While I'm out of "Lurk mode" I may as well respond to this thread, too. I think that whether leaking is a problem depends partly on the mother and baby. If it is a problem to them, it's a problem. If a mother just needs to know that it's OK to still leak after four months (or more) than it may be "just a laundry problem." I leaked strongly for several months and was still needing and wearing bra pads up until I got pregnant when my daughter was 2 1/2 years old. I also had an oversupply "problem" and strong letdown that would send milk dripping onto my shoes or jets shooting through two layers of clothes. For me it was a little embarrassing, but mostly a laundry and wardrobe problem: I had to stop wearing non-colorfast clothes. My daughter loved nursing and nursed a lot, and developed her own methods of coping with strong letdown (her favorites were pulling off and watching the "fountain" or just letting the milk run out the other side of her mouth until it slowed down). She gained weight very well and always had normal breast milk stools, although they were very frequent (another laundry problem). I loved my oversupply and leaking because they let me know I definitely had enough milk! I may do some supply management with this next baby. We'll see if I feel I need it. The nice thing about my leaking was I only got an occasional small plugged duct that was easily eliminated by weird positioning. As I said before, I think the important thing is to know how the mother feels about her leaking. If it may lead to early or sudden weaning, it may need management. Back to lurking! Yvonne Gauntt<[log in to unmask]>