OW - stopped feeding and it hurts! how long?

[lulu25]

i gave DS his last feed on saturday morning. my boobs are engorged and really painful even though we were down to just one quick feed a day. i'm resisting expressing as i thought that would just drag things out. i've got cabbage in my bra. is there anything else i can do? when will they go down?

tia

Whatever you do - do not succumb and express or worse still give him one very last feed to ease the pain. Give it a couple more days and it should get better. Hot baths, warm flannels and of course a GREAT bra. Make sure you are fully harnessed in! That was my saving grace I must say, a great fitting bra that worn 24hrs a day bar when i had a bath.

Don't think there is much else you can do. I found tight bra and caggage leaves eased things slightly unfortunately it went on for 2 weeks!! Then woke one morning and boobs were back to normal, very wierd! I didn't express either although it was very tempting to ease the pain. You have my sympathies x

thanks. i took a couple of painkillers for the pain and deliberately made it aspirin so i wouldn't be tempted to give him one last feed. they're a bit better this morning although my bedlinen is drenched.