It can be caused by hormone issues, either unexplainable, or due to a pituitary tumor, but most of the time its just apart of nature and being a woman. Once a woman's breasts have produced milk at some stage it is quite normal for them to never completely stop, Getting a checkup with your GP is usually a good start but for the majority of women its just something they have to live with.
Medical studies have shown a fairly clear relationship between breast feeding and a strong reduction in breast cancer. The general number I have read is that if a woman has a cumulative time of 18 to 24 months breast feeding she has a significant lower chance of contracting breast cancer. Once again, breast feeding pays dividends beyond keeping your baby fed!
Breast-feeding can suppress ovulation, so if you are breast-feeding, that could be the reason you aren't having your period. If you aren't breast-feeding, wait a couple of months more, and then give your obstetrician a call.
Breast milk is best for your child but formula milk can be used alongside breast milk
about 9 months :) and then if you plan on breast feeding, a while longer.
If she is breast feeding her child, she can lactate for years as long as she is getting herself sucked dry 2-3 times in a day. If she has stopped breast feeding, her breasts will stop producing milk after 4-6 months.
Breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months before switching to baby formula. There are more nutrients and health benefits to the baby when using breast milk.
is the giving of food to infants starting 6 months in addition of breast milk
Yes my son is getting ready to turn three and I still have milk coming ouy of both breast.
My breast leaked over a year after I had my children.My doctor said it was normal.
Breast feeding is a natural inhibitor of fertility, so if you're breast feeding you will be highly unlikely to have periods. Non-breast feeding mothers could expect to return to a fairly normal menstrual cycle about 10 weeks after giving birth but this can vary.
Now that he is 36 months old , the milk should stop soon.
If you are breast feeding it can take months. My son was 10 months old when I got my period back.