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post #1 of 8
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Anyone else having leaky breasts yet? Mine have been leaking for about a week now!

I nursed dd til 3.5, which means I stopped about 3 yrs ago, but I never *completely* dried up- I would sometimes feel let-down when I heard a baby cry in public, etc and would find a little dried milk in my bra later, or would sometimes leak a tiny bit in the shower, but it wasn't bothersome.

Last week, after my shower, I was getting dressed and had the towel around me and my hand to my chest to hold it there while searching for undies, and felt a HUGE gush of warm, wet that soaked the top of the towel! I couldn't believe it!

Now, a few days later, every time I come to the boards, I can't read any of the bf'ing posts or I just gush and soak my shirt. UGH. I'm not ready for breastpads already!!! : I'm almost tempted to pump, even though I have no idea if it would work, and start stocking the freezer!

Thoughts?

Manda
post #2 of 8
Hmmm... Dd2 is still nursing, so I'm not sure about my supply, etc. Sounds like your pipes are all in working order, though!

Pumping tends to increase your supply, right? That could be good or bad...

Maybe it's just a hormone fluctuation and things will even out again in a few weeks...

Take care.
post #3 of 8
I stopped lactating less than two months ago but absolutely no letdown or leaking here.
post #4 of 8
That sucks. I'm sorry you're so leaky! My milk completely dried up when I got pregnant both times (this time I had stopped nursing 4 months prior, but still had a bit of milk). I have such the opposite problem. I had to take meds to get my milk to come in last time several days after my babe was born.
post #5 of 8
I'm still bfing, so I could kinda be leaky on rare occation, but I have never heard of lactation starting so early! You body wants that baby!
post #6 of 8
I started leaking with ds around 5 mths, haven't noticed anything yet this time. I am leaking from other places though.....
post #7 of 8
well, i'm not exactly leaking, but my breasts feel "full", and i can express a tiny bit of milk if i try.. and it's been 1.5 years since my dd weaned!!
post #8 of 8
I wouldn't pump - it can cause uterine contractions which might cause other problems. I would just got some yummy cloth breast pads (http://hyenacart.com/prod_details.php?id=12525&vid=71) to keep you from worrying about leaking. That's what I did when I started leaking with ds (at the gym no less! ugh)
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