Drying up milk
Think I'm done breastfeeding. I got mastitis and now am battling thrush and I keep getting clogged ducts. Everyday is agony for me. I'm at crossroads right now and it feels like it's catch 22. Ladies who dried up their milk this far into bfing, how did you safely dry up your milk without getting an infection or having complications? My ob refuses to provide me with any medications.
Texacalim- a pump is not as efficient as a baby for sucking out clogs and when I was pumping and dumping for the week I was on antibiotics, I got multiple clogs. Going full time pumping will make it worse for my body ? and previously I was bfing during the day and pumping at night when I got mastitis.
Ashley- did you still bf? Or were you an exclusive pumper? I'm nervous a bra will constrict milk flow and cause a clog. Ugh! This is hard.
Jess- thanks!!! Bought cabbage today but can't find sage tea?? Found peppermint though
Crharmer- that's amazing!! Unfortunately in pretty sure it'll cause an infection with me...
Holly- I want to wean slowly so to avoid clogs and mastitis again- do you know if Sudafed is safe for the baby?
I drank peppermint tea and tried cabbage in the bra but that didn't work. I stopped pumping completely (did what my Dr said) and wore a sports bra 24/7. I was uncomfortable for the first few days but I'm feeling so much better now! It will be a week on Sunday and my boobs are feeling "normal".
Im in the process of drying mine up. He cries so much thogh cuz he still wants it after he's done w his bottle. Anyways I've spaced out the feedings right now im pretty much feeding once a day and one at night. The rest is formula bottle n today we're doing better w the crying then yesterday. Good luck.
How do women willingly TRY to dry up their milk...someone please explain this to me! 😠😩
Yesterday I went out with my boyfriend went to watch a movie, me and him don't live together yet. but point is yesterday when he was dropping me off his like sleep over at my house witch the mom and dad lives. I said no,
his response was why is everyone deciding or making choices for you and their going to do the same with the baby, when I know that's not true. what he thinks is that my mom tells me not to sleep over. So he left all mad. and I felt in my heart that he went on and cheated on me...
Now I'm getting upset because me and my husband can't agree on any name. Should I leave it up to him since it's a boy?
ummmm when does your milk usually dry up?!?! I thought I was about that life ..but I'm not 😏😬
I need to increase my milk supply I think it's drying up what should I do??? I'm still nursing. 😢😢
Peppermint tea. 2 to 3 times a day. And dont pump as much and shorten your time each time when you do. Make sure that's what you really wanna do. I thought it was what I wanted to do and now im trying to relactate and get my supply back.