i just gave birth a couple of weeks ago and when my milk came in it leaks everywhere i wear breast pads but they soak right through when will this stop i heard after a month the leaking stops and when baby sucks it comes out thats it. it's really annoying i hate it i wake up with soaking shirts !!!
2007-01-18 11:57:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It really varies when it will stop. For some women, it stops after a few weeks and for others, it doesn't stop for quite a bit longer. With my oldest, I had leaking for about 6 weeks. With my youngest, it was more like 6 months, but most of the time after about 2 months, it was just occasional, usually when he was nursing I'd leak on the other side.
2007-01-18 12:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by imdevaskyla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, but there isn't too much more that you can do other than wearing very absorbant pads. If you are breastfeeding, try to let the baby fully empty the breasts before bedtime, this will prevent some of the leakage you are experiencing. You might just have to nurse more often or longer too. It seems like you have plenty of milk for your little one, so you could try pumping and storing the extra milk in the freezer. If stored properly it could last several months. The leaking never really stops either until you dry up! Anytime you become arroused or hear a baby cry it signals your brain to let down your milk! So, just keep using those pads!
2007-01-18 12:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One other lady here wrote the other day about leaking at 27w gestation... I was shocked, but it happens. Some women just leak. I didn't leak at all with my first born and my mother in law told me she leaked so much she soaked through multiple pads in any given day. If you are breastfeeding there isnt' anything you can do for now but your milk supply will adjust to your feeding baby's needs... if your not breastfeeding you'll dry up in about 3 weeks..... btw so sorry to hear about the lady that had to tie her breasts up to do this cause it only takes 3 weeks natrually anyway hehe.
2007-01-18 12:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by Gig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was like that. mine didn't stop untill after the 2nd month. She is now 1 and I still have milk but it's not leaking. But every women is different.
2007-01-18 12:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by lucille692003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't breatfeed take an old sheet and rip it up into strips, then have somebody wrap the hell out of your boobs! It has to be really super tight though. My Mother in-law did it to me and I only took it off when I took a shower. I was dried up in 3 days =)
2007-01-18 12:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Your Momma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you nursing? I'm not clear from your question. Let your baby sleep with you and nurse on demand and you won't wake up with soaking shirts, at least not for much longer.
2007-01-18 12:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by t jefferson 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try these: lilypadz
They are reusable, and don't show through. I would recommend using cotton nursing pads at night, and the lilypadz during the day. They work for me and my 4 month old.
Of course, I am assuming you want to breastfeed.
2007-01-18 12:03:13 · answer #7 · answered by jemma07 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
my x didn't stop producing milk for months after and even yrs latter she could give them a good squeeze and guess what yup, you girls are amazing.congrats to hope you are both well.
2007-01-18 12:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by ainsley h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋