ouch! Very sore boob after giving up b/f, help please

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So, I gave up b/f about 10 days ago but woke up with v painful boob (but could have been sleeping funny on it!)

There is still milk there as I hand expressed quite a lot in the shower. The expressing relieved the pain for a bit but but it's sore again now and I don't know if expressing is the "right" thing to do as I'm giving up iykwim and don't want to "encourage" production.

Any advice welcomed.
TIA

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you need to express just enough to relieve engorgement IIRC

take some painkillers - warm flannels in the bath and cabbage leaves down your bra will help

Ruby speaks words of wisdom. Massage your breasts as well. You'll have milk for a very long time (wonderful how the body works).

So... doesn't DS want a sibling yet?

Paracetomol, warm bath to let it run out, massage slightly if it helps and hang in there.