ouch - stopped bfing ds 6 days ago and boob is lumpy, full and bit sore!

[dinny]

ds is 2 and a half, was feeding anywhere between 1 and 5 times a day. stopped as went away and he seems fine about it - but my more-productive boob is bit lumpy and tender today (this is the 6th day) - any advice? how long will it take body to stop making milk? have hand expressed a tiny bit but it's still lumpy - scared of gettign mastitis (though not red at present_ tia, dinny

[dinny]

bump - is Tiktok around these days?

[dinny]

bump - literally!

[deaconblue]

I'm not an expert but I had really sore boobs for over a week after I gave up feeding (didn't feed for as long as you did but I would think it's the same). They were fine by about day 10/11. Hopefully you will feel better by the end of the weekend

[bumbleweed]

lumpy and tender sounds like blocked ducts - keep hand expressing until you have cleared the lumps, even if it feels a bit tender

try applying heat (eg hot bath or wheat-bag, massaging and then combing with a wide toothed comb towards the nipply, then expressing?

hope you get some more advice - I had mastitis a month ago and it was grim but I got through it

[dinny]

hurrah! someone has answered my plea for help! thank you!

when hand-expressing, do you kind of gently knead towards nipple all around inc underneath to clear lumps?

[deaconblue]

But don't express too often or too much or your boobs won't get the message about stopping. I found a very tight bra helped too