26 week and... lactating?

Question

I’m seriously peeking through my shirt and I haven’t even had this kid yet. I asked my doctor about it and she just said “yeah it’s normal it can happen” but I don’t really know what to do because my boobs hurt and that makes me think maybe I SHOULD milk them... but on the other hand I don’t want to encourage them to produce more! I wish I cloys talk to a lactation consultant but I don’t even know how to go about finding one 🤷🏼‍♀️

Answer

Just start wearing breast pads, no need to express yet

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I’ve been having this same problem for about 2 weeks. I hand express what I can and it helps relieve some of the discomfort but I have already had a clogged duct from doing so 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Call your delivery hospital and ask to speak to their lactation consultant for more support.

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Most hospitals have a lactation consultant. Might be worth trying to talk to one because you also want to keep your colostrum. So if you need to express it could be worth freezing the first bit.

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Hand express until you get relief. But if you get contractions then stop. It’s normal. Started at 20 weeks for me.

26 week and... lactating?

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