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Stopped breastfeeding 6 days ago, now breasts becoming hard again.

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muffins · 22/05/2012 22:11

Hi,

DD nearly 8 months old and I had cut down to only evening and night and then just to night feeds a couple of weeks ago. I fed her for the last time last Thurs evening (1 boob), early hours of Thurs morning for the other boob.
I got a bit engorged over Fri/Sat and just hand expressed a tiny amount to make myself comfortable about twice. When I woke up on Sunday I felt like my boobs were starting to deflate a little bit but yesterday and today they seem to be feeling increasingly harder and lumpier? I feel fine in myself.
Blocked ducts? Abscess? Normal?? They are both equally lumpy, perhaps a bit worse on the right side.
Could try and see a doc tomorrow but not sure I need to??

TIA

OP posts:
varicoseveined · 23/05/2012 07:38

What worked for me was cabbage leaves in the bra - I know it sounds strange but it works! If it is blocked ducts also using a comb on the breasts helps too

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