Why are my boobs STILL leaking?!

[UmmInayah]

Hi guys,

I know I have a fast flow, but OMG :eek: my boobs do NOT ever stop leaking. I can feel my let down SO many times during the day!!

Do you think its because I have TOO much milk? I thought that might be because my flow is so fast, but I don't do anything spectacular like feed my baby all the time to increase my supply, so why do they still leak?

[Tam-I-Am]

How old's your bub?

I had a fast flow and an extremely generous supply - and mine stopped leaking at about 9 months...

HTH :)

[UmmInayah]

Bub is 11 weeks

OMG I have to wait THAT long before they stop?

Geez :rolleyes:

I guess I shouldn't complain as I have enough milk for baby.

Funny thing is though, you would think she would overfeed and be heaps fat, but she just bearly puts on the minimum weight every week :no:

[Tam-I-Am]

She's just being an efficient mammal - don't stress, I'm sure she's doing fine. And yep, 9 months it was before I could go without breastpads. Wish I'd known about BH sooner - I would have known about hemp back then, that way, and would have saved myself a fortune. I should have taken out stocks in pidgeon :p

[stellarella]

I understand :yes:

13 months and counting.

I have always had lots of milk and obviously my supply has dropped now that Oscar is 13 months old but I still leak milk all the time and get engorged if he doesn't feed for a few hours.

You will get used to it.

[MrsDribbleDrawers]

Nat is 5mths, and I still need b@@b pads to catch the excess, especially at night - she's just started extending night feeds out, so I get pretty full during the night!! I can't remember when it stopped with DD1, we fed for 26mths, I think it was around 14/15mths. Just enjoy it!!

[ZooKeeper]

OMG, and I thought it stopped around 8-10 weeks. I find the feeling of one boob leaking while she's on the other quite frustrating and sometimes just plain "ewwww". I tell myself it's all good -- bubs visibly gains weight & since I threw out ideas of schedule & started regular eating fennel in various forms, supply is great... but OMG it makes for a lot of washing.

BTW anyone got a secret for getting the milk residue out of shirts, bras and breastpads, many of mine have this stiff patch now where they absorbed bulk milk.

[InSaneOne]

try to soak the item as soon after leaking as possible. i use a bit of dh's degreaser on the stains to help get out the fatty breastmilk stain.

as for the non-feeding boob leaking while the other one is in use i found the best way was to stuff a terry flat cloth nappy over the boob. it is good for catching the spray when bubs pulls away sudenly too.

[Jenko]

I find the Johnson&Johnson disposable breast pads are the best.

The material ones do nothing for me. The milk just doesn't get absorbed and the milk runs down my boob onto my top.

A few of the other disposable ones (pigeon&nuk) I tried were bulky and folded over themselves and you could see them through my top.

[UmmInayah]

Thanks for all the info in how to deal with leaking in the meantime. I can't wait until I don't have to wear a bra to bed again! :rolleyes:

[cheezelz]

I stopped wearing breast pads and a bra to bed at aound 4.5 months. The only time I leak with when she is overdue for a feed or when I skip the boob and give her formula for a feed.