2006-09-21 04:37:54 · 6 answers · asked by nikky 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
If you stop without weaning the baby off breast feeding, you will become engorged. Sometimes, even with taking baby down to one feeding a day, if you make a lot of milk, you may become engorged. It takes time for the body to adjust to not having to provide milk. You may be uncomfortable for a few days but it will pass. If you have "hot spots" on your chest, you may have developed an infection or have a blocked duct. If the pain is intense, you need to see a doctor. If you do have an infection or blocked duct, you can try hot and cold packs on the area for 20 minutes 3 times a day. You first do hot until it cools and then put a cold compress on until it warms and keep switching. You would still need to see your doctor.
2006-09-21 04:48:02 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mothers who wean their children too quickly will often experience breast pain. This is because weaning is meant to be an extremely gradual, not sudden process.
Stopping breastfeeding to quickly sets a mother up to experience engorgement, plugged ducts and mastitis. This is because the breasts are still making milk, but that milk is not being removed from the breast causing pain and possible infection (mastitis).
If possible, put your baby back to your breast and restart the weaning process so that it's slow and not sudden. The best thing to do is to cut out one feeding a week until you've eliminated all the feedings. This prevents breast pain resulting from occuring and helps to eliminate your risk of developing plugged ducts or mastitis.
If you will not put your baby back to your breast and restart the weaning process, you might want to try expressing milk to relieve the pressure (and the source of your pain) periodically until you no longer are in pain or making milk. This, like restarting the weaning process, should be S L O W.
Of course, by the sound of your question, you may already be in the early stages of mastitis. So be watchful of yourself and make sure you don't develop a fever. You can head to your doctor for an antibiotic and taking acetomenophin may help with the pain.
Sage tea is thought to help you dry up.
2006-09-21 04:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When women stop breast feeding there is usually some milk left in her breast.If your in pain then you should see your gynecologist so he can give you the right kind of medication that will dissolve what ever is left because it can cause serious damage to you health if left for long.
2006-09-21 05:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by Elennie P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what type of pain you are experiencing. If you have a blocked milk duct that is infected, you have mastitis, you will have flu like symptoms. It may even be from being engorged with milk and no release since you are no longer nursing.
2006-09-21 05:00:59 · answer #4 · answered by madevali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never did, but I have heard that the milk "drying up" can cause pain. It might be an old wives' tale.
2006-09-21 04:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I weaned my daughter very slowly, over a 2 month period, and did not experience any pains.
2006-09-21 04:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋