I had my son in March 2009....and I stopped breastfeeding when he was 4 months old, so its been well over a year ago. I still have breastmilk that leaks every once in a while. I thought it would have been long gone by now! Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas on how to completely dry up? It doesn't bother me too much, so its not a big deal.
I had milk for several years after weaning. If you are still getting "stimulation", probably by a partner, you will continue to have milk for quite some time.
I got mastitis from a badly clogged milk duct two full years after I weaned my last child. I nursed a total of 111 months with all of my kids, I bet I could lactate in a heartbeat if I needed to lol!
I think in order to dry up you should wrap your breasts up tightly. I am just not sure for how long. But it works.
You can produce milk forever! I had the exact same problem and that's what my GYN told me. We were trying to conceive at the time, and we were having an awful time. The doctor put me on something called Parlidel (i know I didn't spell that right). It's a hormone pill. I was on 5 mg once a day. I think it took about two months. But..I'm having the same problem again (weaned my youngest 4 months ago) and since we're not trying to conceive, the GYN won't give me anything. It's just something I have to deal with.
Have your doctor check the prolactin levels in your blood. Mine was high so I was put on a pill that I took for about 6 weeks and my levels went down. Prolactin is the hormone that tells your body to lactate. Good Luck.
I stopped feeding my kiddo at 18 months and just before his third b-day, I was still having the occassional leak. Note: he is almost 4 now and nothing.
I'd give it some more time to dry up.
Ir it totally normal. I stopped nursing over a year ago and the same thing happens now and then. Not sure how to dry it up,but you may want to contact your OB or a lactation consultant! Good luck.
