Non Stop Leakage

[J. Porter]

My right breast does not stop leaking milk. It leaks throughout the night, when I am nursing on the left side, etc. Any ideas on what I can do? I am going through nursing pads like crazy (and the bras are getting soaked).

[sniffmommy]

I totally understand

I too suffered through incredible leakage. I self diagnosed as being a woman with "overactive letdown". The only thing that stopped it was time. I found that the Lanisloh brand of pads was the best at absorbing and I would change it every few hours as it got full. I hated that it was so wasteful, but nothing else worked for me. One option I used during a nursing session was to hold a bottle to the breast that was not being fed on and collected the milk. Sometimes it was an ounce or more that would squirt out! At night I would sleep with my bra still on and pads in place. The whole nipple press thing didn't really work, even though I used it everytime.
This lasted for about a year and a half. Things finally calmed down, but there were times when I thought I couldn't take it anymore!
I am sorry that I can't offer you a cure, but I wanted to let you know that you are not alone. Hang in there, and maybe your body will regulate faster than mine did!

[ar2974]

Just wanted to commiserate and recommend these http://www.naturescrib.com/nursing-pads.html nursing pads.
My daughter is 16 months old and I still leak like crazy.