I weaned my daughter approximately 1 year ago. I don't produce milk or colostrum and when I weaned her (she was 15 months) my breasts were already drying up. It was clearly time for both of us.
What's strange is that I still physically get the feeling of let down every once and a while. My breasts don't produce anything when this happens, it's just the physical sensation. Does that happen to any of you?
Thank you all for your responses. I never really knew that it was common or normal. As you can relate, it's not uncomfortable or problematic - but struck me as a bit strange. I had never heard other women saying that it happens to them! Thanks again, it's very nice to hear that our bodies are linked or similar in some ways.
Yes - still happens to me every once in a while and I weaned three years ago. Like you, nothing really happens - I just recognzie the sensation. My MIL said it happened to her for years. You're normal.
Yep - 5 yrs after weaning, and I'm close to 50 yrs. old myself. Last time it happened I was holding a new born baby, and ouch...my breasts went into let down mode. I thought, what is going on....It is amazing how hard wired are bodies are to these hormones and body memories.
On an insightful note, the last experience made me deeply feel for women who struggle with infertility and perhaps never bear their own children. I have no interest in having another baby, but the fact that my body would do that on it's own made me sympathize for what many women yearn for and don't succeed. It must be hormonally frustrating at every level for them. We have been blessed to experience the miracle of babies, nursing, hormones and let down that doesn't let up.
Yes'm I still get that too. My youngest is 15 now. I too that tingly aching feeling mostly when I am near a hungry infant.
Yup.
My youngest is 35.
Try to consider it a sweet reminder of a simpler time.
Yes, this is still happening to me I have not breast fed in 4 1/2 years. It seems to always happen around my monthly cycle. Very strange.
By nature children breastfeed for 4-6 years. Stopping sooner is never really "time." It is typical of our modern, out of touch society. Pacifiers and other substitute cause toddler to wean to early. So it is natural that your body tells the truth even though the milk is not there. If she kept breastfeeding the milk would be there.
Yes, my youngest is 9 and I've had a full hysterectomy. I held a baby the other day and it happened. Glad to know it's not just me. :)
Yes...and my youngest are 14. For me it is only the 'hungry' cry of a newborn...wondering how THAT will play out when/if I become a 'grand parental'!!
michele/cat
Yes, this happened to me for a couple of years after my son was weaned. My doctor said it's probably related to the hormone fluctuations of my menstrual cycle.
