if your not breastfeeding, how long does it normally take for your milk to dry up and has anyone heard of the methods to make them stop hurting?? my sister is doing the cabbage in the bra thing.
2006-10-31 14:07:02 · 9 answers · asked by erica5172003 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i forgot to add that she wont be breastfeeding. she just got out the hospital today, after being there since thursday so yea.
2006-10-31 14:24:15 · update #1
Ugh, I sympathize with her.
Sadly, it is going to hurt and she will probably experience leakage. There are many things she can do to allievate the pain and engorgement. As for the length of time, it depends on how many feedings she was doing before she decided to wean. I was informed to slowly cut out a feeding every three to seven days depending on the pain I was in. The reason why you do it slow, so your breasts aren't hard and have blocked ducts; your body will learn that the milk supply is no longer needed for that feeding.
She can also use a wash cloth to take away the heat and tynelol for the pain - she can express the milk by hand and make sure the knots or blocked ducts are working out too.
2006-10-31 14:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yea, cabbage in the bra might help! When I got home from the hospital (after 4 days there), oh my goodness I filled up quick, and it was very painful. I used ice packs- that really helped. It'll get better, just takes a little bit!
2006-10-31 22:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by m930 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is the Cabbage thing? I breast fed my son for 6 mo. he is now 20 mo old and my boobs still leak. But when they would hurt I would stand in a warm shower. I don't know if it actually helped but atleast felt like I was doing something.
2006-10-31 22:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Who Me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can take a while, and most doctors won't give you anything to make it faster. Cabbage leaves, warm packs, and a very tight bra are about all we have, and just waiting it out.
When I weaned my boys, it took about a week and a half before I wasn't jus tin constant pain, and the whole proccess took about a month.
2006-10-31 22:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try to manually express it if it starts to hurt, that is what I did. It helps relieve the pressure, and if there is no consistency with a baby sucking on the nipple, your body will quit producing. Try doing warm compresses to relieve the knots, and YES cabbage works wonders.
2006-11-01 02:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cabbage leaves in the bra, ice packs for the swelling and ibuprofen for any discomfort.
Or better yet...convince her to at least try giving some of the milk to the baby. :-)
2006-10-31 22:46:47 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cabbage leave are fine, it is the chlorophyll that does it, but a darker vegetable leave like Collard greens works better.
In addition my kid's mother also used Campho faneek. It hasen drying them up as well as relieve.
2006-10-31 22:58:39 · answer #7 · answered by GERALD S. MCSEE 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wrap them up in an ace bandage and wera a bra they won't stop hurting but it will stop the throbbing and tingling hurt. It will usually take 1-2 weeks
2006-10-31 22:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by do you know me? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it takes about a week or two for it to dry up completly
2006-11-01 00:18:14 · answer #9 · answered by ang. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋