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After a year of giving birth i am still producing milk and my child have never drank any milk so how can i get rid it?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

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Not unusal: Some women after childbirth will have copious milk production. As to how to stop it, birth control pills will help, or breast binding, or both.

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

After a year of giving birth i am still producing milk and my child have never drank any milk so how can i get rid it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gregory Hines answered

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