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If you weaned gradually

LadyLurkLadyLurk
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Did you get painfully engorged or uncomfortable?  If so, how long until you felt that way and how long did it take to dry up?

I nursed DD for the last time on Friday morning.  I weaned her over the course of a month and a half.  She was nursing 4 times a day - morning, mid-morning, afternoon and before bed.  I dropped the afternoon session then waited a week and dropped the mid-morning session.

After another week, I dropped the before bed session and replaced it with a bottle (she wouldn't drink but a few sips from a sippy cup).  Finally, after two more weeks, I dropped the morning session and again had to replace it with a bottle (However, she is doing much better with her milk in a sippy at mealtimes).

So far, I do not feel 'full' or uncomfortable in any way and I haven't throughout the weaning process after dropping each session.  Am I going to eventually no matter what or is it possible to just dry up now?

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  • trackchik6trackchik6 member
    I dropped one feeding a week and weaned over a month.  I had no engorgement until like 2 weeks after I was totally done BFing.  My boobs were a little lumpy/engorged for a few days.  I manually expressed a little one day in the shower but that was it.  It was fine.  
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  • smilelarismilelari member
    I was a pumper so I had more flexibility with how to go about this, but I dropped a pumping session every couple weeks (so I went very, very slowly).  When I was down to one a day, I went to one every other day (for about a week), and then one every 3 days (for a couple sessions) and then quit completely.  I was never engorged (and it's been over a month now)
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  • LadyLurkLadyLurk
    You've given me hope!  LOL.  I already bought some cabbage, hopefully I won't need it!
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  • easyBreezieeasyBreezie
    I pumped so over the course of the year I dropped sessions as necessary. At the end I got down to pumping once every other day until I was done. I got a little engorged a week later but it wasn't bad. It is however been FOUR freakin months later and I can still squeeze some milk out of the right side. Craziness!
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  • LadyLurkLadyLurk
    LOL!  Just the right side though?  Stick out tongue  I am not looking forward to wearing breast pads again but I'm scared of leaking!
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