Do you have to be pregnant to produce breast milk?!

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I think you have to be pregnant but when I googled it , it said


"YES you can produce milk without being pregnant it can be your hormones. About 25% of women may have this problem and not even know it. If it is a hormonal problem it can either be Hyperprolactinemia which means you will not ovulate and this will result in infertility. This an ovulation can also cause you to have irregular cycles. Or It could also be Prolactinoma , which is a small tumor on your pituitary gland. This tumor secretes excess prolactin into your body. They are usually very small and are called microadenomas. Large tumours are called macroadenomas, and can cause headaches and visual difficulties. They can be diagnosed on MRI scanning. They can be safely treated with medical therapy with bromocriptine or cabergoline, which causes them to shrink very quickly. Point is if you are leaking liquid and you are NOT pregnant you may have a high prolactin level. AND IF IT ISNT TREATED COULD RESULT ININFERTILITYY...Good thing i checked it out at the OB/GYN because i have never been pregnant and am not pregnant.... Just that my prolactin level was very high"



So maybe you can. But usually no because up there it says only if you have a rarediseasee.

Not weird many women enjoy this activity. And no you do not have to be pregnant to produce breast milk. In some rare cases a false pregnancy can occur where a woman has all the signs and symptoms of pregnancy but there is no baby. This can include milk production. Also a flaw in the pituitary gland can cause someone to produce too much prolactin causing a woman to make milk for no reason. Usually though you would need to be pregnant. The simple act of someone stimulating the nipples or breasts is not enough to start lactation. If lactation occurs in someone who is not pregnant or who doesn't believe they are pregnant they should see a doctor as soon as possible.

Yes but its not so simple. The system does work purely by suckling, without a baby but... It requires the hormone level to be kept high by doing it every few hours for days or weeks (on average) so just a few times wont work, unless you already have a high level of that hormone. (prolactin)
It also prevent s breast cancer.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4482979_risk-bre…
http://lovelait.info

nipple stimulation releases the hormone that causes breast milk to develop. However, it can be painful because it takes a lot of stimulation for long amounts of time... so i would just drink regular milk.

If you have an excess of the hormone prolactin it could happen...

that's not really what you are asking though.

If you did it would cause you to have some.

No, you do not.

It is possible to induce lactation through nipple stimulation.

Haha no? You produce breast milk right after you have a baby...Not while pregnant...

im pretty sure its a hormonal change that produce milk

Let me try and I'll say if I taste anything

I wonder the same thing!!