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[beloved_sins]

Hi, I'm new, and have a quick question. I gave birth on Monday, and my milk came in on Wednesday. I was wondering how long it took for your milk to dry up. Any suggestions for making this a little more comfortable would be much appreciated.

Comments

[chaosraine]

Actually, any heat will encourage your breasts to produce milk.

From what my Dr said:

-Do NOT stand in hot showers or take hot baths. If you must take a hot shower, make sure that your breasts are not under the flow of water.
-Bind your breasts tightly, or wear a tight fitting bra.
-Keep your breasts cool. Use cold presses, cabbage leaves (yes, I got this one, too), or frozen veggies.
-Do NOT stimulate your breasts or nipples in any way.

[manic_geisha]

Pump just enough for it to be comfortable. Feed this to your baby its like ambrosia.

Use cold never hot compresses.

[rawness]

I'll second manic_geisha...a "pump to wean" type thing works best as long as you only pump enough to be COMFORTABLE (this will NOT stimulate you to make more) along with cold anything.

[annimal]

believe it or not, wet cabbage leaves laid across your chest will dry up your milk!