After not pumping and breasfeeding for over 4 months, i was shocked to discover i am oozing milk again. I cannot for the life of me figure out what is going on,Has this happened to anyone else. I actually stopped breast feeding 4 months ago because i dried up, and was honestly a little tired of trying to make a go of it.
I did take a pregnancy test, well 3 actually and they all say Not Pregnant...
I did get in with a Dr, but not till the 18th, any advice? I am worried what is going on with my body, not to mention my little man is once again interested in feeding and i dare not let him suckle. Thanks for your help and or advice. W.
Thanks everyone i feel alot better. i plan on asking the Dr at my appt. funny to have had to stop feeding because my milk supply dried up only to lactate now. The irony is too funny! thanks for all your advice!! W.
It's nota big deal everyone I know that has breastfeed has had this problem including myself after a year and a half I could still squeeze a little bit of milk out my friends youngest is seven and she can still squeeze milk out I know at least 7 people that have had this happen so I wouldn't worry about as long as your not producing large amount of milk.
I stopped nursing my son when he was 19 months old. He is now four and I still get the sensation like i am still producing milk and every now and again I'll leak a little milk.
I had asked my gyn last year about it and she said that it sometimes happens-she said when her son graduated high school she sprang a leak (her words) lol
She said to only worry if it's a lot.
Four months though-I wouldn't worry about it-it takes time for your body to readjust.
my girlfriend had a similar issue and it was her prolactin was elevated. I believe it is a hormone. You can look it up online and see if you have some of the other symptoms. I am not real sure what it is but that was her problem with still producing milk.
Try not to worry about it at this point. After I stopped breastfeeding my son, I was still producing some milk (not much, but some so that it would ooze every now and then) over a year after he was done. I would still ask the doctor just to make sure that everything is all right. But I did meet quite a few different women whose body still produced a minimal amount of milk long after they stopped breastfeeding. Sometimes, different hormonal changes in your body can increase this and you may leak a little. As I said, I don't think it is anything for you to be concerned about. However, it is always a good idea to double check with your doctor just to be sure.
