Special bra for weaning?

kg_08 · May 2011

I've heard that when you start weaning, it's best to wear a tight bra that really sucks you in right? I've been looking around, but I'm clueless. I'm thinking a sports bra that covers a lot, with not too much stretch. Should it be too small?

I was a B pre pregnancy, D when my milk came in, and somewhere around a C now.

animalcrckr · May 2011

I saw a compression bra on sale on Zulily just the other day. It was for weaning. Sold by mamadoc. Not sure if you really need to buy a specific bra.

I slowly weaned with DS1 and never needed anything different. I think slow and gradual is the key.

kg_08 · May 2011

animalcrckr:

I saw a compression bra on sale on Zulily just the other day. It was for weaning. Sold by mamadoc. Not sure if you really need to buy a specific bra.

I slowly weaned with DS1 and never needed anything different. I think slow and gradual is the key.

Ok well I was planning on doing it in about a month from start to finish. Does that sound like enough time that it wouldn't be an issue? That would be great!

Alexandra*sMom · May 2011

I think a month sounds fine. I wore a sports bra while weaning DD. The first day or two you cut a session sucks, but after that you'll be fine.

CamFam · May 2011

Alexandra*sMom:
I think a month sounds fine. I wore a sports bra while weaning DD. The first day or two you cut a session sucks, but after that you'll be fine.

Same. I needed to wean due to multiple clogs with my last one going on 72 hours with no release of milk. I needed something soft, but firm. Cabbage leaves helped!!!

I cut out all pumping sessions first (during work) and one feeding. I weaned fast. I think it took 2 weeks from start to finish due to switching back to the combination pill, using cabbage leaves and sudafed. I still leaked for a month.

animalcrckr · May 2011

kg_08:
animalcrckr:

I saw a compression bra on sale on Zulily just the other day. It was for weaning. Sold by mamadoc. Not sure if you really need to buy a specific bra.
I slowly weaned with DS1 and never needed anything different. I think slow and gradual is the key.
Ok well I was planning on doing it in about a month from start to finish. Does that sound like enough time that it wouldn't be an issue? That would be great!

I think you will be ok weaning over the course of a month. The only problem I had was that at the end I thought I was completely done (as in not making any milk) and ended up needing to buy a manual pump while traveling one weekend to relieve the pressure. I only pumped an ounce or two and that was it. No more after that!

kenna_4 · May 2011

My doctor said you shouldn't compress your breasts when they are full it can increase your chances of blocked ducts.

I went really slowly when I weened (I would pump for just a few minutes to release the pressure) and it really didn't take very long at all before I didn't need to feed or pump at all. I went very slow at first, I think when I got serious about it, it took 2 weeks.

babybear08 · May 2011

Or you can wear 2 sports bras...one on top of the other for extra compression.

fussbucket · May 2011

I've just been wearing my nursing sleep bras at night. I was concerned about overcompression leading to cloggled ducts/mastitis, so I have mainly been concerned about controlling leaks while sleeping

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