DD self weaned and my boobs are agony!

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DD is 11 months old and appears to have self weaned (or possibly a nursing strike) - fine by me as I wanted to wind up anyway now I am back at work.

She hasn't fed for just over a week now and I am in AGONY. Hard, lumpy boobs on both sides. Probably I cut down too quickly (from 2 feeds per day to nothing) but it was her choice really.

I don't have a working pump - is there anything I can do to make it better? Starting to be really uncomfortable and desperate!

if you take any off it will just delay things,warm baths and flannels, cold white cabbage leaves in your bra.

my DD did this to me, bit of a shock after all her older brothers had been breast fed until more than twice her age, and had to be dynamited off.

Ibuprofen works very well. Hope you feel better soon.

If you get a blocked duct then it's important to try and unblock it. Some mothers like to express off just enough to feel uncomfortable. Alternatively you could hand express to try and drain the breast and unblock the duct and then just leave it longer between expressing sessions.