08-09-2016, 05:14 PM
So I have a noogleberry, and an electric breast pump, both of which I use rarely. Mostly because when I do, I tend to over do it, and end up with very bruised breasts, and at times blisters on the nipples, which is NOT fun! So I use them sparingly from time to time. It had been a long while, so I decided to give them a go again last week. Sure enough, bruised my breasts again. Took about a week to heal, and decided to try again this week.
I pumped the breasts, and took it slowly and no bruising! Then I tried the nipples, I was being extra careful as I did not want any blisters. I looked inside the clear cylinders to find what I thought was a blister. I quickly took them off and carefully cleaned the area with a cotton swab and inspected my nipples. There was nothing there. I decided that I should not continue that day as I did not want to risk it.
Next day, I skipped the breast pump, and went straight for the nipple cylinders. I watched carefully... slowly increased the pressure... and continued to monitor closely. On the head of my nipple, three separate crystal clear droplets appeared. So I stopped and inspected the area. I checked with a tissue paper to find that it was indeed clear, and very sticky. This was happening on both nipples, but much more prominent on my right nipple.
After I cleared everything away, curiosity got the better of me, and I wanted to see if it would happen again. So I pumped again to find that almost immediately the droplets appeared. To me they looked like water droplets forming on my nipples. This time I touched the clear liquid and did find it to be quite sticky. It seemed odorless, and colorless.
After I cleaned them up again, I squeeze the nipples to find that they produced the clear liquid again. I checked later that evening to see if it would happen again, and sure enough, the clear liquid would come out. Albeit in the evening I had to pinch the breast, and then pinch the nipple to get the liquid to come out.
I mentioned this in the chatroom, and the feedback was that I was potentially preparing to lactate. I have no desire to do so as it would mean continually having to drain, and of course risks such as mastitis, staph infection, etc. While I would love to continue, I am not sure if I am running the risk of potentially lactating. Now of course according to some, lactating could potentially help with breast growth. Not sure if that is true or not, but I'm not sure if it's worth the risks.
Of course people's assumptions could be wrong, and perhaps it is something else entirely. I've searched and searched the net, but have not found anything really helpful. Liquid from the nipples could vary in color, and does not always necessarily mean one thing or another. So who knows.
If remember and I get a chance I will see if I can get a picture to illustrate what is happening. Any who, so that was my most recent discovery about myself.
I would love to hear other's thoughts on the situation.
I pumped the breasts, and took it slowly and no bruising! Then I tried the nipples, I was being extra careful as I did not want any blisters. I looked inside the clear cylinders to find what I thought was a blister. I quickly took them off and carefully cleaned the area with a cotton swab and inspected my nipples. There was nothing there. I decided that I should not continue that day as I did not want to risk it.
Next day, I skipped the breast pump, and went straight for the nipple cylinders. I watched carefully... slowly increased the pressure... and continued to monitor closely. On the head of my nipple, three separate crystal clear droplets appeared. So I stopped and inspected the area. I checked with a tissue paper to find that it was indeed clear, and very sticky. This was happening on both nipples, but much more prominent on my right nipple.
After I cleared everything away, curiosity got the better of me, and I wanted to see if it would happen again. So I pumped again to find that almost immediately the droplets appeared. To me they looked like water droplets forming on my nipples. This time I touched the clear liquid and did find it to be quite sticky. It seemed odorless, and colorless.
After I cleaned them up again, I squeeze the nipples to find that they produced the clear liquid again. I checked later that evening to see if it would happen again, and sure enough, the clear liquid would come out. Albeit in the evening I had to pinch the breast, and then pinch the nipple to get the liquid to come out.
I mentioned this in the chatroom, and the feedback was that I was potentially preparing to lactate. I have no desire to do so as it would mean continually having to drain, and of course risks such as mastitis, staph infection, etc. While I would love to continue, I am not sure if I am running the risk of potentially lactating. Now of course according to some, lactating could potentially help with breast growth. Not sure if that is true or not, but I'm not sure if it's worth the risks.
Of course people's assumptions could be wrong, and perhaps it is something else entirely. I've searched and searched the net, but have not found anything really helpful. Liquid from the nipples could vary in color, and does not always necessarily mean one thing or another. So who knows.
If remember and I get a chance I will see if I can get a picture to illustrate what is happening. Any who, so that was my most recent discovery about myself.
I would love to hear other's thoughts on the situation.