Stopping breastfeeding advice on engorgement pls

[gemxgem]

Hi

I'm cutting bf down to once in the morning and I've gradually done it over past few days but today I've woken up and my right breast is like a basketball hard as a rock and lumpy. Don't want to get mastitis so I've pumped 2oz off just to relieve the pain but 6 hours later its starting to get a bit painful again.

How long does it last and any advice would be really appreciated

Thanks xxx

 

[cat lover]

i would pump an oz when you are seriously uncomfortable

 

[cat lover]

also u may get more advice on the ff forum hun, as i guess most of the ladies who browse here are stil bf xx

 

[pinkstarbinks]

interested to know this too i'll be stalking

 

[tinytabby]

I'd just pump off a little less each day. I cut my feeds down one feed every week so it was much more gradual, but you can pump instead of feeding and control how you cut down that way.

 

[Dk1234]

I'd ask in ff cause when I stopped I didn't get engirged at all but I cut down really slowly and I was pregnant

 

[aliss]

Trying to reduce over a few days is probably too little time for an almost 6 month old as you are producing large amounts now, I would try and space it out over a bit longer time if you can. I stopped at only 1 week with my 1st and it took almost a week, I think you are quite at risk of mastitis by 5ish months so slower is better. Good luck!