did you have a lot of pain and feel grotty when you stopped bf?

[bracingair]

I stopped bf ds last fri. On thurs my breast and nipples became so painful, its excruitiating.

I also started the combined pill yasmin tues so not sure if maybe its that as i was fine fri to thurs.

has anone else had sore breasts that are red and a bit lumpy after stopping. I can even squeeze some milk out. sorry if tmi!

Before i ditch the pills, please tell me this can be normal and it will go away in, oh, only 24 hrs.

meant do you think you will have another. But sorry if too personal

Bracing if you still feel rotten tomorrow then I would maybe speak to someone. Perhaps NHS direct if you think it is the pill, or La Leche League are very helpful and knowledgeable about breastfeeding issues and can also support you on the telephone, through the emotional side of weaning. They understand that breastfeeding is about more than just food.

About having another child - I do hope so! I didn't really feel ready to have another baby while ds was still breastfeeding. Now I would be happy about it. How about you, you're planning another child quite soon then?

i did speak to nct, who said symtoms sound like because stopped bf. But i didnt explain that i was feeling ill too. She did say not to feed ds as weaning will regress.

Do hope to have another (& more!), but want ds's 'babyhood' to be behind me first iykswim. Cannot envision myself stopping-feeding-because-pregnant cycle!

my gp sis say that bf can inhibit broodiness.

did say

I think NCT counsellor should have said "do not feed if you are positive you want to continue weaning"

maybe she did

I think it would be normal for nature to find a way to space children out, to give each child a nice long go at breastfeeding / being the only child, and also to give the mother's body a chance to recover between pregnancies. It makes sense to me that I wasn't ready to look after another baby until ds had weaned - I know lots of people are and do, though!