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I had my 3rd child in sept 2014. she is now 3. i breast fed her till sept 2015. i still have colostrum/milk if i squeeze either breast. why?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

Elevated prolactin: Ask your GYN MD to run a serum prolactin test that often can be persistently elevated due to a small pituitary growth.

Answered 3/12/2018

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A member asked:

I had my 3rd child in sept 2014. she is now 3. i breast fed her till sept 2015. i still have colostrum/milk if i squeeze either breast. why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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