is there a certain amount of time leaking goes on... or does it happen until you stop breastfeeding?
2007-04-12 06:35:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I started leaking around 4 months pregnant and it kept on for a couple months after I had the baby and I never did breast feed. It was a lot more after I had the baby. I had to lay on bed pads at night because I would easily leak through breast pads in no time! It was extremely annoying!!!!
I found out from my cousin that they have a pill to make you dry up if you are not or no longer breast feeding. Just ask your doctor for it. I wish I had known about it before!
2007-04-12 10:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Trying♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
After about 6-8 weeks the leaking stops for most women. Some women always experience let down in both breasts when feeding, but this is rare, and as it is only during feedings it is easy to use a pad.
However if you go out somewhere and the baby is too distracted to eat you will likely leak again. I had to carry a pump and spare shirt if I went anywhere new.
2007-04-12 06:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You eventually stop leaking. I didn't leak for very long at all. And now I've been breastfeeding for about 13 months and I can't remember the last time I used a breast pad.
2016-05-18 02:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the circumstances. Some women leak the entire time. I did with my 1st and with my 3rd. Sometimes you won't except under extreme circumstances like high stress, being away from your baby too long, or just hearing a baby cry. I always opted for breastpads regardless because my bra would make my nipples get errect and I didn't want them poking out like headlights for all to see and the pads helped hid that and prevent unsightly leaks too.
2007-04-12 06:42:28 · answer #4 · answered by Heavenly Advocate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It completely depends on your body. Most women have leaking for at least a few months but eventually it tapers off.
For me personally I leaked, especially during let downs, for about 2 months. Then after that my supply leveled off and my body knew how much to produce. However if I missed a feeding then yes, I would leak.
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2007-04-12 06:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always experience leaking, my daughter is four months. Sometimes it is less sometimes it is more. Usually I squirt out while she is feeding from the breast she isn't feeding on, other times my breasts feel warm and squirt, or I think about my daughter eating and I squirt. Also during the night I can fill my nursing pad, shirt, and then leak all over my bed, waking up all wet. I think it depends, everyone is different.
2007-04-12 06:43:24 · answer #6 · answered by divinity2408 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it stops for some women......it does get better with time but as far as i go, it never gos away i just apply a little pressure when i feel let down hit.....they make speical beast shields now to help stop leaking
2007-04-12 06:41:54 · answer #7 · answered by adriannemae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
till you stop and dry up.... I just suggest using really good quality breast pads. The only brand i trust and believe is
http://www.epinions.com/content_193336086148
see the link it is by Johnson & Johnson. They are the best!!!!
2007-04-12 06:43:08 · answer #8 · answered by 4Real 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. With my first it continued on and on. With my second it never did.
2007-04-12 06:39:10 · answer #9 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋