[joycenjackiesmom]

My youngest weaned herself about a year ago when she was 18 months old. I was heartbroken but couldn't force her to keep going. I had been nursing constantly since October 1998 when my older dd was born--she weaned with some encouragement when her sister was about 3 months old. Anyway last night I noticed milk on my left side and today I have what looks like colostrum on both sides. Is this normal? I am not actively TTC and if pg it would be about 3 days pg. Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[mother_sunshine]

Every now and then I leak a drop or two from each breast (dd has been off of the left breast for almost 2 years, the right for 1 yr). It is oily and cloudy-clear (slightly yellow). I'm sure it's completely normal. It may be the milk ducts completely draining themselves out.....or, hmmm, maybe it is "post-colostrum" to give our children a final boost of immunity. Interesting that you brought this up. Now it has me thinking more about it...

 

[joycenjackiesmom]

Thanks for letting me know I am not alone. Hearing so many women tell me they couldn't nurse because of supply issues made me wonder what was going on. Of course my first thought was a surprise pg but at this point in my cycle that would be almost impossible.

I saw that you nursed your dd for 7.5 years

I sort of gave my first a push (which I felt terrible about) when she was 4.5 because she seemed to be interfering with the supply I had for her then infant sister--I wasn't getting nearly enough when I was pumping. But I think now two years later she would still nurse if given the chance. Having my second child stop on her own at 18 months was quiet a surprise and in a way heartbreaking because I wasn't ready for her to stop.

 

[mother_sunshine]

Glad to know that this happens to someone else too.

 

[wendy1221]

My mom is over 50 years old and her youngest is 22. When she was babysitting my ds 3 days a week and he would sleep overnight (in my parents' bed. LOL!) once in a while when he was just weaned (15 mos old) she started leaking sometimes. Have you been around any little ones lately? LOL!

I am totally a believer in the theory that grandmas nursed babies sometimes.

 

[TigerTail]

with 14 years between nurslings mine never totally dried up. perfectly normal.

suse

ps well, *seven* years between nursing; fourteen between babies, i should say :LOL)

 

[my2girlsmama]

Normal. I read it takes at least 9 months to *dry up* once weaned, but that it can be longer per subsequent pregnancy/birth/nursling.

 

[joycenjackiesmom]

Thank you for your responses. Amoung my friends none of them had heard of this happening--maybe it has something to do with nursing both of my children much longer than any of them did--or it's just the way my body works. Anyway it's good to know I'm not alone.

Chris

 

[BCmamaof6]

My late midwife

(who was in her 50s when she died) would still leak every time she heard a baby cry or held a new baby!!!

And her 'baby' was my age! So, even 20-something years after weaning- it IS possible to 'have milk'.