Why Milk Leaks From My Breast During Foreplay?

You are not pregnant (or you don’t think you are} and you see milk leaks on your breast while having intimate moment with your partner? Now you are starting to wonder, can a woman produce milk in her breast if she’s not pregnant? The answer is yes. A woman can lactate—produce milk—even if she’s never been pregnant and doesn’t have children. This is a natural part of the menstrual cycle: if you’re menstruating, your body will secrete hormones that cause your breasts to fill with milk and prepare for lactation.

Many women have been able to produce milk in their breasts even though they have never been pregnant. This happens because of hormones called prolactin and oxytocin. These hormones are released when a woman has sex or experiences other sexual stimulation, like nipple stimulation through breastfeeding or pumping. The extra hormones help kick-start the milk production process, allowing a woman’s body to begin producing milk if she hasn’t had any prior pregnancies but wants to breastfeed.

So how do you start lactate? Well, here are some tips:

1) If you want to lactate, start by taking birth control pills or other hormonal contraceptives that suppress ovulation (which means no eggs are released). This will prevent pregnancy while also helping your body prepare for lactation.

2) Take progesterone supplements, which simulate pregnancy and help produce lactation-triggering hormones in your body.

3) Use a breast pump regularly to stimulate production of those hormones and train your breasts to fill with milk when they’re stimulated by an infant sucking at them (which happens after birth).

Why Milk leaks from my breast during foreplay? – reason

Maybe you are pregnant. It is normal while being pregnant and having intimate moments with partner, that some breast milk came out during foreplay. When the breasts are stimulated by touching (or sucking, as is the case when your baby arrives), it will release milk. I think it is normal and you need not worry about it.

There is nothing you can do to prevent the milk from coming out except to not stimulate your breast by not touching them. I kept a towel nearby so that I could wipe the few drops of milk that comes out. If the milk makes your clothes wet and messy, you can buy breast pads. You can also press the heals of your hand firmly on your breast, this should stop the flow of milk. Generally, I just avoided getting the milk out and let it come naturally when the baby came.

Milk leaks – Other Reasons for Breast Discharge

Several things can cause breast discharge even when you are not pregnant:

1) Going off birth control pills
2) Surgery with general anesthesia
3) Frequent nipple stimulation (running or jogging where the nipples are rubbed by clothing, frequent foreplay involving nipple stimulation, etc…)
4) In some cases of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome there have been reports of milk production
5) A pituitary tumor – this may cause engorgement and Galactorrhea and is almost always bilateral (both sides)
6) Breast cancer– in this case the discharge is almost always unilateral (one side) and spontaneous in that leakage occurs without any nipple stimulation.

If you have been pregnant and/or breastfeeding, a drop or two of milk can be expressed long after the pregnancy or breastfeeding period has ended. You should be concerned if the drainage is spontaneous, contains blood, or is accompanied a lump in the breast. If there is no apparent cause, it is important that you get medical attention (obviously numbers 4,5, and 6 need to see a doctor ASAP).

Even if you believe that there is no medical concerns, be sure to let your doctor know at your next visit. Do monthly self breast exams. Self examination saves lives!