How long until I stop producing milk?

[Wugz22]

I've decided to wean… a little earlier than I had planned but over the last couple weeks, I've been very sick and haven't been producing enough to feed little one exclusively, and pumping at work is going disastrously (I'm a teacher, and can hardly ever get enough time to properly pump). It's been such a stress that I've just decided to slowly wean… but it doesn't seem to be working! It's been a week now and I'm always so painfully engorged that I have to pump. I never empty them, but then I'm just engorged again in a few hours! How do I stop the milk?

 

[cflower04]

I think the trick is to hand express just a small amount to relieve the pressure. Pumping is possibly confusing your body into producing more milk.