Any nannies of newborns have this mildly embarrassing and strange thing happen?

[Anonymous]

I've been an infant nanny for the past 9 years and never ever had this happen. Very weird!

[Anonymous]

It is absolutely possible. Even men can lactate. It is a hormonal response that can be triggered. Not common but not impossible.

OP- I would just make sure your doctor does a full work up to make sure you aren't having any other hormonal abnormalities that might also have played a role.

[Anonymous]

Do you take meds op? I was taking meds for depression and anxiety which increased my prolactin. Anyways I started lactating. My boss who was an ER Dr even gave me nursing pads because I started leaking when the baby cried. I don't think it had anything to do with my bond with the baby though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this does happen on occasion, and yes, it is bizarre. It's been known to happen on rare occasions with grandmothers, too, which I find even more unusual. It may be linked to the long days you are working, but either way, your doctor should be able to address it. There's no reason you need to share it with the family (though as an MB, I would think it was a kind of interesting/cool thing to hear about--but then, I also know two people who've gone through the process of inducing lactation so it's not as foreign to me, and I understand the biology of it and wouldn't find it problematic or threatening, as some of the PPs seem to assume an MB would...)

I already have it taken care of... Not anissueanymore. Not telling anyone, no pointless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you take meds op? I was taking meds for depression and anxiety which increased my prolactin. Anyways I started lactating. My boss who was an ER Dr even gave me nursing pads because I started leaking when the baby cried. I don't think it had anything to do with my bond with the baby though

I got meds. I love the baby but do not feel that bonded. It's just weird. I've been on anti-anxiety meds for three years.

[Anonymous]

I've never had a infection but I do lactate regularly and I'm not pregnant and have no children. In fact, I've been lactating since the end of high school. I told my gyno who ordered MRI tests and was told I have a pituitary tumor. Meds help it, but I stopped taking them in college because the side effects prevented me from studying effectively.

I've also worked with children a few years and it had zero affect on the lactation. As far as I know, you'd have to have an extremely close emotional connection to the child and even if you did, lactation as a result is very rare. Otherwise, you'd have to use some sort of external stimulation (like pumping) to lactate outside of physiological/hormonal reasons.

Just wanted you to know that you're not alone out there But keep an eye on it!