Night Engorgement?

nogo · September 2014

My LO has begun to only wake up one time a night to nurse, whoo hoo! He does a stretch from 9 to somewhere between 3 and 4. The huge downside is I get really engorged. Everyone keeps saying my body will adjust, but it's been a week and half and still no relief! I've only pumped a couple of times because I couldn't take it anymore. I'd really like to not pump, since I don't want my body to think it needs to keep producing that much milk overnight. Anyone experiencing something similar or have any tips? I'd like to take advantage of sleeping instead of lying awake in agony or pumping!

unaveragejane · September 2014

I've found that wearing a looser nursing tank at night has helped me feel a lot more comfortable and eased some of the pain. But my sleep bras are all wrong for my size, so that is a big factor.

INmommy871278 · September 2014

Dd has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks now and I haven't expressed any milk but still wake up engorged. When I decided to stop breast feeding DS due to a lack of milk I would get engorged once a day so I expressed just enough to feel comfortable but not enough to keep milk production going.

shamyfowler · September 2014

How much are you pumping? You should take just enough out to relieve the pressure. It will adjust in time.

missyrissy · September 2014

I pump about 13oz total (6 in the right 7 in the left) about 5x a day and 1x at night. It's getting excessive and I would like to stop producing as much too. My lactation consultant said to wear tight bras and take benedryl at night.

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