Engorged breast
Any tips for seriously engorged boobs. I am not breast feeding anymore. They are so rock hard, painful, huge and leaking. One midwife said just leave them well alone. Another said express a small amount off?
I am in agony with them, day 4 postpartum
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I would express for comfort, just a small amount every now and then. If you express too much it will keep signalling your body to make more milk
I expressed enough so that they didn’t have hard lumps and then left them well alone. They were so sore for 2 days but soon went down xx
Cabbage leaves in your bra- from the fridge so they’re chilled! As soon as they’re warm, replace them. They stink but it works
Thank you everyone I will do this, hoping they’re a bit better tomorrow, so hard to sleep! Xx
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I heard if you’re not planning on breastfeeding anymore you can put freshly washed cabbage leaves in your bra. I just had the same problem 4 days pp and massaging my boobs while in a hot shower. Also, putting an ice pack in my bra after feeding/pumping.