i have been having engorged nipples after weaning my baby 10 days back. i havnt tried pumping out cause it may keep the milk flowing. is it ok?
2-3 weeks maximum. dont pump as it will keep the milk flow running..
how many days does it take to dry up ur milk after weaning your baby?
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I didn’t pump mine either, and everyone dries up at different rates. It took me about 12 days though…. one tip though, if your breats hurt, put a bag of peas on them or an ice pack, something cold. It helps TURST ME!!!!
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Dont pump….
Bind your breast…..they have back wraps at walmart and walgreens…only dont wrap the back…wrap your breasts…mine were better in 4 days…..and was able to take it off….did this with all 4 babies…..you have to make sure it is very very tight…..and wash your breast at least 3-4 times per day…cuz they wil be stinky…
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2-3 weeks maximum. dont pump as it will keep the milk flow running..
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Definitely don’t pump. Wear a tight bra as much as possible. Put cold compresses on them to ease discomfort.
Take some tylenol.
It should only be a couple more days.
….I will clarify……… You can still produce milk months later yes- but you will not be engorged for months. You may be engorged for a couple more DAYS and that should be the end of it- but it is possible that you will make milk (in very tiny amounts) for months.
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Just your nipples are engorged?
The only time I had to worry about engorgement was in the beginning when my milk came in.
Cabbage leaves. Take a cabbage leaf, crumble it like a piece of paper, flatten back out, and line your bra with it. Wear that for a few hours a day and your milk will dry up, at the very least it will help with the engorgement.- It works! thing is to get the juices flowing in the leaf.
My daughter weaned me slowly, so I didn’t have to worry about engorgement. Every few days she’d refuse feedings from my breast. Started with lunches, then the evening feeding, then the morning feedings.
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I stopped breastfeeding over 2 months ago and I could still re-lactate as there is still a little there. It took about 2 weeks for the milk to stop coming in everytime the baby cried because he was hungry though and for the size to go back to normal.
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Days? You could produce milk for months after you wean…
Weaning is a long process if done correctly (slowly.)
You are correct that if you pumped it would encourage your body to keep making milk. If you’re totally engorged though and it is painful, then pumping just for 1-2 minutes to relieve some pressure might help… just don’t empty the full contents of your breast.
*Save that milk too! Put it in a bottle for the baby!*
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It took my milk a while to dry up, around 3-4 weeks, then I leaked for a while after that.
The engorged feeling will go away soon, then you’ll just leak for a short time.
I wouldn’t recommend pumping, your body will think your are still breastfeeding and will keep producing milk.
Try wearing a sports bra, the pressure against your chest will help dry it up quicker.
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When my breasts became painful as I was weaning my son, I would pump JUST A LITTLE BIT, enough to reduce the pressure and only if I absolutely couldn’t take it any more. I didn’t experience any issues doing that and my milk completely dried up in about 2 weeks.
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it takes a long time for your milk to dry up, i have a 2 yr old daughter that breastfed for 18 months and still to this day i will leak once in a while.
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