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How to dry up milk

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Pob13 · 17/01/2019 08:21

Posting here for traffic.

Unfortunately I need to stop breastfeeding. Can you give me tips to dry up my milk quickly. My boobs get so painful when they are full.

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kaytee87 · 17/01/2019 08:24

How long were you feeding for?

Littlejayx · 17/01/2019 08:25

Cabbage leaves really help with the swelling!

IJustLostTheGame · 17/01/2019 09:27

I rode it out cold turkey and had huge rock hard painful porn star tits for two weeks.
Cabbage leaves are soothing.

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Camomila · 17/01/2019 09:34

Sudafed is meant to dry up milk but I've never tried it.

FrequentFlyerRandomDent · 17/01/2019 09:39

Sage taken as a herbal tea helps decrease milk production.
Just googled in case it was a myth but there seems to be others thinking the same (link to Kellymom web site

Also, take care of yourself. When you wind down breastfeeding, some feel-good hormones associated with the milk production production and can create in some women a temporary secondary "baby blues". So if you feel it, be kind with yourself, it is a normal part of the process.

Endofrelationship · 17/01/2019 09:49

Any decongestant will help dry up milk.

ThanksItHasPockets · 17/01/2019 10:40

You need to take a decongestant containing pseudoephedrine.

Pob13 · 17/01/2019 11:36

Thanks all. I was feeding for 4weeks so not too long.

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