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Drying up milk

jessicamusejessicamuse member
in July 2015 Moms
How long does it take to dry breast milk up?
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Re: Drying up milk

  • mnj05mnj05 member
    It depends on how much you've produced and what methods you use to dry up. I did not produce much more than colostrum with my first and it only took a couple of days to dry up. I didn't use anything to help, just waited.

    This time I produced more but still not a lot. I stopped a week ago and have not dried up completely. I leak just enough that I have to wear the pads in my bra.

    Things that I have heard from friends that help are cold cabbage leaves in the bra, sage tea, peppermint, ice packs.

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  • ekennedy4908ekennedy4908 member
    I think sudafed can help dry it up. I know you aren't supposed to take it while BF because it can decrease your supply.
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  • MCH77MCH77 member
    I previously had a lost at 24w, where my milk came in. It look about a week to dry up. I used cold cabbage leaves and cold showers and wore tight bras.

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  • PurpleBookmarkPurpleBookmark member
    I had one really bad day where I was completely engorged but now it's easing up. A week should hopefully be it.

    I use tight sports bras, avoid the water spray in the shower touching my chest as much as possible and for pain I slept with a bag of frozen peas on my chest for one night.
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