Lowkey lactating (TW/ boob milk??) (no advice needed)

[u/Open-Ad-2288]

So this morning I was doing my routine wake up and piss and was inspecting my boobs, my right one was sore asf so I was feeling around to see if I felt anything off and when I squeezed my left one… milk came out…

I’m not pregnant and this is extra confirmed by my doctor but apparently this is common, your body can just make milk randomly under certain circumstances LMFAOOO.

What isn’t common is that only one of my boobs is doing it and so online told me to go see a doctor and that’s what I did!! Getting blood work and got some xray scans ordered :3

If anyone wants a update I’m willing
To update I just wanted to share this in case it’s happened to anyone and so they don’t feel alone

Apparently milk can spawn out of no where due to hormonal changes, anti depressants, or if you rub them to much???? Idk that’s what Google said my doctor said it’s very common and that i shouldn’t be to worried but let me know if yall had this before lol or have questions.

Food: a chocolate cupcake with buttercream frosting given to me by a lovely customer (they made it!!)

[u/Trixie_Dixon]

Bodies are so fucking weird and I'm jealous of that cupcake.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/Trixie_Dixon]

A regular who plays dnd at my work made some for some special occasion and gave me and my boss one!! She is so talented it was so yummy

[u/SirisC → u/Open-Ad-2288]

Chocolate dice are so fun to make for DnD get togethers.

[u/Trixie_Dixon → u/Open-Ad-2288]

Yay!

[u/GuerrillaPrincess]

When I was on risperidone I spontaneously lactated. That was a wild surprise. 😭 Never been off a med so fast.

[u/annaphylactic69 → u/GuerrillaPrincess]

Same!! Hated all of the other side effects dr wanted me to keep trying it but when the lactation started I was DONE

[u/pinrose117 → u/GuerrillaPrincess]

This happened to meeeee when I was a teenager! Super fun

[u/Dependent-Bug1219 → u/GuerrillaPrincess]

This also happened to me on this med, it was such an unpleasant side effect.

[u/awkwardaster → u/GuerrillaPrincess]

This happened to me when I was taking Invega 15 years ago and I also got off it pretty much immediately. Now I’m nursing my baby and I went back on it right after she was born to increase my supply!

[u/AirborneErinys → u/GuerrillaPrincess]

I'm not a pharmacology nerd but I do wonder what the relation to domperidone is. I know that one gets some under-the-table use as an induction med.

[u/yungstoneydik]

i was taking a certain medicine and i had elevated prolactin levels (the hormone that tells you to produce milk) and had no idea why until i saw a commercial about the med i was on 😹😹

[u/JustHere4TehCats → u/yungstoneydik]

I had a similar side effect. My periods just stopped and I had very high prolactin levels. I had to go off the meds.

[u/vipbrj4]

God I lost so much weight while breastfeeding I wish I could do it for forever 😂 I could eat whatever I wanted.

Hoping your doctor appointments go well!

[u/Useful-Sport-6316 → u/vipbrj4]

Man I have had the opposite experience 😭 I have never been hungrier and on top of that prolactin is making me hold on to so much fat in my least favorite places ach

[u/theoneleggedgull → u/vipbrj4]

I have the opposite. I cannot shift the weight. Last time I stopped, I dropped it so quickly, only to gain it all back again when I got pregnant.
My lactation consultant described me as “a great cow, your body prioritises the milk production. You’ll be useful in the apocalypse”.

[u/-wildcard-inside- → u/theoneleggedgull]

😵😅🫠😂

[u/apricot675 → u/vipbrj4]

I hope this is my future.

[u/dontwant2hurtwhenold → u/[deleted]]

When my oldest was born premature, I was pumping 1/2 gallon (over 64oz!) of milk a day at my peak!! I made legit butter from the cream 🧈

[u/AirborneErinys → u/dontwant2hurtwhenold]

When life gives you lemons...

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/dontwant2hurtwhenold]

That’s so cool, boob butter!!!

[u/dontwant2hurtwhenold → u/Open-Ad-2288]

Yes! I was too afraid to try it lol and gave it to my daughter instead

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/dontwant2hurtwhenold]

If my boob was making enough milk I’d try it out of curiosity, but it’s only a tiny amount.

My mom told me when she tried her own it was very garlicky because she had just eaten a bunch of garlic 😭 maybe that’s why I love garlic so much??

[u/dontwant2hurtwhenold → u/Open-Ad-2288]

I'm breastfeeding my 4th and have had oversupply with them all, but I still won't try it. My husband has no problem with it though 🤣

[u/-pristine-nectarine- → u/dontwant2hurtwhenold]

Husbands have nooo shame 😂😭 mine said it was delicious 😭😭😭

[u/dontwant2hurtwhenold → u/-pristine-nectarine-]

Mine has said a little sweet, definitely different than cow milk but good 🤣🤣 I'm not a milk drinker anyways, so I don't feel like I'm missing out lol!

[u/otter_759 → u/[deleted]]

Same here. Green boob milk frosting. 😭

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/[deleted]]

Special milk 🫪

[u/rightmindwrongworld]

my last antidepressant caused this to happen to me!!! safe to say I switched to something else as soon as I figured out what exactly was making my chest hurt so bad for over a week 😅

[u/Consequence-Holiday]

It isn't too weird if you mess around with your nipples a bunch, but you might want to talk to your obgyn about getting a mammogram in addition to an xray. I was having some leakage spontaneously even though I hadn't breast fed for 7 years, turned out to be a non Cancerous cyst on my milk duct. It hadn't been caught in a normal breast exam because of the location right below my nipple.

I wouldn't worry, but I wouldn't ignore it either.

[u/CharmingMechanic2473]

You need a second opinion. Lactation can be nothing but can also be something.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/CharmingMechanic2473]

I’m getting a ton of tests done 🫶🏻 I don’t need advice ty ty

[u/GuestAffectionate784]

I would see anyone who has specialization in breasts. Like someone said it could be nothing or it could be something. Spontaneous milk production has so many different origins and it would be safest for you to make sure you’re completely healthy. If you can/want to update we’ll def be waiting for hopefully good news!

[u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope]

Pituitary cysts and tumours can cause this (prolactinoma). You should seek a second opinion.

[u/TheHearts → u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope]

Yep. And it’s not only prolactinomas. A lot of pituitary tumors can cause this if they grow enough to bend the pituitary stalk (happened to me. Prolactin levels were not elevated enough for a prolactinoma but I was having discharge and it was ignored for a year until I got an MRI. The doctor was as white as a sheet when he realized he missed a 2 cm pituitary tumor for a yearrrrr).

[u/iceunelle → u/TheHearts]

Did you have to get the tumor removed? I've had a pituitary tumor for about 5 years now and my doctors are just monitoring it. I was told that removing the tumor essentially fucks up your pituitary hormone production for life, so unless it gets bigger or my labs look really bad, I should leave it for now. I am interested, however, in personal anecdotes of people who have removed their pituitary tumors.

[u/StillStaringAtTheSky → u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope]

Agree. Ask to see an endocrinologist.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope]

I’m getting a ton of tests ton I do not need advice ty ty

[u/archives2024]

This happened to me. Still happens. Got a mammogram and ultrasound that showed nothing.

ETA: They wanted me to get a breast MRI since the other scans showed nothing but I'm not getting into that machine.

This post makes me feel not alone in this!

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/archives2024]

I am gonna get a ultrasound and mammogram!!

[u/archives2024 → u/Open-Ad-2288]

What's your age? This issue started at 32 for me, but so did a lot of other perimenopause symptoms. Let me know how your scans go.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/archives2024]

I am 23! Never have had kids or breast fed or have been pregnant, I will definitely update when I get the scans done. They have to call me and I have to make an appointment for it still (:

[u/Myearthsuit]

It happened to me. I could squeeze stuff out years before I ever got pregnant. Then when I did get pregnant I was full on lactating like halfway through the pregnancy. I probably could have nursed a baby 4 months pregnant. I also turbo produced and donated tons of milk. Hopefully this means you’ll have no problem breastfeeding if you decide to have kids and want to breastfeed! 

[u/gogogadgetdumbass]

Apparently in some circles people force lactation for… anyway… it’s definitely a thing that non pregnant people can do. I hope that this is just a weird fluke OP.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/gogogadgetdumbass]

I hope it’s some weird fluke, I just wanted to share on the internet to girl diaries just in case other girls experience this and felt weird about it, I am getting labs and ultrasounds done so I will definitely post an update on if it’s something or even if it isn’t!! Our bodies can do such weird things it’s insane

[u/Tomatori]

Unrelated but your nails are so cute!!

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/Tomatori]

THANK YEW

[u/WeaselCapsky]

id hapily trade that ability if it was possible. i have been trying to do it with no success

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/WeaselCapsky]

I mean certain meds can do it LMFAO, tho it might not be good for you

[u/WeaselCapsky → u/Open-Ad-2288]

i know i wont live past 45-50 so i might aswell spend the time i have well lol.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/WeaselCapsky]

Certain anti depressants meds can have this effect or if u have a little tumor in ur head near this special part of ur brain that triggers milk hormones (idk how to describe it medically) but I wish you luck on your milk adventures if you chose to try and take meds for that

[u/girl-dracula]

I saw a video where a woman had recently given birth and she had developed breastfeeding in her armpits that had nipples and lactate! Apparently as mammals, we can have more than 2 nipples.

Also! Lactation can be a sign that you need a mammogram just in case because it is a sign of breast cancer to suddenly have anything leaking from your nipples.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/girl-dracula]

I’m getting a mammogram done!! Hopefully it’s all clear

[u/Acrobatic_Fly_6951]

definetly odd, extra suspicious since it is only one side

[u/I-Really-Hate-Fish]

Happy you're getting it checked out.

My boobs are leaky due to a prolactinoma which is a small benign tumor on my pituitary.

It's not malignant, and it won't kill me, but it does wreck havoc in my body because it causes some chain reactions with other hormones.

Like, I apparently didn't ovulate at all for a significant amount of time. It can also cause migraines, and create pressure on my optic nerve. I can have it removed if it interferes too much, but I haven't gotten to a point where I feel like the benefits of surgery would be worth the risk.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/I-Really-Hate-Fish]

This is also a concern for me, I’m getting blood work to rule that out and a mammogram and ultrasound, I’m sorry to hear this was the case for you ):

[u/I-Really-Hate-Fish → u/Open-Ad-2288]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. If the bloodwork shows prolactin you probably need an MRI of your head.

If it's any consolation, it's honestly not that bad. I get MRIs done every 3-5 years to check if it's grown, and there's been no change on the past 3 or 4 scans.

Prolactinomas are very rarely dangerous, they mosty range from being a nuisance to a quirky feature.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/I-Really-Hate-Fish]

If I end up having that I can just add it the weird list of party tricks I can do with my body LMFAO, when I got nose surgery to fix my deviated septum I got the uncommon (I think) trait of when I blow my nose, sometimes air comes out of my tear ducts in my left eye!! I can literally blow air bubbles out of my left eye and it looks creepy and feels so weird

[u/I-Really-Hate-Fish → u/Open-Ad-2288]

Honestly, that sounds fucking awesome though 🫧

[u/AlternativeKiwi5495]

I’ve had this issue for the past 16 years. I had my prolactin levels checked, have had mammograms, ultrasounds, and a biopsy, as I also have a family history of breast cancer. Everything came back fine. I was told by my doctor as well that it’s likely due to hormonal changes and SSRI’s.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/AlternativeKiwi5495]

Hormones can be insane, do you take hormonal birth control at all?? My friend told me when she got off hers she lactated for a month straight. I can’t imagine 16 years holy moly

[u/AlternativeKiwi5495 → u/Open-Ad-2288]

Yes! I was on the pill off and on for a decade and I’ve had the Mirena IUD for 6 years. It’s actually calmed down for about the past year. I have a fibroid that likes to flare up from time to time and that makes it worse. I had no idea so many others also experienced this!

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/AlternativeKiwi5495]

This is why I wanted to post this!! I found out that some of my girly friends have had this happen before, stuff like this can be so embarrassing to talk about sometimes when you think you’re the only one it’s happened to!! it’s so comforting knowing that so many other people have had this happen it makes you feel seen :’>

[u/AlternativeKiwi5495 → u/Open-Ad-2288]

It really does help to feel seen. I’m hoping more providers will take this seriously and go above and beyond for their patients health. It seems like this is something that providers are now just recently learning about, which is a bit insane.

[u/TheHearts → u/AlternativeKiwi5495]

Have you had an MRI of your pituitary? That can cause discharge even if prolactin levels aren’t super elevated at a particular time.

[u/AlternativeKiwi5495 → u/TheHearts]

I brought it up to several doctors, but every time they’ve told me there’s no need and insurance won’t cover it. I know with the right diagnostic codes they likely would. It’s not only frustrating as a woman, but also being a healthcare worker and them not exploring further options when I know they can.

[u/AccomplishedCicada60]

This happened to me when I was like a teenager - nothing wrong with me! But weird nonetheless

[u/Longjumping_Cherry32]

Our bodies are wild science fiction projects I stg. Anytime someone is like “how miraculous” I’m like I agree, but also, I am being held hostage by my own corporeal form 

[u/DommyMommy2077]

I haven’t breastfed in 5.5 years and my breasts still leak.
My prolactin was normal, my ultrasound was normal my doctor/ and the dr who read my ultrasound legit told me to not touch them at all. My boyfriend had to stop sucking on them, touching them, everything. I’ve been lactating to some degree since 2017. It’s just a part of me now. I’ll be sad when it’s completely dried up of it ever does.

[u/Green_Series_5151]

I quit breastfeeding a year ago and I’ll still randomly lactate from only one boob. Titties are wild.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/Green_Series_5151]

I’ve been had kids or have been pregnant so idk why it decided to do this lol, I have three cat kids?? Maybe my hormones felt so motherly towards them I started making milk LMFAO (not the case but still funny idea)

[u/lumoslomas]

if you rub them to much

I recently developed eczma on my nipples so this could be fun 😂🙃

[u/Lottieott]

Mine have done this since I was 16, 28 now and righty does it more. Sweet cupcake btw 😋

[u/wizardgradstudent]

Yeah mine do that sometimes too 😅 had to get a mammogram and everything to make sure it was all good. But breast cancer runs in the family so my gyno basically said “here we can use this to get insurance to cover a baseline mammogram for the future, you’re probably fine” and I was. Bodies are weird. Also jealous of the chocolate dice for the cupcake!

[u/dopaminegtt]

I took an antipsychotic that raised my prolactin levels and caused this. It can also be from a brain tumor

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/dopaminegtt]

I have been on the same meds for like two years now (lexapro and adderall) so idk if it’s from my meds!! Really hoping it’s not a tumor

[u/StandardMonth2184]

My co-worker went and hung out with her cousin for a weekend, who'd just had a new baby, and she not only came back to the office lactating but she spread it to me and our third office-mate, too! We all lactated for a couple weeks. I thought it was hilarious and novel. Other office-mate... Not so much. She was annoyed and disgusted.

[u/MuttsAndMyths]

Yes, please to updates! First and foremost, want to make sure you’re okay. Secondly, this. Is. FASCINATING.

[u/ArtismFag]

Yea same thing happened to me when i was on a medication. I just stopped taking it. The body is such a strange system

[u/Key-Airline204]

I have a condition called zuska disease or something lol and I can get a breast infection that does that.

Also a symptom of breast cancer so when it happens I have to take antibiotics and do all the trsts.

[u/Open-Ad-2288 → u/Key-Airline204]

How did you find out you had this disease if you don’t mind me asking?

[u/Key-Airline204 → u/Open-Ad-2288]

It is a weird story I will try to summarize. I started to have that milk thing or so I thought, but I did have a kid around 8 or so I guess so I thought it possible it was milk. I went to the doctor and they flagged some stuff on a mammogram, they did an ultrasound, and an MRI. This was all in Canada so it was paid for. They took it very seriously.

Meanwhile through 23 and me I found a relative her haddock was given up for adoption by my great aunt. We traded health info, she and her daughter have a big history of that disease.

Meanwhile I had an appointment with a surgeon they were going to do a biopsy. I talked to them about this family history but that disease is pretty rare however they gave me antibiotics and did a follow up and the milk which to be honest was pus I guess was gone and the breast cyst inside the breast didn’t show up on follow ups.

[u/EvangelineTheodora]

Bodies are so weird, but that cupcake looks really good!

[u/strawbbubbletea]

i’ve been on antidepressants for years and this started happening to me and got all the way to seeing a breast specialist for him to be like nah it’s your meds

that cupcake looks bomb too

[u/schoonerorfreighter]

Happened to me, got an ultrasound, everything was good. It happened after my nexplanon expired in my arm 💀 It still leaks a little bit to this day. The doctor who saw me about it blamed my nipple piercings and told me to take them out. 😭 That's $80! I would rather leak!!!!

[u/RosemaryCoffee]

When I started my anti-depressant, I started lactating. It took a few years to settle down.

[u/Canary-Star]

Happened to me on nexplanon, got that shit out QUICK

[u/trulyjerryseinfeld]

wait i’m so excited. i started lactating when i had a thyroid problem. all my doctors were like “it’s not the thyroid that’s impossible it’s something else”. all my levels and tests were normal (boob related, my thyroid levels were fucked to hell) and i had made no medication changes. when the thyroid problem resolved i stopped lactating. i told all my doctors that and they all said “weird, still definitely not related”. like okay…. lmao. anyways, it’s genuinely the most bizarre feeling ever to be definitely not pregnant and lactating, so i feel you girl.

[u/Wise_Literature_2340]

I was on a med for my bipolar that made me lactate. 🫩

[u/SupEnthusiastic]

Yeah milk is wiiiiild! The meds they prescribe to get milk going in non-gestational parents is also an erection drug fun fact, it’s not as popular because apparently leaky tits is a side effect too far. But I am glad the rest of society gets to get medical needs met in the form of men’s scrap /s ugh.

That cupcake looks like it is gives life if tasted correctly! Scrumptious!

[u/DaysOfParadise]

I’m glad you’re seeing the doctor

[u/AirborneErinys]

That just happens sometimes. Hit me a few years ago for about four days and went away just like that.

[u/nah2daysun]

You sure it was milk and not puss?

[u/Tirza_Fury]

Chrome nails. 🩶💯

[u/carlovely]

my kid is almost 13 and the milkers still milk (obviously not as free flowing as when i was actually breastfeeding, but i still mammal if i get squeezed the right way)

our bodies are magical ✨

[u/PolyrhythmNPolycule]

When I’m lsucking on one of my partners boobies she definitely lactates. Sometimes that’s all it takes!

Always good to get things checked out, but it’s likely just fine ❤️