Breastmilk?
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Good for you (and baby!) for breastfeeding PAST the 1st year!!
LOL--I always love to read the answers to this question! Very amussing advice--not good advice, but good for a laugh! LOL
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Cabbage leaves work, but only cause they are cold. People say to use cabbage leaves because of their shape, molds nicely to, lets say, ummmmm . . . an engorged breast. cutting the veins simply soften the leaves and helps them mold to the breast better.
Do not bind your breasts to help your milk "dry up." This is an outdated practice that can cause plugged ducts, breast infection, or breast abscess.
Don't eat oatmeal (some women with oversupply swear it is evil! LOL)
If your breasts feel full and uncomfortable when you don't nurse at a specific time, then express just enough milk to relieve the fullness. You can do this by pumping for a couple of minutes or hand expressing. The less milk you remove, the quicker your body will realize it doesn't need to produce. Sometimes just taking a hot shower will do the job - anything that relieves the fullness is fine. If you are comfortable without expressing at all, that's okay too.
Do express or pump if you get uncomfortably full. It's not good for your body to not have any way of relieving the fullness. Pumping or hand expressing (learn how at http://www.lactationinstitute.org/manual... just enough milk to relieve discomfort will not prevent your milk supply from decreasing. What causes milk production to stay the same or increase is adequate milk removal. If only a small amount of milk is removed from the breast, then milk production will decrease. In addition, expressing a little milk will relieve your discomfort and make it less likely that you'll develop plugged ducts, a breast infection, or an abcess.
Take Tylenol or Advil for discomfort
Take pseudoephedrine--120 mg/day, a decongestant. research shows that it can decrease milk supply by as much as 24%. (found in Sudafed, Actifed)
To use dried sage (Salvia officinalis) for reducing milk supply, take 1/4 teaspoon of sage 3x per day for 1-3 days. You can mix the sage in vegetable juice (for example, V-8), but it won't mix well into other juices. You can also mix it into other foods. If you don't like the taste of sage, try putting it into a tiny piece of sandwich and swallowing it whole - peanut butter or something else a bit sticky seems to work best for holding the sage in place. Tear off the corner of the sandwich containing the sage (it should be a very small section) and swallow it without chewing (that's why you need a very small section).
To use sage tea for decreasing milk supply, infuse 1 tablespoon of dried sage in 1 cup of boiling water (or 20g dried sage in 50 ml boiling water). Steep for 5-15 minutes. Drink 1 cup, 2 - 6 times per day.
You can use a tincture of sage instead: 30-60 drops of tincture, 3-6 times a day.
Another effective treatment is to apply fresh, crushed jasmine flowers (Jasminum sambac) to the breasts to decrease milk flow. A study has shown this to be effective
Other herbs that can decrease milk supply: Peppermint (Mentha piperita), Spearmint, Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), Chickweed, Black Walnut, stinging nettles (not nettle - that increases milk supply), Yarrow, Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum), Lemon Balm, Oregano, Periwinkle Herb (Vinca minor), Sorrel (Rumex acetosa).
Sage, peppermint, spearmint, lemon balm, oregano, and cabbage leaves can all be incorporated into a pressed oil (cold pressed or hot) to make massage oils for milk suppression.
Peppermint essential oil has been used traditionally for decreasing milk supply. Peppermint tea is a very weak form of peppermint and only large amounts (quarts) would be expected to decrease milk supply. Some women have successfully used the strong peppermint candies (for example, Altoids® Curiously Strong Peppermints) for decreasing milk supply (a few per day aren't likely to affect supply, though).
If your not planning on another baby soon Estrogen-containing contraceptives have been linked to low milk supply
However, weaning should not be done cold turkey. Elimanating one feeding at a time is ideal. Night feedings should be the last to go.
HTH
put rubbing alcohol on your nipple ares and this will help dry you up
warning it is not very comfortable but will help i promise
no
that will infect it
only wait
Hold your breast over a hot burner on the stove and let your breast milk leak on to it. Not that close to were you burn yourself but enough were the milk hits the burner. My mom and grandmother gave me this advice after I had my son and it worked for me. (It dries up the milk and your breast no longer feel big and heavy) Good Luck
Try getting a cabbage and placing some of the leaves in your bra. It sounds stupid, but it will ease the pain. If you keep squeezing it out, your breasts will continue to produce, so don't do that.
Don't squeeze it out!! That makes your body respond to make more milk and you won't accomplish anything. Wear a tight fitting bra (to keep the milk duct from filling up), place cold compresses in the bra (or ice packs or frozen bags of veggies or fruit). This will keep milk from producing and relieve the pain in your breasts.
And whatever you do, don't hold them over a stove!!!
the more you pump the more you will produce, use a heating pad but it will stop soon, i feel for you, sorry
I'm not saying you didn't do this, but you should try weaning your baby slowly. Meaning pumping and giving half formula. Each day pump less and your body will produce less. After a while they won't get engorged and hurt. Good luck to you
GIVE YOURSELF SOME TIME! IT SHOULDN'T TAKE MUCH LONGER..
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