Hey Mommies, got kinda of a personal question?

Question

Had my baby a week ago and my breaset really really hurt. I have to wear a bra all day and night otherwise they hurt. Im not breastfeeding so I didn't know how long it would take for them to stop producing milk, or even if they do. Any tips on things i can do to maybe stop them from hurting for a while?? THANK YOU

Answer 1

The best thing that I found that helped was taking a hot shower. Let the water run over your breasts for a while. It will help to relieve the pain. Don't pump any out!! Your body will think that you are breastfeeding and it will keep producing milk, and you will never get relief. It takes about 2-3 weeks for your breasts to go back to normal ( or somewhat). Wear very supported and padded bras. The less they move around, the less they will hurt. I know that this sounds crazy, but try holding your baby whenever they start to hurt. Somehow the body knows that your baby is close, and some pressure will be relieved. My doctor told me to do this, and I thought he was crazy, but it actually works. I hope you feel better soon. It will pass, eventually. I wish the best for you and your baby. Good luck!!

Check out the site below. Read the section, If you are bottle feeding... It lists a few helpful tips.

Answer 2

If you haven't nursed at all, then you should be getting towards the end of this special kind of torture, engorgement.

Wear a tighter bra, like a sports bra, and take some tylenol. You can also take a warm shower, and a little milk will come out, just enough to relieve some pressure, but not enough to make your body think that it needs to make more.

If it continues for more than about 5 more days, call your OB or midwife, or the hospital where you had the baby. They will have a lactation consultant, and she will be able to help you. You might have to leave her a message if she isn't on duty that day.

Also, if there are places on you breasts that feel hot to the touch, then you could have mastis, an infection of the milk ducts. Call your OB right away on this one, as they'll want you to take antibiotics.

Good luck!

Answer 3

if they are swollen and hard what you can do is just squeeze a little milk out while in the shower not too much but just enough to get rid of the pain and swelling. if you squeeze too much then you will have the problem for a longer time. but just a little every few days or what ever will just release the pressure there and won't cause you to have them like that for longer. i did this and it works.
you can also try alternating hot and cold, ok warm and cold. you can use wash clothes or heating pad, hot water bottle. it relieves the swelling.
you will stop producing milk it can take a while for some but it shouldn't be too long though. usually about a week or less (after you first get your milk supply) that you body gets the signal that you aren't using the milk so it stops producing it. but it won't be like drying up over night it will take time but once the swelling and pain goes away it isn't too long after that.
hope this helped.

Answer 4

As for what you can do, someone suggested cabbage leaves, try that. Also, one of the nurses at the hospital suggested for me to put a bag of frozen peas on them when they're hurting.

Whatever you do, don't pump it out and if you get lumps, don't massage them out, because if you do that, the milk won't dry up (which needs to happen). Also, keep a soft cup comfortable bra on 24/7. That's really all you can do.

They used to have a shot that they could give you to help dry them out, but I was told they don't do that anymore.

I had my baby 2 weeks ago and my breasts stopped hurting almost a week ago, so hopefully yours will stop here soon! Good luck!

To those of you pushing the breastfeeding on her, you need to stop, it's the mothers choice, no one elses. Not all mothers are able to do it, so mind your own business.

Answer 5

The reason your breasts hurt is because they're still producing more milk & building up pressure. The best thing you can do is buy a breast pump to let some of it out. This should help alot w/ the pain. You should probably do it at least every other day for a few weeks until your body realizes that you're not using the milk & slows down production. This should also keep some of the stretching to a minimum.

Answer 6

Warm showers or baths. They will dry up but it will take awhile-maybe a week or two. Expressing a little won't hurt either. A heating pad on low can provide some comfort too. If your breasts feel HOT then you could have a plugged milk duct that could lead to an infection so contact your doctor if thats the case. Also cabbage leaves in your bra may help with the pain too. Good Luck.

Answer 7

If you are choosing not to breastfeed, it may take a few days for your breasts not to become engorged with milk. Cold cabbage leaves work wonders for engorgement. Also, a warm shower should help. You do not want to express too much milk by hand as it will signal to your body to keep producing milk. The breast milk will eventually dry up. Good luck.

Answer 8

From what I was told they should of gave you pills to stop the producing of the milk. As for the pain use a heating pad or a hot wash cloth and help let some of the milk out. You will feel a lot better. Take some Tylenol and get as much rest as you can. But whatever you do, do not drink it will explode your breasts. It happened to my mom.

Sincerely yours,
Laurie

Answer 9

I had the same with my third child massive production of milk though unable to breastfeed due to medical reasons of the child. You didnt state if you did want to Breastfeed. If your not wanting to breast feed there is a way of that I myself found helpful was to relieve the milk supply in the shower not enough to stimulate more production of milk, wearing a very tight bra with cabbage leaves to help with the pain. A doctor was one who told me about the cabbage leaves figure that one. If your not fully expressing then your body will stop supplying the milk. It took around 5 days for me for my milk supply to cease. If you are wanting to breastfeed you can hire or buy self expressing machines. Your maternal health care nurse and hospital will assist you with this. Good Luck with your new born baby and a healthy and happy life to both of you.

Answer 10

They should stop hurting any time now, normally it takes around a week I think for them to stop producing milk. Warm showers are great to help with the pain. If you choose to not breastfeed for your second child (I know, too early to think of that just yet!) you can take some sort of medication to prevent lactation and thus not have to deal with this. Sorry, dont know the name of it though!