Engorgement

[bump#1]

mums exclusively forumal feeding. How did you relieve your engorged boobs?

I'm in agony!

 

[Rosie06]

i slept with ice packs down my bra on a night the next morning they felt so much better, i feel your pain x

 

[baileybubs]

I put a really tight bra on and slept in it (well I still am thanks to leaky nipples!) and also tried putting cold cabbage leaves down my bra lol! Lovely smell I also avoided getting them warm under the shower or bath and took painkillers.

 

[KayBea]

keep them as cool as possible. x

 

[PumpkinBump]

Get a head of cabbage and put it in the freezer. Once its nice and frozen, take 2 cabbage leafs off and put one on each boob. It helps a lot.

 

[tryfor2]

I second what everyone else has said. Also, Sudafed (pseudo ephedrine) apparently helps dry it up. I've used it after having both of my children and though I have nothing to compare it to, I believe it helped. This is off-label use of course, and still not a well known strategy, but my public health nurse actually recommended it.