Re: how long?
I would have to say it is normal. See my answers to your question about your period, and basically the info is the same for your breasts and drying up of the milk. It can take time.
I have been told that there is one thing, even once bubs has stopped feeding, that can keep your milk going, and that is sex. More precisely, the hormones that your body releases during sex. These hormones are 'feel good'hormones, and similar to those you have while breastfeeding (the ones that cause the milk to let down and give that overwhelming sense of love towards your baby). The hormones make you feel good, and because you have finished breastfeeding, your body is still learning the difference between the hormones from the milk let down and the hormones released during sex.
Confused yet? lol. Basically, your body is going through mass confusion and doesn't know which way it should be going. A completely normal thing to happen given all the added stress it has been under for the last 29 months.
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