Amy sat on the bed, propped up with a pillow while fiddling with a breast pump. Her daughter was only a few weeks away and she was storing up milk now to avoid sore nipples later. There was certainly no shortage of white fluid dripping into the jars. Even her doctor was amazed at how much she had been producing.
Due to the excess, these milking sessions had become an hourly routine. Sometimes she would even wake up in the middle of the night with a wet shirt and swollen breasts. It was frustrating, but her doctor assured her that it wasn’t anything to be concerned about. They were, however, keeping an eye on two tender spots that had formed under each breast. They wanted to assume it was just a rash, but with each passing week the two spots grew larger.
Recent tests revealed that they contained breast tissue. That sort of explained why they often echoed the sensitivity of her breasts above. She didn’t think much of it until a feeling of dampness distracted her from the pump.
She carefully pulled the pump away, expecting a crack in the jar. But the container showed no signs of moisture along the surface. Still feeling wetness, she lifted her right gland to find that one of her mysterious bumps had beads of white fluid forming on the tip. A quick check revealed that the other side had also began to leak. She cursed, tucked a towel into the gap and called her doctor.
It was rare to have supernumerary nipples develop during pregnancy, but her doctor assured her that it wasn’t anything to worry about. To put her mind at ease, he scheduled a checkup the next day just to be certain. Fortunately, her blood-work didn’t reveal any cancers or infections. All things considered, she and her baby were perfectly healthy. And, for better or worse, her new nipples were quite functional.
She was glad to be in good health but still annoyed. How was she going to deal with four lactating nipples when two were already over producing?...