Pain Pain and More Pain Ready To Dry Up

Re: Pain Pain and More Pain Ready To Dry Up

• kwentela member

  May 2016 edited May 2016

  Go slowly, cut out one pumping session every few days and then cut out another by going slightly longer between sessions and continue doing that pattern, you can also put green cabbage leaves on your breasts during this time. I've been told "the greener color the better" ... Don't rush the process or you risk giving yourself another mastitis. I would contact a lactation consultant for more pointers since you are so prone to mastitis already and weaning kinda puts you at risk for it 

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• lrayas member

  May 2016

  I'm drying up my supply too and I EP. I bought a tea called No More Milk and I think it's helped! I cut down my pumping time by 5 min each session. Then dropped one session entirely. I'm probably down to 45 min of pumping a day and it's been a week. 

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• Mamabeagle member

  May 2016

  I was almost EP, and have been working on stopping as well. First I stopped my MOTN pump for a week, then, I would normally get X ounces each session, so I decreased to one ounce less every few days. Then spread out my remaining sessions further. It is taking about 2 weeks but I think that's to be expected. 

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• ctmamaoftwo member

  May 2016

  Also taking an antihistamine (zyrtec or claritine...) will be dry you up quicker and hey may even help you breath better.

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• tfrangul member

  May 2016

  I don't have any advice but I'm going to say I feel your pain. I got mastitis 2 weeks ago and I have never been so sick in my life. The flu like symptoms were worse than the pain for me. Maybe because I've never had the flu?  All I Know is that I would not wish that upon anyone. MISERABLE!  Good luck mama and take care of your self! 

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• ashleyandjody member

  May 2016 edited May 2016

  In addition to just regular allergy medicine, I was also told to not take Sudafed because it would dry up my supply! Something you might want to try OP since it's also a pain reliever (consult your doctor though if on other medication)
  
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• chillmama1518 member

  May 2016

  ashleyandjody said:

  In addition to just regular allergy medicine, I was also told to not take Sudafed because it would dry up my supply! Something you might want to try OP since it's also a pain reliever (consult your doctor though if on other medication)
  
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  Sudafed is not a pain reliever, it is a decongestant. Over the counter medications are not without side effects, sudafed causes wakefulness and sometimes side effects similar to too much caffeine. Definitely don't want to take it at night if you're not using it to breath better from a cold! 
  Over the counter antihistamines aren't really proven to dry up supply, it's more anecdotal (some people have said it reduced their supply but no real evidence to back it up)
  I'd avoid taking these medications just to decrease supply and stick with reducing pumping as pp's have suggested or talking to lactation consultant. 
  * I'm a pharmacist 

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• ashleyandjody member

  May 2016 edited May 2016

  @babyA4242 I thought OP might be suffering from allergies like so many others right now, and suggested taking Sudafed because I know it also relieves sinus pressure headaches (not necessarily a pain reliever, but reduces pressure). I'm sorry for the confusion and assumption! I'm just passing along information that my doctor told me about Sudafed.
  
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• ShortStuff5 member

  June 2016

  A friend of mine told me to slowly decrease the amount pumped so instead of 5/6 oz everytime do 4 oz for few days then 3 oz then 2 and so on till my supply has adjusted and I can drop sessions in also trying to go atleast 5 hrs between pumps hoping this will work.

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