Can a woman lactate without being pregnant

Can women lactate without being pregnant?

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Yes but it’s rare. They can also lacate with medication. I don’t know how the ones without medication do it but there are documented cases of adoptive mothers starting to lactate.

Is it possible for a woman to lactate without being pregnant or r…?

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You can lactate as long as you really want after having a child…providing that you are stimulating the breasts to keep them producing milk. Prior to having a child, you would either have to be a “lucky” woman that produces fluid…

Can a woman begin to lactate without being pregnant??

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yes it is possible to have a period and be pregnant as a matter of fact it is a good chance but women do not usually start lactating with in the first month of being pregnant the best thing for you to do is go to a Dr and tell him what is g…

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Is it possible for a woman to lactate without being pregnant or recently having a child?

Q: How long before or after can a woman lactate after having a child or is it even possible for a woman to lactate without either having a child or being pregnant.

A: You can lactate as long as you really want after having a child…providing that you are stimulating the breasts to keep them producing milk.Prior to having a child, you would either have to be a “lucky” woman that produces fluid in the very, very early stages of pregnancy or someone that has either taken medication OR vigorously stimulated the breasts often enough that they started to produce on their own.

Can a woman lactate without being pregnant?

Q: Worried about milk oozing from breast.Prolactin etc. r nornal, not pregnant, hv never been,not on oral contraceptives (stopped 3 years ago) or any other meds, what could b the reason for this? im 25

A: I know you can induce lactation, but without being pregnant, and without actively trying to induce lactation, I’m not sure how you could be lactating. You’ll probably want to talk to a doctor about it.

Can a woman begin to lactate without being pregnant?

Q: My period was 3 days late so I took a pregnancy test and it came out neg… The next day, I got my period, but noticed that my breasts were lactating, so I took another test… Neg yet again…. Is it possible to be pregnant and still have started my period??

A: yes it is possible to have a period and be pregnant as a matter of fact it is a good chance but women do not usually start lactating with in the first month of being pregnant the best thing for you to do is go to a Dr and tell him what is going on ask him to do a blood test to check your hormones if you are not pregnant he may be able to tell you what is causing your lactating