# Recent Mom, wearing a sheer top. How does she prevent accidents? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806 "2014-06-15T04:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/21 "2014-06-15T08:06:35Z")
Duh, obviously fake boobs dont produce milk. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/22 "2014-06-15T09:40:29Z")
um… The top is sheer, but the flesh-colored bra underneath isn’t. She could be hiding anything in there. You can see the hem lines. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/23 "2014-06-15T10:17:50Z")
Er… a few months? You realize it’s June, 2014, right? North turns one today. That’s a year. Millions of moms only nurse for 4-6 months, as they work and have other shit to do. And tell me I misread the post that makes it sound like someone thinks women lactate from puberty to menopause. Please tell me it was just worded in a way I mistook it. Sure, there’s pardoning ignorance for a pre-teen boy, but men, who have been married to women for how many years and had kids with them and, seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/24 "2014-06-15T10:20:59Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Serious question: Do you need to be a mother to produce breast milk? I assume it could be expressed by any woman at any time, no? And pardon my ignorance, but that’s what we’re here for in the first place. I encountered a lactation consultant online who had adopted two children and said she induced lactation in herself so she could breastfeed them both. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/25 "2014-06-15T11:05:08Z")
The gist of the question has been answered, but this was a weird one, even for the Dope. Honestly, a father of two who isn’t aware that lactation doesn’t involve some sort of faucet that operates for two years, like it or not? And who can’t see that, even if Kim K _is_ nursing her kid, she’s wearing a bra, which could easily contain absorbent pads? Happy Father’s Day, y’all. Boobies! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/26 "2014-06-15T11:12:01Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Serious question: Do you need to be a mother to produce breast milk? I assume it could be expressed by any woman at any time, no? And pardon my ignorance, but that’s what we’re here for in the first place. As a general rule, no. Lactation is a complex physical process that involves a ton of hormonal changes that are basically started when you deliver a child and develop in a sort of feedback loop when you nurse the baby over the first few days. There are accounts of people kick-starting the process in other ways, but no, a woman just walking around can’t produce breastmilk on demand. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/27 "2014-06-15T11:26:23Z")
As mentioned, a lot of women simply cannot breast feed their children, no matter how dearly they would like to. There are also infants who cannot drink breast milk due to certain allergies. That’s why you don’t go around criticizing people who are not breast feeding. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/28 "2014-06-15T11:52:16Z")
I breastfed for 16 months or so for each kid - the leaking really was only the first 6-8 months or so while (and mainly the first 4) while supply got regulated. Only had one leaking accident after that at 11 months when I was in a very cold cafe (was still feeding/pumping 3x a day). But I certainly wasn’t wearing pads at that point, so don’t think it’s any indication that Kim is or isn’t nursing still. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/29 "2014-06-15T11:59:25Z")
😕 I said in the OP my wife breast fed each of our kids for almost 2 years. Lactation stops shortly afterward. Women only lactate after giving birth and while breast feeding. > [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > Er… a few months? You realize it’s June, 2014, right? North turns one today. That’s a year. Millions of moms only nurse for 4-6 months, as they work and have other shit to do. > > And tell me I misread the post that makes it sound like someone thinks women lactate from puberty to menopause. Please tell me it was just worded in a way I mistook it. Sure, there’s pardoning ignorance for a pre-teen boy, but men, who have been married to women for how many years and had kids with them and, seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/30 "2014-06-15T12:07:05Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > As mentioned, a lot of women simply cannot breast feed their children, no matter how dearly they would like to. There are also infants who cannot drink breast milk due to certain allergies. That’s why you don’t go around criticizing people who are not breast feeding. There are also certain medications that can be transferred in mother’s milk so if the mother must be on them for a medical reason she is advised not to breastfeed. That’s yet another reason why a woman using formula rather than breast should not be criticized. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/31 "2014-06-15T12:59:12Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > Gave me a bonnaroo. This. Flaunt it while you got it, KK. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/32 "2014-06-15T13:15:52Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Well, I don’t know. That’s why I posted the question in IMHO. Maybe other ladies can provide answers. AFAIK any lactating women will have occasional leakage. But, I’m hardly an expert on the subject. I’ve seen it happen a few times and that’s about it. Others here will certainly know more than I do. > > It’s not a joke question. It’s actually a real problem for young moms when they get dressed up for a night out. Not me. Breastfed for six months without a drop of leakage. I never let down near a crying baby, not even my own, or dripped, or squirted inappropriately. Not before, not after, and any dribbles during could be cleaned up with a towel. I also dried up within days of stopping. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/33 "2014-06-15T18:26:55Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > 😕 I said in the OP my wife breast fed each of our kids for almost 2 years. Lactation stops shortly afterward. Women only lactate after giving birth and while breast feeding. No worries, **ace** , the second part of my post wasn’t referring to anything you wrote. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/34 "2014-06-15T19:06:03Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > There are also certain medications that can be transferred in mother’s milk so if the mother must be on them for a medical reason she is advised not to breastfeed. That’s yet another reason why a woman using formula rather than breast should not be criticized. Fully agreed although I don’t like this “making excuses” thing. If a woman can’t or does not wish to breastfeed, that is none of anyone else’s business and, to my mind, that’s the only response that is required if any uninvolved person is crass enough to raise the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/35 "2014-06-15T19:15:00Z")
Hey, I fully support a woman’s right to NOT breastfeed just because she doesn’t want to, provided adequate nutrition is otherwise provided (i.e. formula). But some people are freakin’ militant about these things and don’t know when to stop being busy-bodies. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/36 "2014-06-15T19:19:44Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > That’s true. Anyway. It’s her loss. Some of my fondest memories are of the times when my wife was feeding our daughters. It’s an incredible and special time with a baby. I wouldn’t trade those memories of us together for all the money or fame in the world. Oh, that’s nice for you. Some of the worst memories of my life are of the times I was trying to breast feed my daughter. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/37 "2014-06-15T23:59:22Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Hey, I fully support a woman’s right to NOT breastfeed just because she doesn’t want to, provided adequate nutrition is otherwise provided (i.e. formula). But some people are freakin’ militant about these things and don’t know when to stop being busy-bodies. Yep, sorry if I came across as arguing with you - I think we agree. Roughly, what I was trying to say is simply that no woman should feel the need to offer an excuse for not breastfeeding, even if the reason for that decision is simply “I don’t want to.” ---
**Author:** ![Wednesday\_Evening](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Wednesday\_Evening](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wednesday_Evening)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/38 "2014-06-16T00:06:53Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Not me. Breastfed for six months without a drop of leakage. I never let down near a crying baby, not even my own, or dripped, or squirted inappropriately. Not before, not after, and any dribbles during could be cleaned up with a towel. I also dried up within days of stopping. Same here. I breastfed my kids for a total of over 2 years and never had any leakage. The babies might dribble a bit, but that was their fault, not mine! So it’s possible she breastfed but is just not a leaker. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/39 "2014-06-16T00:25:40Z")
She has special rich people boobies. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806/40 "2014-06-16T01:27:23Z")
I got curious and found several articles. This one is short and informative. [http://www.llli.org/faq/leak.html](http://www.llli.org/faq/leak.html) > [@](#): > > How Can I Deal with My Leaking Breasts? > > While not all mothers experience leaking, some mothers find that their breasts do leak, especially in the early months while milk production is being established (THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING, 7th edition, p. 73.) Some women leak on one side while breastfeeding on the other. It can be helpful to put a towel or cotton diaper over the other side to catch the flow. > > Disposable nursing pads as well as reusable, washable cotton pads are available to wear in your bra and help absorb leakage between feedings. Avoid pads with a plastic liner that traps moisture against your skin as this can cause nipples to become sore. Changing pads frequently will help keep your nipples from becoming too moist and possibly sore. > > Leaking may be minimized by not missing feedings or going longer between feedings than usual. If you feel the milk ejection reflex (the “let-down”) and are in a situation where you can’t feed your baby immediately or are away from your baby, a slight pressure against your breast will often stop the “let-down” and leaking. This can be done inconspicuously by crossing your arms across your chest and applying slight pressure. > > Wearing patterned tops is also a good idea as spots will not show on patterns like they do on a single colored fabric. You will probably find that as time goes by you will leak less or not at all. This does not mean that you are losing your milk, but rather that your body is regulating milk production. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-mom-wearing-a-sheer-top-how-does-she-prevent-accidents/690806.md?page=3)