Milky boobs + sex?

Hi mamas, I’m 2 months PP and trying to hype myself up to having sex again. However, my biggest hold up at the moment is my boobs…all it takes is the lightest pressure around my nipple area, and milk comes out. How do I navigate this while having sex? My husband loves touching my boobs but hasn’t since I gave birth, and I feel weird about the potential of spraying him with milk or something. Has anyone experienced this or have any thoughts?

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You could wear a bra with nipple pads in it if you are very concerned about getting milk everywhere. Usually I just leak and don’t worry about it. I also mostly don’t let my husband touch my boobs when I’m nursing bc they will get too easily engorged.

Not gonna lie it's gonna happen unless you feed and or pump right before sex. If not he's either gonna be turned on, turned off, or laugh when you spray him. Only other options are the bra with nipple pads or just make your boobs a no touching zone. Best of luck on your journey back to intimacy

You could try pumping beforehand but also what she said^ wear bra plus pads and that would be okay. Most likely a tight bra would be best too. My bf doesn’t milk the milk tbh which is nice but I tend to wear bras anyways

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Talk to him about it or try the tips mentioned above, some men love it & it’s okay to pump before if he doesn’t

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