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My boobies hurt!

babydawsonbabydawson
in May 2012 Moms
I stopped BFing yesterday and my boobs are so engorged. Does anyone know how long this will last?
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Re: My boobies hurt!

  • katiemrobkatiemrob member
    mine lasted just about a week. I would pump just enough to relieve the pain as needed. Also used cabbage leaves and sudafed twice a day. It is hard, but will be over soon.... hang in there!!
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  • Chelsey68Chelsey68 member
    When I dried up after my first I wrapped myself in ace bandages and wore a sports bra. I think it took about a week to stop hurting.
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  • ClaireOtomsClaireOtoms member

    imageChelsey68:
    When I dried up after my first I wrapped myself in ace bandages and wore a sports bra. I think it took about a week to stop hurting.
    Be careful doing this.  Some women can bind their breasts with no problem, but for a lot of women it is just asking for clogged ducts and mastitis. For the same reason, you may want to pump off some milk every couple of hours and slowly reduce the amount you pump over the course of a couple weeks instead of stopping cold turkey.  It takes longer, but it hurts a lot less and doesn't open you up for infections. 

    Parsely, Sage, and peppermint oil can help reduce supply.  I second the Sudafed and cabbage leaves. I've also heard that Claritin can help. 

    Good luck!  



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  • Jess & DrewJess & Drew member

    i did the Sudafed thing and i want to say it took about a week. I still produce a very very very small amount of milk.I mean we are talking a couple of drops. 

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  • sammiesamstinsammiesamstin
    Did you all just quit cold turkey?   I've started to slowly wean my LO, did 1 bottle a day for 3 days, now he's on 2 bottles a day for 3 days, etc, so he should be totally off the boob (or my supply will dry up?) by 3 months.  I explained to both his and my drs that this was my plan, only thing I was told is not to pump if I could help it, and to def. get a head of cabbage.  I was told that stopping all at once is not the best, as PP said, could cause issues.  
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  • babyruth88babyruth88
    I cut back slowly and had no issues. For example pumped for 10min every 4 hours instead of 20. Then went to pumping for 8min every 6hours etc... took me a week to dry up
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