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Need weaning help!

blueLu25blueLu25
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Yay I made it to 12 months!! I'm so happy I was able to nurse so long with both babies!

So, we have been slowly weaning for a few weeks now ( I just let her drop feedings as she wanted to) and we are down to once or twice a day- first thing in the morning and sometimes after dinner/ before bed (but I dont nurse to sleep. Learned that one the hard way with ds). Anyway. I thought since we were going slowly that my supply would go down too, but it hasnt really. Yesterday we only nursed once, first thing in the morning, not at night, then first thing in the morning today, then by tonight I was SO full it was getting painful so I just nursed her even tho we seemed to be done with the nighttime one.

My question is... how do you get thru this with so much milk, and then when she drops the morning one, then what do I do? There will still be tons of milk- do I just tough it out and it will eventually calm down? I had a lack of supply issue w/ ds when we weaned so I never dealt with this. It feels like when they are first born and your milk first comes in.  

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  • Seattle_JiLLnSeattle_JiLLn

    You can hand express some into the sink or something to take the pressure off, or pump a little bit.. 

    I wish I were weaning!  I am so over this.  But I'm the dumbass who DIDN'T nurse DS1 to sleep and DID do it with DS2.  I'm screwed. 

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  • massagegirlymassagegirly
    I would just take a long weekend to yourself! I think that will do the trick!
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  • keri1013keri1013

    imagemassagegirly:
    I would just take a long weekend to yourself! I think that will do the trick!

    Good advice! Wink But, I would definitely bring a pump with you on this theoretical weekend as you may end up pretty uncomfortable otherwise. I would say drop the night feeding again and if you are really uncomfortable, pump or hand express as little as possible, just to take the edge off, since pumping will still signal your body to make more. Hopefully in the next few days you can be down to just the morning feeding without needing to pump, and then drop that one and do the same with just pumping a bit as needed. That's pretty much what I did with Max, I was surprised how full I got since I had low supply, but it did go back to normal within a few days.

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  • blueLu25blueLu25

    imagemassagegirly:
    I would just take a long weekend to yourself! I think that will do the trick!

    this is a great idea, I think I will.

    Thanks ladies.

    Jill- the only way  I got out of nursing ds to sleep was basically to have DH take over. He would do a routine of bath, reading, rocking for a few mins, then in the crib. I think he cried a little bit for the first couple days but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. DH would also have to get up in the night with him if he woke up, so he wouldnt be confused. It was totally worth it in the end tho! GL! You can do it!! :) 

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  • tfarabianstfarabians
    I'm going through this right now since J has switched to formula.  I have been taking daily ibuprofen to help diminish my supply and cabbage leaves!  I thought this was a total joke until I tried and holy cow does it work.  Put cabbage leaves in your bra when your really engorged and let them stay there until wilted.  I also just pump a little bit on the lowest setting.  Yesterday I went 16 hours without having to pump and am hoping to be done by the 14th when I need to take my pump back!
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  • BriAndSeanBriAndSean
    I took it really slow with G and I still had really bad engorgement when I quit for good. I was down to one time every other day for about 1-2 weeks when I finally just decided I was done and put on a tight sports bra for a few days and dealt with it. The first couple days sucked, but by day 3-r I was feeling much better.
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  • nykolanykola
    imageSeattle_JiLLn:

    I wish I were weaning!  I am so over this.  But I'm the dumbass who DIDN'T nurse DS1 to sleep and DID do it with DS2.  I'm screwed. 

    Same here. Except I only have one. I keep warning him that he's about to get cut OFF.

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  • mrssmith717mrssmith717

    So I kind of accidentally weaned Laurel when we were down to just one-two sessions a day.  If I remember right, I didn't have any engorgement, either, which was shocking considering my oversupply at the beginning.  Anyways, I'm pretty sure I was just too busy one morning to nurse before work and then there were two nights in a row when I couldn't nurse and then the next time when I got ready to nurse, she just looked at my boob and laughed.  Nursing = over at that point.

    So, after all that, I second the advice to take some time for yourself!  Go out to dinner with J and B and then go shopping the next night.  :)  Give yourself time.

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  • kaskadekaskade
    No advice here, but I just wanted to say great job for making it 12 months!  That's awesome L!
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  • Seattle_JiLLnSeattle_JiLLn
    imagenykola:
    imageSeattle_JiLLn:

    I wish I were weaning!  I am so over this.  But I'm the dumbass who DIDN'T nurse DS1 to sleep and DID do it with DS2.  I'm screwed. 

    Same here. Except I only have one. I keep warning him that he's about to get cut OFF.

    I started telling Cooper that too.  I don't know if he got it.  :)   

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