Diaper Swappers

wyatt09 · 01-18-2011, 12:48 PM

I still have milk in my breasts years after having my children. My daughter was born in 2002 and I can still squeeze my breast and have milk spray out. I have a boy who is almost two..I was done breastfeeding him at 7 months and I still have milk.Like with my daughter(8 years later) Im just expecting to always have milk..its only in my right breast.But If I tried hard enough Im sure I can get some from the left. Is this normal?? Do other moms have this happen to them? If so..why? If Im no longer breastfeeding I dont get why my milk never went away..It decreased immensely of course..but not fully.

help.
ps. its not any sort of infection and it doesnt bother me bit its just weird..

Havah · 01-18-2011, 01:58 PM

Just food for thought ... "back in the day" there was a place in society for wet nurses. Just like there were women (like my poor grandmother) who simply couldn't lactate enough for the life of them, there's a percentage of the population who, once started, never fully cease (at least until menopause). It actually worked well for everyone involved a couple hundred years ago as the wet nurse could hire herself out to feed the newborn of a sickly or otherwise underlactating mama.
I guess what I'm saying is that the prevalence of the wet nurse in history tells me that your blessing isn't as uncommon as modern society might have you think ...

keen1981 · 01-18-2011, 02:00 PM

Completely normal. COMPLETELY. Just don't squeeze them. LOL.

BargainAmy · 01-18-2011, 04:24 PM

Ooh. I think that might be a nice problem! Have you considered donating to a breast milk bank? There's a lot of preemies out there that would LOVE you! :-)

GracieGooseSC · 01-18-2011, 04:46 PM

I had milk for about 2 years after stopping breastfeeding, it wasn't a lot but I suppose I could have gotten things going again if there had been a need. Very interesting!

ymmom0711 · 01-19-2011, 04:47 AM

my mom still leaks at the sound of any baby crying and i just get the let down feeling if i hear the hungry baby cry and i run away because i think i might start to leak and i run so that i dont go tell the mom to feed the baby

mabelinoad · 01-19-2011, 05:18 AM

I get the let down feeling too...a year lator!

AniMommy · 01-19-2011, 10:09 PM

I've read that some famous wet nurse (maybe in Ina Mae's Guide or some other such book) could still express breast milk until her 80's.

01-18-2011, 12:48 PM	#1
wyatt09 B/T with caution Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: B/T with confidence! :) Posts: 1,901 Ratings: 153 Feedback: 95% My Mood:	Milk still in my breasts years after having my children?! I still have milk in my breasts years after having my children. My daughter was born in 2002 and I can still squeeze my breast and have milk spray out. I have a boy who is almost two..I was done breastfeeding him at 7 months and I still have milk.Like with my daughter(8 years later) Im just expecting to always have milk..its only in my right breast.But If I tried hard enough Im sure I can get some from the left. Is this normal?? Do other moms have this happen to them? If so..why? If Im no longer breastfeeding I dont get why my milk never went away..It decreased immensely of course..but not fully. help. ps. its not any sort of infection and it doesnt bother me bit its just weird..

01-18-2011, 01:58 PM	#2
Havah Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,149 Ratings: 104 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Milk still in my breasts years after having my children?! Just food for thought ... "back in the day" there was a place in society for wet nurses. Just like there were women (like my poor grandmother) who simply couldn't lactate enough for the life of them, there's a percentage of the population who, once started, never fully cease (at least until menopause). It actually worked well for everyone involved a couple hundred years ago as the wet nurse could hire herself out to feed the newborn of a sickly or otherwise underlactating mama. I guess what I'm saying is that the prevalence of the wet nurse in history tells me that your blessing isn't as uncommon as modern society might have you think ... __________________ Jeanne, Servant of Y'shua & blessed wife to my best friend EJ . SAHM to spectrum E 09/06, 06/08, Wyn 10/09, & Rose 10/11 Check out my ISO/IHA!

01-18-2011, 02:00 PM	#3
keen1981 Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 11,668 Ratings: 125 Feedback: 100%	Re: Milk still in my breasts years after having my children?! Completely normal. COMPLETELY. Just don't squeeze them. LOL. __________________ BFing, CDing, all natural mama to three boys! Certified lactation Counselor

01-18-2011, 04:24 PM	#4
BargainAmy Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southwestern IN Posts: 103 Ratings: 7 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Milk still in my breasts years after having my children?! Ooh. I think that might be a nice problem! Have you considered donating to a breast milk bank? There's a lot of preemies out there that would LOVE you! :-)

01-18-2011, 04:46 PM	#5
GracieGooseSC Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,082 Ratings: 62 Feedback: 98% My Mood:	Re: Milk still in my breasts years after having my children?! I had milk for about 2 years after stopping breastfeeding, it wasn't a lot but I suppose I could have gotten things going again if there had been a need. Very interesting! __________________ Mama to Halee (8) Chloe (6) Dalilah (3 1/2) and finally a BOY! Jack 11 mo.