I just stoped breastfeeding my baby. I did that gradually, so both the baby and I would have a smooth transition. Last week I was breastfeeding every two days and now that I finally quit (This is the 3rd day without breastfeeding) my breasts are engorged and sore, especially inside the nipple area. Is that normal for the nipples to feel like there are little rocks underneath them? What can I do to help the engorgement and soreness? What's going to happen to this "left over" milk inside my breasts? HELP!
2007-07-12 05:41:32 · 6 answers · asked by Mrs.Eve 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
use hotpads and pressure to help your breasts stop making milk. You body will re-absorb the milk eventually, but it will hurt for awhile. Don't pump the milk out, it wil only encourage you to make more. If its really painful, express a little to take off the pressure, but not much. Call you dr, there are meds you can take to speed up the dry out. Good luck
2007-07-12 05:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by parental unit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just recently went back to work and i to had to stop breastfeeding. I weened my daughter and then i had to help myself, because within three days I to had engorged beast that had me almost in tears. Try a hot shower and then massaging your breasts pushing towards the nipple, if the shower doesn't work try using a hot water bottle or microwave bag, after a few min massage your breasts. This really helped me relieve the pain as the massaging breaks ups the little rocks you are feeling and expressed the excess milk. I hope this works for you, and i really does get better!! let me know how its going.
2007-07-12 06:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get in the warm shower and gently express some of your milk until the engorgement goes down. Your milk will dry up eventualy. Make sure you do this, because if you don't, you could get an infection in your milk ducts and that pain is even worse.
2007-07-12 05:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by pennpromp12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Become one with some cabbage leaves. Seriously. go get a head of cabbage and put the leaves right on your breasts. The engorgement should abate.
2007-07-12 05:48:56 · answer #4 · answered by Dalice Nelson 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Moist warm compresses for about 15 mins. This will help tremedously! If you develop a fever call the doctor could have mastitis.
Good luck!
2007-07-12 05:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ditto on the cabbage.
2007-07-12 06:16:33 · answer #6 · answered by christyn79 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋