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Seeking Advice on How to Stop Breastfeeding.
Read all 10 responses: "Hello - I have been breastfeeding and bottlefeeding my 3wk old since he ... pain medication while breastfeeding · bra breastfeeding ...
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- This may sound totally nuts but I have talked with several moms becuase I'm beginning to ween too and it really works. Buy a head of cabbage and cut in half. Put a cab...
- I did it in two weeks but it didn't feel so great. Start dropping feedings now. For instance if you do 6 a day, do 5 for two- three days then drop to 4 for two days ...
- Hi! My little guy is 13 weeks old and I stopped breastfeeding at 7 weeks - and went back to work when he was 10 weeks old. I weaned him in about a week without many ...
Stop Breast-feeding
Oct 6, 2009 ... Read all 17 responses: "Hello All, I have been breast feeding for 6 ... The Ibuprofen helps for the pain but what I found was the best was ...
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- Hi Sara, Twice I've stopped this way, but it sort of takes a while, however, it is virtually pain free! I started pumping and giving the baby bottles of breastmilk, ea...
- Hi Sara- It is uncomfortable I know- but relief is easy, you can still give your child the benefit of breast milk for awhile and reduce the amount you are making at ...
- I nursed my youngest for a year and when it was time to stop I gradually decreased the number of feedings each day. For example, about once a week I would cut out one...
Breastfeeding
The less you are breastfeeding the less your body will produce. ... teh spray and don't let the water run over your breasts. take tyenol or advil for pain. ...
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- i took a certain birth control. it's called triphasal. it took about a week or two to dry up.
- Soemthing I did that really helped make it less painful (without taking pills), I did a 50/50 kinda thing at first. Added a bottle every other time I fed. I did that f...
- The best way to wean from breastfeeding is to simply stop all breast stimulation. Get a head of cabbage and keep it in your fridge. take a leaf and place it on each br...
Please Share Advice!!! I'm Trying to Stop Breastfeeding..
I had the same problem when I tried to stop breastfeeding. I talked to a lactation specialist .... Ack - I feel your pain. I stopped just a few weeks ago . ...
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- Ack - I feel your pain. I stopped just a few weeks ago. I pumped just a bit to relieve the pain (just a minute or two) and i took benadryl. The benadryl made a BIG ...
- Did you stop cold turkey? It sounds like it, and if so, that's really not the best way to stop breastfeeding. You need to gradually transition your baby from the bre...
- just express enough by hand to get the lumpiness away. you should only have to do it once or twice with only small amounts. it makes the week go by faster and you ar...
Medicine Ok While Breastfeeding
Aug 29, 2009 ... Here was my medicine taking thoughts while I was breastfeedingand still is. If I am uncomfortable I dont take meds. If the pain is so bad I ...
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- Unfortunately, not much you can take, and the stuff you can is not very effective, in my opinion. Honey and lemon juice helps. Talk to a pharmacist, I would take him i...
- You can also gargle with warm salt water. It tastes gross, but really does help if you do it several times a day. Also, decaf lemon tea w/ honey helps. Other than that...
- first, i wouldn't take anything without talking to your doctor first. Tylenol is safe for babies if you knoe the exact dose to give. you need to call the doctor. they ...
Engorgement Pain!
i just quit breastfeeding my daughter after 12 months. I had terrible pain for about 4 days after i stopped. My mom told me to breastfeed one more time (i ...
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- Sounds like you're trying everything. You CAN pump just enough to take the edge off, but it will take a little longer for your milk to dry if you pump at all. You'll h...
- I found that wearing a sports bra really helped. It is a very tight fit if you wear one from pre-pregnancy but the binding seems to help with the pain. Good luck
- Hi A.. Your best friend for the next 3 days is ice packs! Ice packs help reduce the swelling and feels good. A trick we used on the postpartum floor and lactation c...
Biting While Breastfeeding
Oct 26, 2009 ... I know the pain you are going through. Hope it gets better. Helpful? .... breastfeeding pain · mom breastfeeding ...
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- For me and my daughter the key was that every time she would bite, I would immediately stop nursing, set her in a safe place and walk out of the room for a few seconds...
- While I've heard boys are different (and will soon find out as the sec ond is a boy, but only 6 weeks old...), with my daughter, I sternly told her "No" and detached h...
- And be sure when you take him off the breast to not yank him off (even though your first thought may be to do this) - you can really damage yourself. When he starts t...
Lactation Consultant Recommendations
I am breastfeeding and am in ALOT of pain. I know he isn't latching right, but can't seem to get him on the right way. The pain is excruciating the 1st ...
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- You might want to check with your dr to see if you have thrush. I had it with my first child when he was about 10 mos old. The only symptom I had was severe pain. I...
- Congrats on your new baby!!! While I don't know of any lactation consultants, you might try to contact a postpartum doula to help you. They will be able to come to you...
- Rush Copley in Aurora has a breastfeeding hotline. ###-###-####
Breastfeeding Question
I have a really high pain tolerance so when it came to breast feeding I could put up with a lot. When I had my 2nd child everything was going good and then ...
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- Congratulations on the new baby! I know cabbage is used for engorgment, but not for sore nipples. I just had my 2nd son 3 1/2 months ago, and my nipples were VERY so...
- A., I have a really high pain tolerance so when it came to breast feeding I could put up with a lot. When I had my 2nd child everything was going good and then my...
- I had that problem with my boys. With my first, my nipples were literally blue. I thought that it was supposed to feel that way and I endured the pain for months. B...
Hysterectomy While Breastfeeding
I am breastfeeding my daughter, who is just 4 months and I don't want to have to .... pain medication while breastfeeding · bleeding while breastfeeding ...
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- L., I would contact a lactation consultant to see if the hysterectomy will effect your breastmilk suppy. Are they removing just your uterus or the ovaries as well...
- Awww. I'm so sorry! I know this is hard. It sounds like you have good communication with your doctors and that they only decided this as a last resort. It is a terrib...
- I would talk to a midwife and other alternative health care professionals before making this drastic of a move, but that's just me. Good luck with whatever you decide.
