Conditions
Over-Lactating Breasts
Over-Lactating breasts isn’t a common condition, usually concerns over not having enough milk are more usual for new mothers. Symptoms of over lactation for mothers can be engorged breasts, plugged ducts and mastitis. For babies it can lead to fussing, gassiness, and hiccupping. A potential cause for this condition may be that the milk ejection reflex is overactive. However, over lactation is a relatively easy condition to solve. You can try to avoid pumping, because once you pump you are sending your body signals to produce more milk. Try to relax during feeding and alternate feeding positions. A laid down position will be helpful as gravity will help reduce the flow of milk. Often, the problem will pass as your body begins to settle into a routine and learns how much milk your baby will need to consume.
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I had my first child (my son) at 14 and felt I was to young to breast feed, my second child (my daughter) was born when I was 22 and breast feeding was the only option for me i went without sleep for 8 weeks as my daughter was on my breast every 5 minutes. After 8 weeks I started mix feeding (a bottle at night, breast during the day) I tried to express my milk but I would be sat there for 2 hours and only have expressed a mouth full. So when my daughter was 11 weeks old she was having bottle only, I felt like I was a bad mother because I couldn't give her as much milk as she needed, I felt like I had failed her. My daughter is now nearly 6 years of age and I am still lactating on a daily basis (where by my bra and top are wet through) but only from my left breast. Should I be worried about this????
Hi I'm 20 and I have someting cumming from my nipples could be milk but I my 15 month old son didn't take to breast feeding it has only started 2 days ago and I'm worried what do I do ???
I am 16 going on 17 and my breasts recently produced a very small amount of milk, I am not sexually active and am very scared about this. Is it normal?
i have constant lumpy breasts i leak a green/grey discharge from my nipples i have had them checked out but the dr didn't give me the time of day she said i was to young to have anything bad, im 32 not a teenager my breasts have dropped and my nipples have changed colour to a purple colour please help regards kelly
I have black/dark blue discharge come from nipples, not alot comes out. Im not breastfeeding don't have any children wondering why this is as doesn't seem normal
hello i'm a 19 year old female. i have a little yellow spot-like mark on the end of my left nipple. when i squeeze it, it goes to the normal pink colour so i'm not sure what it could be and it doesn't hurt at all. does anyone have the same issue or know anything about what it could be? thank you
hiya i feel proper uncofirtable when having sex ad im embarsed to get my breasts out ve been with my partner 2 year and stil cant a i have got a extra nipple is there anthing i can do to get rid of it
Im breastfed my 2nd child til she was 1 year, shes going to be 4 after xmas, They told me ther is a tablet course they can give you but its quite agressive! they dont like to give ppl it, i havnt had it, they said try minimal contact to them, not to stimulate them and keep them in a tight fitting bra, my hormone levels were checked and within normal range. still 1 year on have the same as last year, its embarresing, been in a new relationship for 6 months now and hes just found out about it and is totally fine, my confidence is as low as it can get with regards to my body! I just told him what docs said n he understands, i just get bothered about the tenderness of them and since breastfeeding for a year ive lost my breasts to a small a cup size and im really concious about the size of them, do you think this could be making them smaller in any way? want them to grow again and milky discharge to stop!
i am not pregnant but have been produceing breast milk for over two years im 39 years old. very tiered but the doctors refuse to help me because my thryoid levels are "in mid range" please help me?? its been over 5 years of suffering now i cant take much more.
speak to your doctor and ask for a blood test; it's likely that the levels of a hormone called prolactin are too high in your blood.
i have been to docs and encrinologist they say my prolactin levels are ok and my thyroid is low but not enough to put me on thyroxine because im in "mid range" i had a 3 month trial of thyroxine in 2009 and i was so much better the dose wasnt high enough but it certainly helped me no doubt. its like living in hell i know whats wrong with me but the doctors wont help me im dont know what else to do.
It is possible that your nipples are being stimulated by clothing or a any outside source. This stimulation can cause the body to produce oxytocin which inturn can trigger the breasts to induce lactation.
i have a four year old child and stopped breast feeding him when he was one. I still get white milky discharge from my nipples and its not a nice thing to have if you are in a relationship. At the moment i am single and dont dare start anything incase the i start to leak milk. what is it and how do you stop it, been to the doctor he doesnt seem too concerned, he checked for other stuff like cancer, tumour, cysts,etc all clear so he like go home and relax, help please.
Im exactly the same breastfed my 2nd child til she was 1 year, shes going to be 4 after xmas, They told me ther is a tablet course they can give you but its quite agressive! they dont like to give ppl it, i havnt had it, they said try minimal contact to them, not to stimulate them and keep them in a tight fitting bra, my hormone levels were checked and within normal range. still 1 year on have the same as last year, its embarresing, been in a new relationship for 6 months now and hes just found out about it and is totally fine, just told him what docs said n he understands, i just get bothered about the tenderness of them and since breastfeeding for a year ive lost my breasts to a small cup size and im really concious ablit the size of them, do you thin this could be making them smaller in any way? want them to grow again!
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