Anything I can do to relieve the pain from weaning?

KelleyA

I haven't nursed DD in 3 days...yay!!!  We're doing so well with weaning and I think we're on our way.  This morning I went to put my sports bra on and started crying it hurt so badly.  Is there anything I can do to relieve the pain.  I loaned my pump to a friend so I can't release the pressure. 

Any ideas how long this pain will last?  

Thank you!

TexasSmith

Maybe massage in a hot shower? That's all I can think of since you don't have a pump.

Congrats on the weaning progress!

nanann

I've never done it myself, but there is the whole cabbage leaves in the bra trick.  Supposed to help dry you up.

 

probably can check kellymom too

horn_jm@hotmail.com

I have heard taking sudafed can help decrease supply. ?You could look up hand expression techniques to try and get some out. ?Good luck!

mom2ll

you're almost there..  I would manually release a little milk in the shower...  Your body will get the message very soon..  I promise..

alisa1228

ditto pp - try hand expressing in the shower. my body reacted *very* quickly when i weaned (within a week) - hopefully yours will too! 

melissa0312

if you're trying to dry yourself up, cabbage leaves work.

go buy a head of green cabbage. cut the white part out of the leaves and them stick them in the freezer. put one frozen cabbage leave in your bra on each breast and leave it there until it wilts. continue as needed.

i never engorged until i gave up pumping. (i had a VERY low supply.) my milk was gone within a day.