape while in heat. She came back after almost 24 hours and I just assumed the worst. It's been ~56 days since that incident. She's gotten quite a bit bigger and eats a lot more. In the past week and a half, I've caught both kittens trying to suckle on her (one makes it to the nipple and the other is content to suck on any part of her that isn't a nipple...) . I'm mildy color blind but her nipples look pretty white. The kitten only sucks on one of the two very back nipples close to the tail and since then, they've started to protrude a lot more than the others (look like long grain white rice?). When I pick her up or rub her belly, I notice the back nipples fairly dry and stiff since then as well.
The kittens are maybe 1/4 to 1/3 her size and seem too big to be suckling on her. I've also read that it's important newborn kittens drink the "first milk". Should I stop them, on the chance she is pregnant?
P.S. I'm not even sure if she is pregnant, she's gotten a lot bigger but no where near as round as some pregnancy pictures I've seen while googling. I do plan on spaying them as soon as I get the chance - before anyone mentions it.
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