When you stopped pumping/BF-ing

How long did it take for your milk to dry up? I stopped pumping yesterday morning. I pumped last night and only pumped one oz from each side cause I was in so much pain and did the samething just a few mins ago. I'm dieing in pain

Will me doing this take longer for my milk to dry up?

Can you use a heating pad or ice packs to help with the pain?

I'm leaking like crazy! And when I shower the water hitting my breasts even hurt. Will the pain go away soon? How long does the pain last and when will I stop leakin like crazy?

Sorry for the ramble and all the questions. This is killing me

Re: When you stopped pumping/BF-ing

When I gave it up we were further along and she wasn't really getting much at that point. I would try hand expressing and taking a shower while doing it...

Hope it doesn't last long!

Re: When you stopped pumping/BF-ing

Don't use heating pads... that brings back the milk. Use ice-packs. Pump less each day just so you don't engorge or you'll be so uncomforable. Start by pumping twice a day to once to none. You may have to wear a bra at night b/c it gets bad, but it'll go away and you'll feel better

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I just went through this and even posted about it... I had pumped for 2 months and needed to stop b/c I was going back to work.

I had slowed pumping to once every 12 hours, then once every 18, then to once a day for about 2 days. I started on a Wednesday, and by 1pm, it had been about 34 hours since last pumping and I was in EXCRUCIATING pain.

Nothing was helping, except heat. I was litterally dipping my boobs in a sink of hot water to soften them b/c they were sooo hard.

I had to pump a little just to relieve the pressure and pumped 3oz from each that day. Then every few hours i would just express a little just to relieve that horrible pressure.

I laughed b/c I would press a hard spot on my boob and a stream of milk would come flying out!!!

Thursday was rough, Friday I felt sore still and even pain when my DS kicked me during me changing his diapers.

Then Saturday came and I was in pain again, and that pressure was back. I took a LONG HOT SHOWER, and expressed enough to make one of the hard spots go away. After that shower, I can honestly say I felt GREAT!!!

Sunday, my boobs actually started to feel like they did before I was PG. I could still feel a little pressure around the nipple area, and still expressed a little.

But by Wednesday, a FULL week later I FELT GREAT!!!!! I could touch my girls without wincing, and even when DS kicked while me changing him I was fine

I am 2 weeks today that I have stopped, and I still leak a VERY LITTLE... But I feel Wonderful!!!!

Good Luck! Unfortunately it does take a while and it was torture and painful, and I probably stretched it out longer by using the heat, but the ice didn't do anything for me...

FM me if need anything!!

Re: When you stopped pumping/BF-ing

Posted by Gina674

I just went through this and even posted about it... I had pumped for 2 months and needed to stop b/c I was going back to work.

I had slowed pumping to once every 12 hours, then once every 18, then to once a day for about 2 days. I started on a Wednesday, and by 1pm, it had been about 34 hours since last pumping and I was in EXCRUCIATING pain.

Nothing was helping, except heat. I was litterally dipping my boobs in a sink of hot water to soften them b/c they were sooo hard.

I had to pump a little just to relieve the pressure and pumped 3oz from each that day. Then every few hours i would just express a little just to relieve that horrible pressure.

I laughed b/c I would press a hard spot on my boob and a stream of milk would come flying out!!!

Thursday was rough, Friday I felt sore still and even pain when my DS kicked me during me changing his diapers.

Then Saturday came and I was in pain again, and that pressure was back. I took a LONG HOT SHOWER, and expressed enough to make one of the hard spots go away. After that shower, I can honestly say I felt GREAT!!!

Sunday, my boobs actually started to feel like they did before I was PG. I could still feel a little pressure around the nipple area, and still expressed a little.

But by Wednesday, a FULL week later I FELT GREAT!!!!! I could touch my girls without wincing, and even when DS kicked while me changing him I was fine

I am 2 weeks today that I have stopped, and I still leak a VERY LITTLE... But I feel Wonderful!!!!

Good Luck! Unfortunately it does take a while and it was torture and painful, and I probably stretched it out longer by using the heat, but the ice didn't do anything for me...

FM me if need anything!!

Re: When you stopped pumping/BF-ing

i just stopped a few weeks ago.. i lived with cold cabbage leaves and that helped more then anything else.. i hand expressed for a few days just to relieve the pressure but i think that only lasted about three or four days