#hyperlactation

[hyperfantasy]

Getting Creative With My Never-Ending Milk Supply 🍼✨

One of the quirks of hyper pregnancy (as if the belly and boobs weren’t already enough of a headline) is that my body has apparently decided to double as a full-scale dairy operation. And not a modest one either—we’re talking so much milk that even cows would be sending me jealous side-eyes.

At first, I was overwhelmed. What do you do with gallons of the stuff every single day? But once I stopped stressing, I realized: maybe this is the perfect excuse to get creative.

The Experiment Phase

Freezer Queen: Forget bags of peas or emergency pizza—my freezer is a wall of neatly packed milk bags. I don’t store food anymore; I store liquid gold.

Culinary Adventures: Pancakes? Smoothies? Morning coffee? Yes, yes, and yes. I’ve officially become my own barista. (Pro tip: froths surprisingly well.)

DIY Cleopatra: Milk baths. She did it for beauty, I do it because it feels luxurious—and let’s face it, I deserve a little pampering after lugging this body around.

The Comedic Reality

Of course, nothing in hyper pregnancy land is simple.

Pouring milk one-handed while balancing my belly? A crime scene waiting to happen.

My friends joke that I should brand it as “Artisan, locally sourced, hormone-free—straight from the tap.”

I’ve seriously considered handing out punch cards: “Buy 9 lattes, get the 10th free.”

And Then There’s the Flirty Side...

Let’s just say I’ve gotten very good at making homemade ice cream. So good, in fact, that the men in my flat block have started “just happening” to knock on my door a little more often. Convenient, right? I smile, hand them a cone, and enjoy watching them melt almost as fast as the ice cream.

[mindblowingfactz]

A mother in Oregon with an extreme case of hyperlactation syndrome or an oversupply of breastmilk has donated more than 609 gallons of breastmilk since February 2015. She spends 4-5 hours each day pumping milk and sends half her surplus to the milk bank and half to local families free of charge.

[askdrmalik]

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MEET THE MILK GODDESS! . A mother of two is being called a "milk goddess" after two and a half years of donating her extra breast milk to families in need — over 700 gallons of it, to be exact. . Oregon-based Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra, 29, first started donating excess breast milk to other mothers after her first daughter was born in 2014. . She told People , however, that she hadn't considered doing it "full-time" until she had her second daughter in December 2016. . For the first 24 hours after this birth, which took 30 hours, Anderson-Sierra was too tired to breastfeed her new daughter and appreciated the donor milk she received. . Then, in February of this year, she was diagnosed with hyper lactation syndrome, meaning she overproduces breast milk, which usually occurs in women who have an unusually high number of milk-producing glands in their breasts. . To be a seriously committed breast milk donor. She has to adhere to strict quality control standards from her local milk bank, and she estimated that she pumps around 1.75 gallons per day. . She also told People that she spends roughly four to five hours a day pumping, as well as additional time to make sure the milk is packaged and stored correctly. . Anderson-Sierra also highlighted just how expensive breastfeeding and donating milk can be; she wrote that she needs to invest in pumps, pumping bras, breast pads, nipple creams, bottles, cleaning supplies for her pumps, groceries to keep herself fueled, and electricity for the three freezers in which she stores her milk in. . In return, she says she receives one dollar for every qualified ounce of milk, as well as the knowledge that she's helping families in need..... 🙌🙆 . Regrann from @themustardseedng . #breastfeeding #breastmilk #mother #motherhood #hyperlactation #healthy #nutrients #baby #love #woman #lifestyle #blessed #themustardseed

[well-versed-in-etiquette]

Ugh leaking through bras like crazy.

Nothing will absorb this.

I've tried everything. 

HELP.