Still bf 1year old and now working, help swollen boobs...

[mamachat]

I have just started a new job which means I am not in for 12hours on the days I work.

When I return from work my breasts are rock solid and very painful..

DD still bf alot when I am home so my milk supply is not getting any lower...

With my job some weeks i'll work 2days and others no days... So i don't think my breasts will get used to not feeding so much as it is not often enough...

Is there anything I can do to help my milk become less?

Tried dropping feeds but dd will not have it and demands milk when I am around. But without me will be content for around 10-11 hours without milk..

[unfitmother]

Can't you express half way through the day? That's what I used to do.

[onwardandupward]

Can you have DD brought to you for a feed half way through your long day? Might be impractical but just in case you, like me, find it blardy impossible to express.

[mamachat]

I could express halfway through the day but i do not think there is anywhere to express...

Also I work about an hour away from home so cannot really ask dp to bring her to me half way through the day, but wish I could do that as it would be better for both of us..

Does anyone know a way to help reduce the milk? As dd will not stop off her own back.. And it is very difficult to refuse her milk when she is screaming..

[nowwearefour]

i think they legally have to provide you somewhere to express? do you drive to work could it be in the car? there is no way i know of other than maybe to find a way to distract her with something else when she is demanding milk- i know is v hard am still struggling with this issue myself. a game of tickles perhaps or let's build a tower and knock it down?

[mamachat]

nowwearefour - how old is your dc?

No I have to get the bus as it is in central London..