How long to stop lactating

So the munchkin will soon be 3, and we finished breastfeeding about 2 weeks
ago. I actually figured I'd be finished producing milk by now, but not a
chance, last night I was actually so uncomfortable I had to express some to
relieve the discomfort. How much longer can I expect to be producing milk,
any idea?

Thanks for any help
Heather.

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Stormlady wrote:
So the munchkin will soon be 3, and we finished breastfeeding about 2 weeks
ago. I actually figured I'd be finished producing milk by now, but not a
chance, last night I was actually so uncomfortable I had to express some to
relieve the discomfort. How much longer can I expect to be producing milk,
any idea?

try not to express as it should help send the signals that you don't
need the milk, however it can still be up to a year that you produce
some milk, I stopped bfing 10 months ago and I still have milk, not
enough to cause discomfort, though from time to time I've had a bruised
feeling as if there is some back up. I asked my LLL leader how long it
was normal to carry on producing some and she said up to a year.

Anne

"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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Stormlady wrote:
So the munchkin will soon be 3, and we finished breastfeeding about 2
weeks ago. I actually figured I'd be finished producing milk by now, but
not a chance, last night I was actually so uncomfortable I had to express
some to relieve the discomfort. How much longer can I expect to be
producing milk, any idea?

try not to express as it should help send the signals that you don't need
the milk, however it can still be up to a year that you produce some milk,
I stopped bfing 10 months ago and I still have milk, not enough to cause
discomfort, though from time to time I've had a bruised feeling as if
there is some back up. I asked my LLL leader how long it was normal to
carry on producing some and she said up to a year.

Anne


Oh wow, a year, that's a long time, longer than I was really thinking I'd
actually like to be close to having another by then.

I was really trying not to express last night, but I was so uncomfortable
that I just had to do something.

Thanks
Heather

On Sep 25, 6:55 pm, "Stormlady" wrote:
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
some to relieve the discomfort. How much longer can I expect to be
producing milk, any idea?

try not to express as it should help send the signals that you don't need
the milk, however it can still be up to a year that you produce some milk,
I stopped bfing 10 months ago and I still have milk, not enough to cause
discomfort, though from time to time I've had a bruised feeling as if
there is some back up. I asked my LLL leader how long it was normal to
carry on producing some and she said up to a year.

Anne

Oh wow, a year, that's a long time, longer than I was really thinking I'd
actually like to be close to having another by then.


It varies a lot. For some women milk production seems to last a long
time for others a short time.

If you get pregnant, things may be very different than they would be
without pregnancy. It may mean that your milk production will stop
very quickly, though a few women find they leak milk during pregnancy,
even if they never lactated before pregnancy.

--Betsy

On Sep 25, 9:05?pm, "Stormlady" wrote:
So the munchkin will soon be 3, and we finished breastfeeding about 2 weeks
ago. I actually figured I'd be finished producing milk by now, but not a
chance, last night I was actually so uncomfortable I had to express some to
relieve the discomfort. How much longer can I expect to be producing milk,
any idea?

Thanks for any help
Heather.

--
*******
The 3 sentences that will get you through life.
#1, cover for me
#2, oh, good idea boss.
#3, It was like that when I got here
-Homer Simpson

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormlady/

I don't know about *producing," but i could get a drop (evidence) of
milk for a whole year afterward.