if a person had kids over ten years ago & can not have any more is it possible to lactate
2006-11-12 15:48:31 · 3 answers · asked by chele s 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes. It is possible to start the lactation process by stimulating oxytocin naturally in the body. A lot of lactation nurses have information about this for adoptive parents that have never given birth but still want to breast feed their children. It's a controversial topic, but adoptive parents can and often do breastfeed their kids.
Also, certain anti-depressants can cause you to lactate. I was reading about Lexapro on crazymeds.com and it mentioned lactation as an unusual side effect of the drug (even in men). Some of the anti-psychotics out there have the same effect.
2006-11-12 15:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, I used to lactate sometimes even though I was not sexually active, but my cycles were highly irregular and my OBGYN explained that my hormones were out of whack. Basically I had slightly high levels of testosterone and this delayed my period and my body thought I was pregnant. But after I had my son I haven't had it happen and I am completely regular.
2006-11-12 15:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by my_son_wants_to_know 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's weird, go to your doctor and get some pills to stop that.
2006-11-12 15:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Mel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋