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milk in / engorgement question

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seasister · 10/12/2010 20:25

My milk came in on Wednesday and as expected breasts are huge/engorged and very painful. Two days later they still look and feel the same. How long before I can expect them to go to more normal size and be less sensitive? He's feeding well and for some time on each breast, so I think they're emptying...

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AbiAbi · 10/12/2010 20:27

Hi Smile I think my engorgement lasted until day 5/6 and after that everything got a lot less painful.

seasister · 10/12/2010 20:51

I'm on day 5 - milk came in on day 3/4 - and I find they're slightly more painful today - hot and sore...

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organiccarrotcake · 10/12/2010 23:23

Do they feel like they're being emptied after a feed? Do you have any fluey symptoms?

seasister · 11/12/2010 08:26

I do feel like they're emptying but honestly, have no real clue if that's real or imagined. I don't feel fluey. They just feel really painful. More so in the night feeds...

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