Milk dry up??

[mrsthomas623]

Morning ladies, after a few rough days and nights of attempting to BF and express breast milk.. .we have made the decision that FFing is a better choice for us. Feeling pretty good about the choice as was getting very stressed and emotional trying to do BFing.

My next concern is the milk dry up, what is to be expected and what can I do to help the progress. I had only been BFing/pumping for 5 days if that makes a difference. T

hanks in advanced ladies!

 

[haley09]

great question, i was about to ask the same.

 

[bubbles123]

Mine went very quickly. I was uncomfy for a day or two and there was still a little there if I squeezed for a few weeks after that but was fine, no real discomfort or leaking. My supply was probably pretty low though as I had to exclusively express as baba couldn't latch on. People swear by putting cabbage leaves in their bras if they get any discomfort but I never tried that myself! X

 

[LeanneS177]

Hi, I BF my DD for about 3 months. I stupidly thought I could just stop! I think because youve only done it a short time you can go cold turkey (not 100% on this though). I found when my boobs got really sore having a hot shower and gently pressing to release a little milk helped soothe me. dont try and express using a pump as this will only produce more milk (i did this!) and like the other lady said, cabbage leaves are fantastic if your really achy - just remember to change the leaves every hour or so as they start to cook almost!! lol this happened to me too!! good luck

 

[haley09]

cabbage leaves worked on me great and my MIL also Binded me and i was better in two days

 

[mrsthomas623]

Thanks ladies! I had about 2 days of pain and now they have gone soft but are still leaking a little bit. I just wore a very tight fitting bra and didnt touch them for the 2 days! haha Now I just have to make sure I wear the pads or I leak like crazy!