I just had a baby and my breasts leak all the time...am I not feeding her enough or is it normal?

Answer 1

You are completely normal!!! "While not all mothers experience leaking, some mothers find that their breasts do leak, especially in the early months while milk production is being established (THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, 7th edition, p. 73.) Some women leak on one side while breastfeeding on the other. It can be helpful to put a towel or cotton diaper over the other side to catch the flow.

Disposable nursing pads as well as reusable, washable cotton pads are available to wear in your bra and help absorb leakage between feedings. Avoid pads with a plastic liner that traps moisture against your skin as this can cause nipples to become sore. Changing pads frequently will help keep your nipples from becoming too moist and possibly sore.

Leaking may be minimized by not missing feedings or going longer between feedings than usual. If you feel the milk ejection reflex (the "let-down") and are in a situation where you can't feed your baby immediately or are away from your baby, a slight pressure against your breast will often stop the "let-down" and leaking. This can be done inconspicuously by crossing your arms across your chest and applying slight pressure.

Wearing patterned tops is also a good idea as spots will not show on patterns like they do on a single colored fabric. You will probably find that as time goes by you will leak less or not at all. This does not mean that you are losing your milk, but rather that your body is regulating milk production."

Answer 2

That is normal. Your body is trying to figure out how much milk it needs to produce for your baby, soon it will regulate itself and you will probably not leak so much. Give it time...and in the meantime wear nursing pads. Good luck!

Answer 3

Aww girl, that is normal. I thought the same thing at first. It will take a few months before your body learns how much milk to produce. Just wear your nursing pads and pump if u have to. When your body finally learns how much to produce, you will then start thinking "Am I producing enough milk?" Yeah u are!!! Don't stress yourself. Everything is okay.

Answer 4

It takes a while for your body to figure out how much milk is needed. Leaking is normal. Wear breastpads in your bra. After your milk supply regulates, you will find that you leak less often.

Answer 5

IT'S NORMAL JUST WEAR THE LITTLE PADS THAT YOU PUT IN YOUR BRA. ALSO YOU COULD USE A PUMP TO EMPY OUT BUT, THE MORE THE BABY EATS AND THE MORE YOU PUMP, THE FASTER YOU WILL FILL UP. ONCE THE BABY GETS ON A REGULAR FEEDING SCHEDULE YOUR BREAST WILL ADJUST