anyone else exclusively breastfeeding and not leak? I rarely need breastpads I don't leak in the shower even when I'm a little full in the morning! Just curious................
2007-08-25 04:57:05 · 14 answers · asked by tasha l 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Leaking is not a sign of having a lot of milk. Some women almost never leak. It's actually good that you don't. I never leak either. The only time I might, is if she takes a really long time to eat. Since she still eats every 2 hours, my breasts never really become full enougn to leak.
2007-08-25 22:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by chloe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I leaked a lot- at night when I was nursing her as she slept next to me particularly. She is now 1, and the other day while at the store, I was leaking. I forgot to put on breastpads before leaving. So, it's pretty much different for every woman.
2007-08-25 05:05:35 · answer #2 · answered by NY_Attitude 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I exclusevely nurse and my baby is now 8 months. I hardly ever leak either. I did alot in the beginning when I had a lot of engorgement problems. Some times one will leak some while he's feeding off the other, but other than that, no leaky problems. I hardly ever need the pads either. Some women can spray across the room!
2007-08-25 07:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by hottiecj *~♥~*~♥~* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've leaked a little bit, not not really a whole lot. I've been breastfeeding for 7 months now, and only gone through maybe two boxes of the Medela breast pads, and that's only because I was paranoid about them leaking out in public. But I know I'm making enough milk, since my son is almost 19 pounds!
2007-08-25 05:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by sylviakennedy 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I used nursing pads, although I don't think I needed them all of the time. I haven't been breastfeeding for about 5 months now and I occasionally will still leak just a bit...
2007-08-25 06:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my daughter, I felt like a bad faucet, but with my son, I don't think I could leak...I get full, even now that he is eating solids too, but no leak. Its not unusual for a woman to have no leak....we just don't hear about it as often. I bought pads b4 I gave birth, but I think I used about 5 of them....and that was a night...not that I leaked then, I just didn't want to wake up to a wet bed. Once I realized there was no leak there either I stopped wasting them.
2007-08-25 05:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by Playful_Pandora 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I only leaked at the very beginning-I'd say about 4 weeks, once her eating habits started to establish themselves. I would leak in the mornings if she slept REALLY late, but I had an abundance of milk, lol. I used to be able to pump at least 4 ounces after she had eaten a full meal!
2007-08-25 05:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, my son is 9 months and I just started not leaking all the time. But, even still, if I am away from him for more than two hours, and my milk comes in, I will leak.
It is perfectly normal to leak or not to leak (how Shakespearean).
2007-08-25 05:07:14 · answer #8 · answered by JJ 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I needed breastpads for like, 5 months.
Lucky you!
2007-08-25 05:02:36 · answer #9 · answered by mom2jjorion 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My dd is 14 months old, still breastfeeding her. Never leaked once....how nice!
2007-08-25 06:01:06 · answer #10 · answered by coolmommy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋