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Moisture from Nips - good/bad?
May 3 2007 at 6:58 PM Ccupwannabe (Login ccuplady)

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OK, maybe a TMI post, but I'm stumped.

I stopped breast feeding my last child 4 months ago and have had some moisture from my nipples ever since (if I massage, etc...). I expected it to go away, but it really hasn't. It isn't noticeable, I only get it when someone is grabbing them - in the shower or if I do massage, that kind of thing.

I stared BO four days ago. Yesterday, day 3, I felt some pains in my breasts and reached to touch them. I felt moisture right away. There was definitley more there and it was produced pretty easily.

So --- is this a good thing or a bad thing? What exactly does it indicate? If it is higher levels of prolactin, will that enhance my chances for growth or inhibit them? I actually deflated while I was still nursing my son 3 times a day! My breasts didn't think they needed any fat in them even though I was bfing, so that seems to me to be a pretty bad sign for tricking them into future growth.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Ccup




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katherine
(no login) Moisture from Nips - good/bad? May 3 2007, 8:36 PM


My idea?
I would have to say that there is NOTHING wrong with you!!! The fact that you did just stop breast feeding 4 mos ago and that the moisture is there when you massage or grab them is NORMAL! Kind of suprising when you're not expecting it, though! the messaging is stimulating your breast nodes, which in all likelyhood are still somewhat enlarged after having your child. You are not alone. this is a potential side affect for those who do agressive stimulation of their breasts, to fool the breasts into thinking you could be pregnant. (Have a peek at the Grow Yours thread onthe main forum and tiger lilly's message has been said to cause at least one person to lactate!). As long as it's not leaking spontaneously and creating embarrassing situations keep doing what you're doing and it could help plump up your breasts more! Keep in mind that any fullness experienced from doing this is more likely temporary and would slowly deflate again if you were to stop.




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Tessie
(no login) Re: Moisture from Nips - good/bad? May 4 2007, 7:29 AM


It's normal. I still had a small amount of milk in my breasts half a year after I stopped breastfeeding.


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Ccupwannabe
(Login ccuplady) Re: Moisture from Nips - good/bad? May 4 2007, 12:50 PM


Thanks, ladies! Normal is good.


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Sissy
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SENIOR MEMBER Re: Moisture from Nips - good/bad? May 5 2007, 6:12 PM


Funny how I can't remember something from yesterday, but remember vividly having milk seep from my breast in the shower one year after I stopped nursing. It wasn't just once, it happened all the time. I don't know when it stopped, cause I became so used to it I never paid attention to it. I didn't take anything to dry them up though, I just stopped after a gradual weening.

Maybe I remember this so well, cause after my big d's went away, I was bummed and I remember thinking "hey, maybe I can pump and get them back".