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Leaking - does it ever stop?
I know it's early days still as my boy's only 16 days old, but am hoping to feed him for at least a year. Just wondering if my breasts will stop leaking at all while i am breastfeeding?
I like to sleep with nothing on top at night to give my nipples a break but having to use a maternity mat under the sheets, a towel on top, and every time i get up it just pours out!
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I like to sleep with nothing on top at night to give my nipples a break but having to use a maternity mat under the sheets, a towel on top, and every time i get up it just pours out!
xxx
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Once they get really efficient at making milk on demand and don't need to store so much things will calm down. For me this happened around 9 weeks.
HTH
Mrs B xxx
I tried to catch some of it, but it was hard juggling feeding a baby on one side and catching the dripping milk from the other side in a sterilised container!
Keep changing your breast pasds regularly, and I found using reusable breastpads were better than disposable ones, as they are a bit thicker to prevent the leak going through your bra and top.