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Feeling Engorged After Weaning
In the meantime, get some relief by expressing or pumping a little & using cold packs. It usually doesn't take too long for your body to adjust the supply. ...
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- I remember experiencing the exact same thing when I weaned my first child. I finally pumped (only 1 time) and it completely dried up after that. After that experienc...
- Hi N., The best thing that worked for me on my oldest two boys was weaning them gradually. However for my daughter it was different. I suggest that you use your brea...
- I wore a tight sports bra for two days to relieve the engorgement when I weaned my daughter at 19 months. It really seemed to help. I did pump the first day because ...
Traveling and Pumping
Not sure how long gel packs stay cold but freezing water bottles works. Ask if your hotel has a freezer in the kitchen. I was late getting to the airport ...
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- A., I know that it is hard to dump but really the purpose in pumping is two-fold: to have the milk, but mainly to keep up your supply so you can continue breastfee...
- Contact LaLecheLeague via google and also check with your OB - the nurses there will give you some sound advice.
- Hey A., I have travelled a couple of times whild breastfeeding. It was tough, but we made it through. One thing to keep in mind is that if you are staying a hotel th...
Traveling for Business and Still Breastfeeding
I just had a little soft cooler that I put a cold pack into for the flight home. Shipping with dry ice is really expensive...so I don't know that this would ...
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- I think most, if not all, airlines still have the rule that you can't bring ANY liquids through the security checkpoint. You would probably want to check with your air...
- L., During my first business trip away, I overnighted my milk home. It was January, so I didn't have to worry about keeping it cold. But I would probably pack it is ...
- I did a couple of business trips, for two of them, I brought my daughter with me and put her in a drop-in daycare center there. My husband is a tax accountant and it ...
Weaning
Take ibuprofen for the pain and cold packs on your breasts. It will take a little while, but they will stop making milk. Every time he cries it was cause ...
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- If you want to dry out you can buy a few cabbage leaves and put over your breast. This really does work and its safe.
- If you are completely done then you can get a sports bra that is tight and wear it untill your milk dries up. That is what I did with my son and it took about a week. ...
- I have nursed four children, fourth one I am will be weaning soon. The best way to make your milk dry up is to suffer througha bad engorgement where your breasts get r...
Breast Engorgement- Seeking Help to Stop Supply of Milk
The warmth worked better for me than cold packs. Hope you find something that works for you. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- Hi T., I just weaned my 16 month old last month and I also had very sore breasts. I found that pumping just a tiny bit (like 1 oz) was enough to alleviate the discom...
- i've heard peppermint tea is good milk stopper...
- Call La Leche League in your area or speak with a lactation consultant. In the meantime, you might want to express a little milk so you're not too engorged.
Help with Wisdom Teeth Pain
The cloves work to numb the area, but they do make it already mixed, its called gumomile, i got mine at whole foods but also i would use cold packs, ...
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- Cloves. Take ground cloves, mix with a little olive oil to keep it together and put in on the gum beneath the tooth that hurts. It will numb the area, giving you some ...
- Ouch, I remember when I cut mine in college, when I was 19. It made me feel so badly for little teething babies! I popped motrin continuously. Nothing really helped un...
- A couple of yrs ago I had to have one of my wisdom teeth pulled out b/c a peice of loose skin was allowing food to get up under the tooth and causing it to hurt...it h...
Leg Cramps of Groing Pains in Toddlers
Apply ice or cold packs immediately to prevent or minimize swelling. Apply the ice or cold pack for 10 to 20 minutes, 3 or more times a day. ...
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- My daughter has only woken up with this once. But I was terrified! She woke up screaming at about three in the morning telling me that her leg hurt. I tried to get ...
- some say that if your dehydrated or low in potassium you will feel them more...also daily stretching (3/4 times a day)of the legs can help too
- My 9 yr. old has leg cramps every so often. Motrin helps. Water is what really helps him. When he wakes up with them, we give him a glass of water. So I try to make su...
Extremely Sensitive Nipples After a Feeding
Use cold packs after nursing, to see if that eases the pain too. (or before to kind of numb them) Hope this helps. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ...
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- I remember the pain I went through, it is horrible, and it can get worse. I actually developed scabs and bled, it was horrible. A friend called me and asked if I lov...
- After workign through weeks of chapped, bloody nipples, we determined that indeed there was al latch issue AND a very hard suck on her part. I found that after about a...
- I too hated breastfeeding for the first couple of months! Neither of my babies got it right away and it hurt so horribly that I would cry through each feeding! I fou...
Post Partum Engorgement (Not Breast Feeding)--any Other Suggestions??
I have been wearing a snug sports bra and using cold packs, bags of froen peas, etc whenever possible, and maxing out on tylenol, avoiding hot showers, etc. ...
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- I never nursed my kids past two weeks because I just couldn't keep up with their demands, but that didn't keep me from getting engorged when I switched them to formula...
- Dear M. - Okay...I know that this will sound VERY weird!!! But it supposedly works. I have not tried it myself because I did nurse, but a very good friend of min...
- Would you ever consider breast feeding? It's not too late. Even if you don't like the idea of breastfeeding you could pump all that wonderful milk out and give it to...
Weaning from Breastfeeding
Sep 30, 2009 ... Have you tried cold packs on your chest? Just like in the beginning days of nursing, you can use frozen packs of veggies on your chest to ...
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- express some milk (pump or by hand) but not the entire amount from each side. over the course of a day or two, your body will take the hint that you don't need as muc...
- J., GOOD FOR YOU for putting your baby's health first!! Wow! As for the pain, try using a warm compress. To get both breasts at one time, try dunking a bath towel i...
- First of all, congratulations for breastfeeding your daughter from newborn to toddler! Now about the side effect of engorgement...Have you tried cold packs on your ch...
