Dandelion on "If You Didn't Breastfeed After Giving Birth..."
Did your boobs itch? How long did you leak for?I'm 3 weeks postpartum, and no one is nursing from me. I started with cabbage leaves for a while, but I really got tired of smelling like coleslaw. DH...
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YES. My engorgement was never too bad, but lots of hot showers and lotion helped a whole bunch. I want to say they leaked really hardcore for about a month and then continued to leak, gradually...
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@zippylef: Ugh, 6 months?? It's so HOT to wear a bra to bed! I was hoping to be done with it, soon!The itching is crazy. I'll try the lotion...any particular brand you favored?
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@katiew92081: Haha, the wearing a bra to bed should be over soon. If you're already seeing days where you don't have issues, the end of the really awful part is in sight. I think I got to give up the...
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Did you try wrapping them tightly with an ace bandage? I did this for a few days and it really helped dry me out and also I avoided hot showers so they leaked as I felt the heat made me keep producing...
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6 weeks and still leaking! I tried BF, but it didn't work for us. Now I leak in the shower, right after, when I'm sleeping, and if she's crying a lot. It doesn't seem to be going anywhere!
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@LuLu Mom: I've been wearing a tight nursing bra, but maybe I'll try the ace bandage. Ugh, I'm sweating, just thinking about it!
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My SIL just went through this. She wore an ace bandage, took a Benadryl for a couple of nights and drank Earth Mama Angel Organic No More Milk Tea a few times a day and she dried up within a few days....
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@katiew92081: it sucks I'm not going to lie, but I was tried up completely within a month! And I only wore the ace bandage for maybe a week to bed?
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@emg86: I will try that tea! I think I know of a place around here that may sell it. If not, I'll turn to my trusty Amazon :)
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A friend of mine said they gave her a diuretic of some kind in the hospital and it dried her up BIG TIME. Not sure what it was
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Take Sudafed! Decongestants dry you up big time which is why you shouldn't take it when sick and breastfeeding.
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@katiew92081: be careful that you haven't developed thrush from leaking. Itchiness was my first sign. Start washing everything with vinegar.
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When I delivered, my milk came in. It took about a week to dry up, but I would leak for several months after, like 6-7 months after I bound my breasts with an ace bandage and had 3 sports bras on at...
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I did BF for a little while but when I stopped I didn't leak. I also got on a medication at that time, though, so that could be partly why. I don't remember if I was itchy, sorry!
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@T.H.O.U.: Yikes! I didn't even think of that! How could I even get thrush without a newborn? I'll keep an eye on that!
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@katiew92081: If you are leaking, the milk could be sitting on your bra/sheets/etc and the bacteria grows. Like I said, itching was my first sign, luckily my daughter never got it though. I washed my...
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