How to "dry up"?

ibfloridagirl

I have been EBF, but after talking with Pedi yesterday, we've decided to switch to formula.  Right now we are doing half formula and half BM because i have some frozen BM.  However, this morning i woke up (which really sucked because FINALLY Ike was sleeping, lol) because my boobs were rock hard and i was in crazy pain.  So what do i do to make my milk go away?

anniya77

From what I remember when my sister had her kids, she wore sports bras that were a size smaller than normal.

Swannja1

I heard that wrapping your breast in cabbage leaves can help with drying up and discomfort, but mainly "time" is the only remedy to your milk drying up.

JoshnEllen

Are you stopping cold turkey?

I would pump and just drop a session every few days.  Give your body time to know to slow it down and eventually stop.

BrideInSunnyFL

Hey girl  What I did was for the first few days BF or pump every other feeding.  Then next couple days I did every two feedings.  By the end of the week I was just BF'ing once in the AM and once in the PM.  I had a couple more days that I BF'd once at night.

scamperj

JoshnEllen:

I would pump and just drop a session every few days.? Give your body time to know to slow it down and eventually stop.

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Ditto. This is what I did. Just lessen the pumping sessions gradually. Eventually, you'll have very little milk left.?

I have heard about the cabbage leaf thing but never tried.?

ibfloridagirl

Hey! lol Does Matt know you are nesting/bumping, hee hee.

Thanks for the tip, i will email you, the past couple days have been a nightmare!

LCM12379

I can vouch for the cabbage leaves trick... sounds crazy, I know, but it works!  I'm still using them (it's been 2 days), but they are helping, and I can tell the difference when I don't have them on.  I would also suggest going the gradual route suggested by PP's.  I kind of did cold turkey, or rather, didn't wean slow enough, and I'm paying for it now (ouch!).  Good luck!!!