What happens to your breasts if you never breast feed?

babycrazy1706 · Mar 6th, 2012, 00:43 AM

If when baby is born a woman does not breastfeed atall, what happens to her breasts? Do they still become sore/engorged? When does the milk dry up??

Hayley90 · Mar 6th, 2012, 04:07 AM

mine just went away. it was never painful, or anything really.

Mypreciouskid · Mar 6th, 2012, 06:59 AM

On day 3, mine became huge, swollen, and a bit uncomfortable. Ice packs help, and the discomfort is very temporary..just a couple days.

Loui1001 · Mar 6th, 2012, 08:41 AM

Mine didn't really change at all. I remember that a few days after my LO was born they felt a bit more tender but they didn't change in size and they definitely weren't sore or uncomfortable. Strange!

SabrinaKat · Mar 6th, 2012, 09:53 AM

Mine were tender, sore and engorged around days 2-3 post c-section; I wore a sports bra with some breast pads for a few days; the tenderness did go away a few days later, BUT still dripped a little milk for about 3-4wks (on a t-shirt, so wore a bra with breast pads), but only happened when LO was wanting to nurse (must be the instinctive nature of being a mommy; he would turn towards my breast but also my husband's, so, um, baby a little confused too?), but that has stopped now....

best wishes

Mar 6th, 2012, 00:43 AM	#1
babycrazy1706 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,558	What happens to your breasts if you never breast feed? If when baby is born a woman does not breastfeed atall, what happens to her breasts? Do they still become sore/engorged? When does the milk dry up??

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Mar 6th, 2012, 04:07 AM	#2
Hayley90 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,739	mine just went away. it was never painful, or anything really.

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Mar 6th, 2012, 06:59 AM	#3
Mypreciouskid Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 512	On day 3, mine became huge, swollen, and a bit uncomfortable. Ice packs help, and the discomfort is very temporary..just a couple days.

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Mar 6th, 2012, 08:41 AM	#4
Loui1001 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2,775	Mine didn't really change at all. I remember that a few days after my LO was born they felt a bit more tender but they didn't change in size and they definitely weren't sore or uncomfortable. Strange!

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Mar 6th, 2012, 09:53 AM	#5
SabrinaKat Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Transplanted American living in Ireland Posts: 4,669	Mine were tender, sore and engorged around days 2-3 post c-section; I wore a sports bra with some breast pads for a few days; the tenderness did go away a few days later, BUT still dripped a little milk for about 3-4wks (on a t-shirt, so wore a bra with breast pads), but only happened when LO was wanting to nurse (must be the instinctive nature of being a mommy; he would turn towards my breast but also my husband's, so, um, baby a little confused too?), but that has stopped now.... best wishes

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