am I going to be pouring out milk forever???

Question

FTM here and I'm just wondering if I should be expecting to pour out milk all night until I wean my son. It's super annoying especially when I'm feeding him and the other breast starts pouring out milk at the same time 😣😣😣😣

Any tips? I'm desperate lol

Answer

You can buy milk savers to wear while nursing that collect the milk that leaks, easy way to start a freezer stash!!

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It doesn't last forever! My tips would be to just wear breast pads and I used to even stuff a burp rag in my bra on the opposite side I was feeding from because I used to leak like that. I found that around 3 months, my letdown wasn't so powerful anymore so that stopped happening during feedings. I stopped leaking just in general probably a little before that between 2-3 months... They say around that time is when your supply regulates and you only produce what your baby needs after that. Good luck, it is so worth it in the end!

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Blanket or pad on the opposite breast. You may constantly pour or you may regulate and not leak quite so much.

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I only leak if I'm really full now! (Probably started around 3/4 months) your supply will regulate

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You can squeeze the nipple and hold for a couple seconds to stop the leak. 
Mine gradually decreased and at around 10 mo this I fully stopped leaking

am I going to be pouring out milk forever???

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