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Boobs!

justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
in May 2015 Moms
Anyone else's boobs feeling really heavy between feeds?? I'm told that this "fullness" feeling will subside and they will feel more normal soon. But when is soon?? My LO was 6 weeks yesterday and I still feel so heavy!!! I also have an oversupply which is likely contributing but my gosh I would love to feel a bit normal in that area again. Between this heaviness and sore nipples, I don't think I'll ever be the same again.

On a side note, I realized yesterday how much bigger my boobs have gotten. Once I lose this baby belly, I will look awesome!!! Haha!
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  • agilber3agilber3 member
    Yup! I feel like I letdown like every 2 hours too! I was pretty small chested before getting preggo and even now my boobs are touching and I have cleavage! I never had that problem before. My husband is liking it though! Lol. I'd like to fit into some of my shirts though...
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  • Ashypoo923Ashypoo923 member
    edited July 2015
    I am glad someone else is going through this! My boobs are rock hard, nipples are super super sore, and I letdown all the time! Also, leaking all the time and I feel like there is milk everywhere. I hope this gets better for us!
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  • keitlin415keitlin415 member
    I go through several disposable breast pads a day. I pump to empty once a day and store one side's then feed baby a bottle with the other. I feel so relieved after that! I'm going to enjoy these boobs as long as I can though bc they shrank back after DD1...just bought a new swimsuit with lots of cleavage lol!
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  • erinjason11erinjason11 member
    I have the same problem. I have to pump once in the middle of the night and once first thing when I wake up. I usually pump 10-12 ounces at a time, that's how full I get :( I even have to pump a little even before or after each feeding. I definitely have an oversupply but I'm not complaining bc I have stored a ton of breast milk! The things we do for our LO! I'm really happy I won't have to give her formula!
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  • lestes1121lestes1121 member
    The fullness should subside by week 8. My LO is 9wo and I don't feel full all the time now.
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  • justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
    Thank you @lestes1121 !! DS will be 7 weeks on Wednesday so you have given me a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

    I still feel so engorged at night, although it's definitely getting better. But I can still easily tell which boob I nursed off of last because they are so uneven. It also doesn't help that DS only nurses for 5 minutes so I have to go back to the same breast after he burps so that he will get the hind milk. I feel like I would be more even if I switched breasts partway through. But anytime I try that his poop turns green :(
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  • lestes1121lestes1121 member
    Keep him on the same breast then. My LO only eats for 5-7 mutes total because my flow is so fast. I can pump 5 ounces in less in 5 minutes. So we only do one breast per feeding. You will still get a fullness if your LO spaces feedings out longer than they normally do but other than that the full feeling goes away. Which it kind of makes you panic a little. Or it did me. I felt like I was drying up but I'm not.
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  • MrsElizabethPlanoMrsElizabethPlano member
    i liked the fullness that I had the first time around. it lasted a few days with this LO but now they just feel sad and floppy all the time.
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  • kaitlynn_kkaitlynn_k member
    My boobs are hard as bricks still every couple days. I feel like I'm over it and then bam. Engorged and sore and I feel like I let down all the time! She had a growth spurt day on Saturday so she ate a lot. Is that why we are back to so much milk? How come it only takes one day to make more but it seems like 3 or 4 of engorgement to back off.
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  • chipmk228chipmk228 member
    I'm 9 weeks postpartum with a 1-2oz per 15 min pumping session supply and my boobs hurt and are rock hard several times a day! Mostly in the morning.
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  • justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
    Today was the first time in forever that I woke up for his middle of the night feed and wasn't engorged!!!! I almost cried I was so happy.

    Then I woke up for his next feed engorged on the right but DS was still able to latch thankfully.

    He will be 8 weeks old tomorrow. I'm really hoping we are making some progress now!!
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