Let me start with my background...I have an almost 17 month old son, I nursed until he was 14 months old, got my period back when he was 13 months old. Generally healthy 24 yr old woman. In the past 2-3 days my nipples have been itchy. Today I was looking at them to see if I could figure out a reason other then dryness (my skin tends toward being really dry and itchy, especially in the winter months). Both nipples are "oozing" a yellowish discharge, I noticed one was wet so I squeezed them and thats when it came out, they aren't "squirting" like with breastmilk. Any idea what this is? I looked on webmd and that wasn't any help. Thanks to all the wonderful woman who help with problems before it comes to calling the dr! :-)
Well by this morning everything is back to normal. But I have called to get in for a physical just to make sure everything is ok. Thanks!
Some times hormonal issues can cause this. If you are on a birth control I'd consider changing to a low dose
I think I would call and talk to a nurse none the less. I did notice after I stopped nursing I would still be able to get some sort of liquid out again and it was a lot like that first milk that comes and not so much like the regular breast milk you get later on and yes more like oozing and not squirting. I figured it's just a little bit of the milk left in the breasts but if you are itching along with it, it's possible that you may have some sort of infection.
I really dont have any real advice, I would call first..
Hi M.
If you haven't already you really need to call your dr Itching and discharge are two signs that something might be wrong. T.
Hi M.,
Please call your doctor and tell them exactly what is going on. I don't want to scare you but discharge can be a sign of some serious problems even in young women. Please call just to make sure nothing is going on.
Good luck,
L.
