Piercing question!
So as lots of us are aware, you are more likely to get an infection while breastfeeding If you get a piercing right? In this case you should not be breast feeding. I formula feed and breastfeed (I also have a large frozen collection of my breast milk in my freezer). If I were to get a simple ear piercing could I pump and dump through the weeks/months of my healing process? Like to keep my supply? Or will getting a piercing lower my milk supply? I do not plan on getting a piercing but I absolutely have been wanting one since around the time I figured out I was pregnant. I would just like to know opinions on this subject, if the pump and dump method during a piercing recovery would be a clever way to keep supply! Im 6 weeks postpartum and really would like to do ear piercings in upcoming months if it doesn’t effect how much breast milk im able to make as long as I pump and dump :). Thank you guys for any opinions on the matter!
Posted Aug 10, 2025, 7:39 PM UTC