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Weaning - Benadryl? Any advice?

peelester429peelester429 member
in October 2011 Moms

So we're starting to wean - I'm obviously going to attempt to progress slowly - drop pumping during the day, then drop night session, then morning.  She's already showing a hesitancy toward nursing at night before bed (she prefers to giggle and bite the crap out of my nipple), so I have a feeling the weaning may go a little faster than I originally intended.

Anyway, should I take Benadryl to help dry things up?  Any other suggestions?

TIA!

BFP#1 1/31/11 ~ CK came on her due date, 10/10/11!
BFP#2 11/20/12, EDD 7/30/13 ~ heard heartbeat at 6w2d ~ mmc discovered at 8w
1st medicated cycle ~ 6/11/13 ~ Clomid ~ BFN
2nd medicated cycle ~ 7/12/13 ~ Clomid and trigger shot ~ BFN
SHG on 8/13/13 ~ uterus looked good!
Diagnosed with DOR on 8/16/13 ~ AMH 0.27 ~ repeat AMH 0.19
3rd medicated cycle ~ 8/9/13 ~ Femara and trigger shot ~ BFN
4th medicated cycle ~ 9/4/13 ~ Bravelle, trigger shot, IUI ~ BFP! ~ EDD: 6/11/14 ~ heartbeat of 118 at 6w3d ~ mmc discovered at 9w1d
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Re: Weaning - Benadryl? Any advice?

  • btsrc5btsrc5 member

    hmm I have never heard of that.

    We are down to just nursing first thing in the morning and right before bed.  I just gradually dropped daytime nursing/pumping over the course of two weeks or so.  I didn't have any issues with it

    ETA: I think dropping the last two are going to be much more difficult, for both of us.

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  • thetheisensthetheisens member
    I have heard that helps, but I just slowly weaned and I didn't have any problems. I was only pumping at the end because C weaned from nursing before a year. I dropped a pumping session each 5 days to a week. I was never engorged and didn't need to do anything to help them dry up nor was I uncomfortable at any point. I think if you do it slowly your body will naturally get the hint. If you feel engorged I would pump for comfort, but not a whole pumping session and see if it happens the next day. 
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  • mattandbekahmattandbekah
    When I weaned Jack I did the whole cabbage leaves in the bra trick, which actually helped a lot.  Im not sure it helped make it go faster, but oh the relief it gave when they were cold was fabulous. 
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  • jonnygurl76jonnygurl76 member
    I didn't take anything, my OB said using ice packs was best so that is what I did while I was home and it worked.
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