i just got out of the hospital yesterday and my boobs are so swollen and heavy ..what can i do to relive pressure and pain ???
2007-03-17 06:46:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Kimberly is right use cabbage leaves. they really do work! this is what the doctors in our ares of tx say to do. good luck. noone said having big boobs was supposed to hurt huh? lol, for real try the cabbage and you'll see they work.
2007-03-18 15:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wear a tight, binding sports bra or ace bandage around your chest to hold your breasts in as tight as possible to reduce any swelling or further milk supply (make sure you wear breast pads to stop the leaking!). Whatever you do, DON'T pump or express any milk because this will only stimulate milk production more and you will have an even harder time stopping your flow. You can take Tylenol to reduce the pain from the swelling too. Also, warm compresses (washcloth or whatever) will help to relieve some of the pain.
2007-03-21 06:52:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wore 3 small sports bras, all at the same time, to keep them real tight and close so my milk wouldn't come in. I only took them off to shower, then I put them right back on.
I've also heard the cabbage leaf thing works, relieves the heat and swelling, something in the leafs?
2007-03-21 05:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by QT314 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pain only last a couple of days. Please don't give up now. Breast milk is best for the baby. They don't spit up as often and when they do it doesn't smell as bad as formula. They can tolerate breast milk better then formula. they are less likely to have allergies. Breast milk helps keep from having ear infections. My son was breast fed and my daughter wasn't. My daughter kept ear infections. My son has never had one, he is now 2. There are a number of other reasons why you shouldn't give up yet.
2007-03-20 15:45:17 · answer #4 · answered by tabbycat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When i got out of the hospital i wrapped an ace bandage around my boobs and it helped alot some people really believe in using cabbage leaves they say it takes the swelling down and the heat away also.
2007-03-17 12:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by Kimberly M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there's only 3 ways i know of to relieve the swellin' 1. feed that baby 2. pump out the breast milk w/ a pump 3. turn on a warm shower and let it run on your breast....do not put any kind of ointment on breast/nipples.
2007-03-20 22:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by abra_got_personality 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give nursing a try! You never know you might like it! Otherwise Ace wrap tightly and don't pump or nurse if you don't want to and you want to dry up.
2007-03-19 05:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by nicole b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put your baby to your breast and let them latch on. Works every time.
2007-03-17 12:57:57 · answer #8 · answered by Mommy to David 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why can't you breastfeed? That is the quickest way to relieve them.
2007-03-17 20:35:10 · answer #9 · answered by mama3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋