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Giving up - what happens to milk in the first few days

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TracyK · 13/03/2005 10:27

Hva stopped expressing and feeding at 1yo. What happens to the milk that has been produced. After missing a morning and night expressing - boobs were sore the next morning - so i expressed 1oz in the really sore one. Boobs are ok now but they still look as if theres some milk in there - but not too swollen. will it just dipserse or should i express a little??

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pixiefish · 13/03/2005 10:57

if you express you'll keep producing. best thing is to leave them and it'll settle down.

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MissGalway · 13/03/2005 11:40

it is sore to start with but as pixie says if you keep expressing then the milk will still get produced. Try a hot shower to soothe the pain or cabbage leaves. sounds weird but it works. Just leave them alone and the supply will dry up, very quickly iirc.

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sasa15 · 13/03/2005 12:23

painful for one week.. and leaking for few weeks...

then it will go..and you will back normal...slowly...

you can start diet after that...no more excuses now....
I started diet...2 months later...then stopped and then started again...

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TracyK · 13/03/2005 12:53

thanx girls. boobs starting to feel a bit floppy now.
I know - no excuse anymore for the diet!

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