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Can milk come out of a breast if not pregnant?!
If I'm not breastfeeding, will my breast milk dry up on its own?
Yes, if you're not breastfeeding or you stop breastfeeding, your breast milk will gradually decrease and then dry up on its own.
Your body starts the process of making breast milk during pregnancy.
Your breasts may begin to release colostrum (early breast milk) weeks before your baby's due date, because levels of the hormone prolactin, which stimulates milk production, start to rise toward the end of your pregnancy.
Whether or not you plan to breastfeed, your body will still produce breast milk.
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Your milk starts to "come in" a few days after your baby is born, when your progesterone and estrogen levels drop and prolactin levels rise higher.
(It's this surge in prolactin that sends your body the message to start producing lots of milk.) You'll notice that your breasts become fuller and heavier once your baby is born and your milk production ramps up.
If you decide to formula feed, or if you stop breastfeeding or pumping down the road, your
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