help i feel like my boobs are gonna explode!?

Question

how do i get the milk to go away i was breast feeding but wanna stop but it hurts too much when i stop. Is there something i can do

Answer 1

You need to stop SLOWLY and NOT all at once. This is gentler on baby AND on your body. Stopping "cold turkey" can cause you to get engorged, which can lead to plugged ducts and even mastitis.

It's better to cut out one feeding about every 5 days, replacing it with a bottle. This way your body can step down production. If you are no longer feeling like you are gettting full in between nursing, then it's OK to cut the next. If you start experiencing extreme "I'm gonna explode" engorgement, then you are going too fast.

Cabbage leaves worn in your bra can help with engorgement. Ibuprofen is also fine to take. Ice packs (bags of frozen peas work well) can also help make you more comfortable.

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Answer 2

Well, first let me say that I think you should keep trying. Your boobs will only be huge and hard and painful for the first week or two. You just have to keep feeding your baby ON DEMAND. That way your milk will regulate and your breast size will go back to normal. If you are giving your baby bottles, STOP because you are making the pain last longer!! Breastfeed your baby on demand and within a few weeks your breasts and milk will regulate.

If you really really really do NOT want to breastfeed anymore, you have to wait through a few painful days until your milk dries up. Expressing a LITTLE milk out in the shower can help. I have also heard that cabbage leaves on your breasts can help with engourgement also.

Breast milk is all about supply and demand. If you breastfeed your baby, you body will continue to make milk. If you STOP breastfeeding your baby, your body will stop making milk.

Answer 3

I had that problem you have to fight the urge to feed or pump thats going to make matters worse get in the shower massage your brests with the water right on your chest the milk will spray out like a fountain it takes a little while but the pain will stop but you cant feed or pump that will cause you to make more milk less milk less pain

Answer 4

To stop the milk production u need to bind your breast and not immerse then in any warm water. Any old wise tale is that you heat up a brick on the stove and once it's hot you drop some of your milk onto it and it's supposed to dry up. I did this with my first child because she was breastfed for two days and it worked. Good luck!

Answer 5

try puttin cabbage leaves in the freezer and putting them on ur chest...or put a little water in a diaper and put it in the freezer and that will help the swelling....nursing pads work very well too.....it shouldnt take long for ur milk to go away bc ur no longer using it....try takin some pain medicine so they dont hurt as bad....hope this helped....

Answer 6

you need a breast pump , or just Squeeze them yourself , in the Shower. it hurts , but it helps a ton. Also , put some ice packs in a sports bra an wear it , it helps the swelling an the pain !

Answer 7

I heard cabbage leaves help alot. Wet the leaves put them in the freezer for abot 10 minutes and them stuff them in your bra the cold will help also. Good luck but I understand your pain.

Answer 8

DO NOT TAKE A WARM/HOT SHOWER... don't listen to anyone that tells you to do this... in reality it actually makes the problem WORSE..... it will feel better in the shower... but when you get out it stimulates more milk production.. don't do it.

Answer 9

Wear a tight bra ALL the time..even to bed. Avoid any stimulation. DO NOT pump or squeeze out the milk or you will just keep producing it.

Answer 10

My sister had the same problem and the doctor told her to freeze a damp towel and then place it around her neck.