Still have milk?

WackyRadish · 04-25-2005, 03:31 PM

[font=Tahoma]Hello ladies,

I hope someone can shed some light.

I terminated a pregnancy due to baby's health in the 5th month mid-June of last year. A couple of days later, my breasts swelled and I started leaking milk. This went on for some time and I spoke with my doctor who gave me parlodel. I got very sick on this med (after only one dose) and could not take it. The milk tapered off from then, but, I still can squeeze (sorry, TMI) a drop or two (sometimes 3) from each of my breasts. In two months, it will be 1 year from when this happened.

Is this normal? Can anyone please help?

TIA[/FONT]

ReneeBeth · 04-25-2005, 04:30 PM

I lost my son just before 21 weeks in October. I was lactating since 18 weeks. I am STILL leaking. Somestimes without any help, but like you, any squeeze and there it comes (but I have a lot). I heard some women just have problems drying up. I'm not sure what to tell you. The old cabbage leaves in the bra thing, tight bras...try it. Nothing worked for me. But now I'm pg again, so I'm living with it in hopes I'll actually need the milk this time.

WackyRadish · 04-25-2005, 04:56 PM

Thank you!
I worry about it all the time.
The docotr put me on a BCP immediately and I was on one or another BCP since then. I thought that might causing the leaking (which makes no sense, I know now) anyway, I quit the BCPS (FOR GOOD!!) 2 weeks ago and my breasts definitely have grown again (not like last summer, but more so than before) & they are sore and there is more milk-- ay yi yi. How am I supposed to move on from he awful experience last summer if I still have this reminder with me everyday?

Congratulations on your bun-in-the-oven!
Sending positive vibes your way!! :o

Thanks again,
TAG

ReneeBeth · 04-25-2005, 05:08 PM

Thanks for the vibes! I on Wend. I get an u/s to see if we can see baby enough to tell if he has the same defect my son did. I think for now, that is the big hurdle to get past for this baby to make it. If they didn't miss the defect with my son, and actually spotting it on u/s, I would have had to decide to keep the pg or not. I guess in some ways, I'm thankful my body made the decision without me knowing anything was wrong.
Anyway, are you going to be TTC again? If so, then just ignore the milk. It's a horrible reminder, I know I cried all the time when I noticed the milk before I got pg again. Now it still is a reminder of the son I lost, but I guess I can look ahead and hope that this baby will be ok.

Try the cold cabbage leaves in the bra. People swear it works!

WackyRadish · 04-25-2005, 05:27 PM

My thoughts & prayers are with you for Wednesday. I still get shocked when I learn of the 1/2 @ssed medical profession. The most important thing I have learned from PCOS & the pregnancy is that we all are smarter than our doctors and we sometimes have to be jerks to get proper care. It's such a shame. But you know the drill now and are prepared so all will be well. Please keep me posted!

The brief blurb below may be TMI in your condition:
We are not planning on having any children. My husband has an appt for a vasectomy in June and we are using condoms till then. (The pill is not for me-- 10 years on and off is enough!) I found on 6/19/4 (during an U/S for cysts-- though my GYN was convinced I had a brain tumor and I had to fight for the U/S) that I was 22 1/2 weeks pregnant with a baby with a malformed umbilical cord who was very small. I had not had a period in almost a year and did not have an inkling that I was with child. I was working out and dieting and so I had not gained weight. I had some heartburn and I was tired alot but that's it. 5 1/2 months of pregnancy and I didn't have a clue. Anyway, because of the laws, I had 12 hours to make a decision as to how to proceed. I chose with my head, not my heart, because I know I don't have the resources at this time to care for myself, much less an ill child (if it survived). So I terminated the pregnancy on the last legal day in my state. The doctor at that clinic told me that the baby was not in good shape and it (I refused to know the sex --probably out of guilt) would not have survived-- lack of proper nutrients and oxygen.

I will try the cabbage. It can't hurt.
Thanks!

SheriKCMO · 04-25-2005, 07:41 PM

I'm so sorry about your little baby! I hope that the milk can go away and let you have some days when you don't have a constant reminder of your loss. If you change your mind about knowing the sex, will that information be in your records to be seen later? Sometimes during the process of grief, we might change our minds on things that we never considered before.
Hugs,
Sheri

WackyRadish · 04-25-2005, 07:57 PM

Thank you for your kind words. I truly appreciate it. It was (and sometimes still is) awful. I love children and have always been "world's best babysitter" and ""teacher of the year" at the school I taught at. It's just not something I can see myself doing. I'm a career type these days and I love to pick up and go away when ever the mood strikes. & DH is in a band that could be the next big thing and he doesn't want me to have kids if he'd not going to be around.. Besides, I love little boys. (I have a godson who I practically smother as is-- the kid is constantly being kissed!) If I lost my son, it would just make it harder (no offense to girls, but I love little boys).

Thanks again to both of you.

Phoenix Rising ^^^ · 04-26-2005, 12:27 PM

I'm so sorry to hear your story.
As for the leaking milk, I've heard that the cabbage leaves really work. Make sure they are cold though and you may have to do that for several days. Also, turn away from the hot water in the shower. The warmth stimulates milk production. Wearing a really tight bra or wrapping an ace bandage around them really helps, along with ice packs worn inside your bra. That helped me. Mine leaked for about two months after my second loss.

HTH
Gina