I'm nursing my newborn. My grandmother told me to be sure to dry up my milk when I finish nursing him, or else it will go to my legs? What does she mean by this?
2007-01-18 13:14:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
This is certainly not a wive tale i worked in a Health care facility and it is not a wives tale it's called "Milk legs" the milk absorbs into diffrent parts of your body and eventully will dry up. This is generally occurs to women who do not breast feed and have a surplus of milk. Hope this is helpful.
2007-01-18 13:31:26 · answer #1 · answered by Miss mamma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This would fall into the category of "old wives tale." Any unused milk will simply be reabsorbed by your body, processed by liver and kidneys, and excreted.
2007-01-18 13:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some old wives tale that you'll end up with fat legs, so not true.
2007-01-18 13:20:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...maybe she knew somebody who didn't dry up quickly and retained some water (puffy ankles) for a while...still, it's temporary.
Hey! Congratulations, mommy! ;-)
2007-01-18 13:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol this is a funny one sorry i dont have any awenser but i will watch this one
2007-01-18 13:19:42 · answer #5 · answered by blackhairedbaby 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe she means your breasts will be saggy.
2007-01-18 13:49:44 · answer #6 · answered by Miki 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋