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    knwilson Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 24, 2009, 10:13 AM
    Is it normal to leak colostrum when you are not pregnant?
    I have an 11 month old daughter and I had to stop breastfeeding at 2 1/2 months and I noticed yesterday I'm leaking colostrum. I got it very early with my daughter (6 weeks) and I didn't find out I was pregnant till 8 weeks. I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it said negative, but I took 4 with my daughter that all said negative. Is this normal? Or what should I do?
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    Apr 24, 2009, 12:39 PM

    It can be... many women will find they leak or can express a bit of breastmilk months, and sometimes years after giving birth.

    If may just be a one off... sometimes it happens around the time of a period as well. If it continues, you may want to have it checked... can also be due to increased hormone levels.
    Obviously, keep a watch for possible signs of pregnancy as well and test again if need be.
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