Cabbage & Weaning - Help! Not Breastfeeding anymore and breasts HURT

raw cabbage....WORKED WONDERS FOR BE BOTH TIMES! just stick it in your bra it has something in it that helps dry the milk up and if you really need relief immediately hot compress!

With all of my kids, I did things gradually, dropping one feeding time every 4-5 days, saving the bedtime one for last as that was always their favorite. I weaned all three this way with no discomfort. Good luck!

wear a really tight sports bra. and i think there is a tea you can drink to help dry you up. check on www.kellymom.com i think they have info about the tea on that site. best of luck to you.
also i was wondering if you could just wean her gradually instead of cold turkey, it may be easier on both of you! just a thought
gl, N.

Put warm compresses on your breasts, they will hurt because they are engorging and it will take about a week for them to dry up. It is hard on the little one as they can smell your breast milk but keep trying to distract her. It is good to do it now as later it becomes a lot harder. Just continue to offer the sippy cups, try the strawed cups even. Call your Dr and ask if there is something stronger you can take, Ibuprofen helped me. If she tugs at your shirt tell her the milk is all gone and now in the cup...worked for my son, hee hee.

My breast hurt like crazy when I stopped nursing my son. I wwent 3 days without nursing and the pain got worse and worse, finally I brook down and pumped for 5 minutes and it got rid of the pain. I never had to pump again and never had any more pain.

First, try weaning, gradually. I know some people have a problem with this. But why not a bottle instead of a sippy cup. The nipples on the bottles are softer and shaped more like you. She might be more willing to take that. Some OBs I used to work for were always telling patients to use cold cabbage or lettuce leaves. I've never tried it, but I hear it works. They also told patients to where tight bras. Also, when it becomes that painful , you should pump a little. Not too much, but just enough to relieve the pain. This way you will still dry up.

It sounds really weird, but it works. I had to wean all at once, too. Cabbage leaves are instant relief. I think it also helps to dry you up, although not much. The leaves did more for me than anything else I tried. Just remember to remove them before you leave the house as the lumps look a little weird. :)

As for your daughter, you can try giving her yogurt or milk with a touch of chocolate in it. Those both worked well for our first ds who had such a hard time letting go of some of the feedings. We did one or the other whenever we normally would have nursed. Whatever you do, don't give in at this point, or it'll just be harder. You're probably through the worst now. GL!

Cold frozen cabbage leaves for the bewbs, and sudafed or other medicines like it help dry you up faster. Does your DD take a pacifier? Try the nubby sipper cups if you haven't already. They have a softer nipples than a regular playtex style cup.

I'm also IR so I understand.