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LoLaBlue
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Drying up breast milk
Hi ladies-
I'm going back to work in less than 2 weeks and would like to slowly drying up my breast milk. I didn't have that much milk coming in anyway & only pumped 2x a day but I hear its so painful once you stop.
I have heard cabbage leaves help so I'm going to try that.
Do I stop cold turkey? How long does it take for the milk to dry up and the pain to stop?
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sleepie76
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Re: Drying up breast milk
If you are only pumping/nursing 2x a day it probably shouldnt be too bad.
I stopped at 10 months and was only pumping 2 bottles at that point. It was an uncomfortable tingle for a couple days but dried up really quickly after that.
I didnt use anything.
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MrsRapz
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Drying up breast milk
i weaned myself off ... pumped twice a day for a week or so, then went down to once a day ... then every other day .... then just stopped.
i had some pain but nothing major
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| Posted 4/4/13 9:53 AM |
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nicknmb
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Re: Drying up breast milk
If you are only pumping twice a day and nothing else, you should be fine. DD totally just cut me off at 9 months. I felt a little uncomfortable for a few days, but nothing terrible (no leaking or anything) - and that was that. You should be fine.
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| Posted 4/4/13 10:08 AM |
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LoLaBlue
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Re: Drying up breast milk
do you girls think I should just pump once a day and then stop all together?
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| Posted 4/4/13 11:08 AM |
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cateyemm
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Re: Drying up breast milk
if you're pumping twice a day, slowly cut the length of your pump times and then you can drop one pump then the next. do it gradually.
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| Posted 4/4/13 11:20 AM |
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LoLaBlue
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Re: Drying up breast milk
Posted by cateyemm
if you're pumping twice a day, slowly cut the length of your pump times and then you can drop one pump then the next. do it gradually.
thanks!
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| Posted 4/4/13 11:24 AM |
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LoLaBlue
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Re: Drying up breast milk
and what about leaky boobs?
this will happen either way correct?
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| Posted 4/4/13 11:24 AM |
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JDubs
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Re: Drying up breast milk
cabbage leaves! they really work! Also make sure not to let the warm water hit your chest in the shower.
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| Posted 4/4/13 11:53 AM |
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Re: Drying up breast milk
when i stopped I went down a pump cycle every few days for about 3 weeks till I was pumping 1x for about a week. Then I stopped... thankfully, and not sure if this was rare, i had no leaking and no pain. I did hear people swear by cabbage leaves but I didn't have a need for them.
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