total freakout - breast discharge

[Cattia]

I am in total overdrive freak out! I have noticed a sort of wet sensation on one of my breasts but never seen any leakage, then tonight I noticed some white fluid leaking from one breast. A tiny amount but definitely there. Of course I googled and all sorts of cancers came up as the main cause. I am totally freaking out about this, I am losing it big time. I breastfeed both my children but have been stopped for almost a year and this is only on one side. I am convinced I am going to die and not see my children grow up. This is awful

[Cattia]

I just read that some women still leak milk even up to 18 months after stopping breastfeeding, it looked exactly like milk so I am praying it's that and not cancer.

[SighNoMore]

I was just about to say I bet you are leaking BM. Try and take a deep breath and realize that leaking BM is the mist likely rational explanation.

[trainwreck]

How long have it been since you stopped breast feeding?  With the twins, my wife was leaking for quite awhile after. 

[hamsterswheel]

I bf my daughter for 12 months. I don't leak bm after I stopped but I could squeeze my nipples 3 years later and it would come out. Try squeezing the other nipple, I bet stuff comes out.

I'm also sure I read somewhere that clear is fine.

[Cattia]

I breastfed my daughter until I was pg with my son then bf him for 13 months so all in all I was bf for about two years. Thks is just on one side and seems to happen when something rubs against it, it was the side where I produced the most milk I think. I so hope it's that but don't know why it would start leaking now?

[kazoo]

I don't have any children, but once had milky discharge after a mammogram.  The gyn said that if it's milky, it's not cancer.  Pressure on the breast (in my case) is what caused it.  It went away within a day or so.

[oceanlover]

I haven't bf for 6 months now and I can still easily squeeze milk from both sides. :)

[Cattia]

Wow, I can still get milk out the other side too, had no idea!! Still worried that it's leaking spontaneously so going to the docs and still worried it's a pituitary gland tumor but at least there is a possible rational explanation for it. Thanks everyone.