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Not leaking during this pregnancy - will this mean less milk for bf?

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soppypreggyloon · 23/03/2011 12:43

with ds I leaked from about 20wks during pregnancy and then had a massive milk supply and would regularly soak 10+ boob pads a night!
This time I have hardly leaked at all (now 35 weeks) and was wondering if I would have less/ enough milk or whether this made no difference at all?

Not sure how the bf will go as I found it terribly hard last time, it was mega painful - even though latch etc were all good, ds had a poorly snipped tounge tie and I was miserable.

Cheers all! :)

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coccyx · 23/03/2011 12:45

never leaked through any of my 4 pregnancies and had plenty of milk come in.
Good luck

NotQuiteCockney · 23/03/2011 13:01

How much you leak is at least partly down to the strength of (involuntary) muscles in your nipples, which hold the milk in.

If you tended towards a high milk supply last time, you are likely to have a higher milk supply this time. (Sorry, I doubt that's what you want to hear!) But you might leak less, because the muscles are strong from the last time.

crikeybadger · 23/03/2011 13:14

I never leaked at all through any of my pregnancies or during feeding but things worked out fine.

Hope things go better for you this time around- I think I'm right that tongue ties can be hereditary so that's one thing to get checked as soon as you can.

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