06-12-2009, 23:31
Wow, if you were female I'd say congrats cause you may be pregnant! Yea, using a breastfeeding pump is not a good plan, pumping will induce milk production, I pumped in between feedings to try to increase my milk because after the first month I wasn't producing enough for him, he was also put on formula at the time because of it. When I was pregnant and started lactating I got the bumps on my areolas as well, that's normal if you are pregnant. So is the nipples getting bigger and darker. You could probably be a wet nurse right now! But sounds like your body is thinking it's pregnant and making your breasts produce milk. If you are swelling, that is what is called "gorging" it's where your breasts fill with milk. Sounds like you are starting to produce more and more milk. And the more you produce, the bigger your breasts will swell with milk, but also your fatty tissue will decrease because in the milk production it uses the fat that is nearby! Through breastfeeding for 3 months I lost all the weight I gained during pregnancy. That is because it used my body fat. But also after I dried up they were a bit saggy, this is because it also used some of my breast fat. Like I said, some women end up with nothing but empty skin because of it. Definitely stay away from herbs like fenugreek, as I said, they help you produce more milk. I don't know how to tell you to dry up as mine did it naturally. But just ask your doctor what the pills do, they may be different then what I'm thinking of. I'm not a medical doctor, I just know from what I seen with my cousins.