STM help me with a non breast feeding question.

Re: STM help me with a non breast feeding question.

• mirdamae03 member

  May 2014

  No experience but I think I remember hearing sudafed or some other medicine can help dry you up quicker.

  

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• sthomas1222 member

  May 2014 edited May 2014

  Sudafed or antihistamines, keep with the cabbage leaves, tight sports bra, and leave them alone. It'll be a week or so. 
  
  ETA: There's also a tea from Earth Mama Angel Baby called No More Milk Tea.

  
  

  
  

  

   
  

  
  

  
  

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• CMDR513 member

  May 2014

  Wearing a bra 24/7 for a week or so helped with mine.

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• cnbean member

  May 2014

  The Earth Mama No More Milk Tea dried me up in a few days. I would try that if you are wanting something quick.

      

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• MerryLove member

  May 2014

  My doula recommended eating lots of parsley when I am ready to stop breastfeeding; it's supposed to help reduce milk supply. 

  

  
  

  

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• stephierd81 member

  May 2014

  Thanks. They haven't been as bad as I expected but I'm just kinda waiting for it to get extreme.

   

   

  

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• ksyknelvr73 member

  May 2014

  They may not get extreme with all you are already doing. When I quit BFing it was about a week before I wasn't engorged and sore but I still leaked for a couple more weeks after that

  
  
  BFP # 1 - 12/19/09 EDD 08/27/10 - D&C 1/26/10 @ 9w5d
  
  BFP # 2 - 06/05/10 EDD 02/17/11, DS1 born on 2/14/11
  
  BFP # 3 - 04/10/13 EDD 12/21/13 - D&C 05/15/13 @ 8w4d
  
  BFP # 4 - 07/27/13 EDD 04/08/14 - CP 07/29/13

   

  BFP # 5 - 09/14/13 EDD 05/28/14, DS2 born on 5/22/14 

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• pistolpackinmomma member

  May 2014

  Since you started off the bat trying to not let it come in, it may not get that bad. Mine took about a week or so but I had started out EBFing. I think I had heard peppermint can also decrease supply.

  
  

   
  

    

  
  

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• jenniferroshto member

  May 2014

  I was engorged for 3-4 days. DD is two weeks old today and I still leak but no soreness or anything.

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• jjtyler member

  May 2014

  My milk came in at Day 4 and I looked like a porn star.  I have been wearing my bras a size smaller 24/7 with a tight tank top over it and withstanding COLD, COLD water for at least a minute in each boob when I shower.

  
  

  They have gone down about 4 days and I have had no leaking.  Will probably do the bra/tank top through next week.

  
  

  Good luck!

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• frasey member

  May 2014

  We FF'd from day 1 here. Milk came in on day 4 and it was fast an furious. OUCH. I tried various things but I dunno if they helped, bc it took several days to feel noticeable improvement, like 5 or so. I wore a bra 24/7, cabbage leaves, antihistamines (apparently the ones that actually help to dry up milk are difficult to find!), taking lots of Advil to help w the pain... I feel better now a week later, but still get a bit of a let down reflex. I wish there were some way to prevent it all!

  

  
  

  
  

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