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Stopping breastfeeding cold turkey

nursedockternursedockter member
in April 2014 Moms
So the girls turned 10 months a couple weeks ago and I had mastitis for the 4th time and I decided I was fed up and I just quit. I know, I know, everybody says don't quit on a bad day and blah blah blah but seriously, in the last 10 months I can't hardly remember very many GOOD days! Anyway, so the first couple days were of course miserable but then I got past the engorgement and pain and then it was getting better. But then Sunday I started randomly leaking all over the place and then yesterday all day at work I felt like I had a clogged duct. So I got home and thought I would try working it out and I found multiple clogged ducts in both breasts. And this is nearly 2 weeks after stopping. Sorry this is so long but has anyone else experienced this? I was so fed up with the discomfort all these months that I thought I was finally going to get some relief from quitting but it seems like it's still haunting me!! Agh! I don't really want to keep emptying out the ducts because they just fill up again!
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  • kmos816kmos816 member
    I didn't cut cold turkey- i quit more gradually. If you are pumping for relief don't empty the breast completely. I also put cabbage leaves in my bra for a few days and that seemed to help.

    I felt engorged for a good two weeks after I stopped pumping; it finally got better when I was away from my LO for work. Not sure if that's an option but maybe take a day or two away from yours!
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  • BADASBKRCKBADASBKRCK member
    I haven't pumped since mid December and I still have some clogs and if I squeeze my nipples I still get some milk. I was very nearly dried up by the time I quit so Im not sure why I still have milk in there!

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  • nursedockternursedockter member
    Thanks for the input, ladies. I guess l'll just keep riding this rollercoaster! Boobs are so weird.
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  • BADASBKRCKBADASBKRCK member
    nursedockter said:
    Thanks for the input, ladies. I guess l'll just keep riding this rollercoaster! Boobs are so weird.
    Weird and awesome!

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  • Lauren0216Lauren0216 member
    nursedockter   Get Cabbage!  I never bf, but engorgement did happen a few days after having my LO and the cold cabbage was wonderful.  It really helped.  Get the green kind, wash and dry it, and stick a few leaves in a sports bra.  Also, don't stand facing a shower as that is counter productive.  (Ha, I'm assuming that this would all be for someone stopping bfing as I was told to do all of this when I never bfed.)  Good luck!


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  • Jazma11Jazma11 member
    BADASBKRCK said:

    I haven't pumped since mid December and I still have some clogs and if I squeeze my nipples I still get some milk. I was very nearly dried up by the time I quit so Im not sure why I still have milk in there!

    I have milk when I squeeze and I stopped 5 months ago!
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  • BADASBKRCKBADASBKRCK member
    That makes me feel a little better! I kind of wondered if I should have done it differently.

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  • Jazma11Jazma11 member
    I slowly weened nursing and pumping then kinda just quit one day. I was in pain for a week or so and had clogged ducts. But I would hand express a little and eventually they went away. My boobs seem so empty now but someone there is still milk in there after 5 months. Weird.
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    Doing any better today?
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  • BADASBKRCKBADASBKRCK member
    cantwait87 said:
    . My boobs seem so empty now but someone there is still milk in there after 5 months. Weird.
    I call them my sad empty sacks

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    BADASBKRCK said:


    cantwait87 said:

    . My boobs seem so empty now but someone there is still milk in there after 5 months. Weird.

    I call them my sad empty sacks



    Sounds about right! I got a gift card to Victoria Secret for Christmas and my first thought was "these boobs don't deserve a $60 bra." It is Target or Kohls for these sorry suckers. I spent my gift card on panties and sweats. Lol.
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  • nursedockternursedockter member
    It's better than it was earlier this week. The only annoying part is I've been steadily leaking since Sunday! It just seems bizarre that it continues to do that! My boobs are super sore still but the clogs seem smaller. Thanks for all the support!!
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