please make it stop!!!!

• 08-11-2009 9:13 PM

  Mrs.Flores Joined on 10-07-2008 Winter Haven, Fl Posts 96

  please make it stop!!!! Reply Contact I did okay bfing but she is 2 month old and I have about 2 months stored in the freezer I am going through a lot and bfing is just not working out I know it is best for the baby but not for US. I just cant handle this right now (ppd) and other things. One boob stopped making milk so I just said whatever, one less thing to worry about, and the other boob didnt stop!!! IT HURTS SOOO BAD! It is hard and lumppy and way bigger. I havent pumped in like 48 hrs or more and it still hurts so bad. I read online cabbage works "quickly". How quick is quickly? any other suggestions?

• 08-12-2009 8:43 AM

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  Amy2430771 Joined on 05-08-2009 Posts 51

  Re: please make it stop!!!! Reply Contact I would pump for a few minutes to relieve the pressure, and then wait it out again for a while. Eventually, your body will understand that you are weaning and gradually stop. If you let it go, you may develop plugged ducts or mastitis which is painful and dangerous and you will need an antibiotic to clear it up. Take a hot shower and let it spray out, that works too. You probably shouldn't just stop "cold turkey" but let your body do it gradually.

• 09-05-2009 4:23 AM

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  KelodyMelody Joined on 02-08-2006 UK Posts 99

  Re: please make it stop!!!! Reply Contact just pump when it gets too much, it will gradually just stop making it when it realises you dont need it. You did the right thing to stop bf'ing early on - trust me. I had severe PPD with my son but I carried on breastfeeding anyway (for 1 and a half years!) and it didnt do us any good at ALL, it did more pychological harm to me than it did him good to be breastfeeding - (though I do plan on bfing my next baby and I wouldnt have regretted it other than the fact I had PPD). But we got help and now we're as close as close can be :) remember your baby loves you no matter what you think at the time, it's hormones making you think everything negative at the moment. Goodluck mummy

• 09-09-2009 7:21 PM

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  angela~2DS Joined on 04-04-2005 VA Posts 1,769	Re: please make it stop!!!! Reply Contact The cabbange helps but smells bad! Helped a ton with me. Also try pushing with a finger on the lumps. I can get the extra to shoot out in the shower. Helps if you just get a little out. But don't shoot out a lot, or you'll make even more milk. Good luck.