Bridget
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My Boobs Hurt Soooo Bad...
Posted: 11-07-06 22:26pm
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My milk came in today and it's so much
more painful than I thought it would be.
I kind of thought nothing would happen
since up until earlier today i'd had no
tenderness or swelling or leakage at all,
now I feel sheepish. They're swollen and
hard and so painful. Anyone know how long
it should take for them to dry up? I
think my doctor said 2 days but I don't
remember and that seems awfully quick.
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 11-07-06 22:32pm
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For me it took quite a while. It had to
have been at least 2 weeks...My aunt
always told me to put a cold cabbage leaf
inside your bra with a hole cut for the
nipple. I think it is supposed to help
dry them up and probably help with the
pain. But make sure you wear a breast pad
also, unless you want to leak all over.
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 11-07-06 22:44pm
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Im guessing your not breast feeding...
But you could also try putting a warm
cloth on them, might help
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ThriftyGal
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Posted: 11-08-06 00:03am
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Ice packs help milk dry up. There are
pills that can make your milk dry up, but
I don't know if anyone gives those
anymore.
Also don't take hot showers. Warm water
stimulates milk production. Sorry you're
hurting.
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Sail Away
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Posted: 11-08-06 00:20am
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Mine hurt really bad too and took them
about a 3 days to stop hurting (not sure
if they dried up or not though) but I
still leaked milk after that.
Cold makes your milk dry up and the heat
makes you boobies go wild and squirt all
over the place.
When I took a bath I felt like a milk
producing ho, they leak everywhere.
Nastehh. 
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 11-08-06 00:32am
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| oh_mommy
wrote: | | im guessing your not breast
feeding... But you could also try
putting a warm cloth on them, might
help |
do not do warm anything!!!!!!!!!!! Warm
increases milk supply. Hence you leak
like crazy in the hot shower!!
You need ice packs.
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AlliE_18
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Re: My Boobs Hurt Soooo Bad...
Posted: 11-08-06 02:34am
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| iheartmybostonterrier
wrote: | my milk came in today and
it's so much more painful than I thought
it would be. I kind of thought nothing
would happen since up until earlier today
i'd had no tenderness or swelling or
leakage at all, now I feel sheepish.
They're swollen and hard and so painful.
Anyone know how long it should take for
them to dry up? I think my doctor said 2
days but I don't remember and that seems
awfully quick.
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why didn't you choose to breastfeed?
Ugh leaking in the shower/bath is awful I
hate it!
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ThriftyGal
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Posted: 11-08-06 02:35am
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Did the nurses get pushy and try to
convince you to do it while you were in
the hospital? I know the nurses here do
that to girls who don't want to breast
feed.
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 11-08-06 08:26am
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I tried to breastfeed the whole time I was
in the hopital, mostly because of the
nurses. I was horribly frustrated and so
was ethan...I probably would have stopped
after the first day.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 11-08-06 08:30am
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No no no no nothing warm....Your in for a
big surprise if you use something
warm.....Cold cabbage leaves work wonders.
When I was in the hospital for 10 days
after I delivered my first baby my milk
came in and I was in awful pain. One of
the nurses brought in some cabbage and the
nurses would bring it in for me. It was
great....By the end of the 10 days I was
mostly dried up.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 11-08-06 08:42am
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Seriously warmth is the enemy, they'll
rise up like dough balls and explode all
over the place. They actually squirt
like squirt guns. It shocked the heck
out of me the first time it happened.
I don't know how
long it takes to dry up because I stopped
breastfeeding chu at around 1 month old,
now four months later sometimes I still
get leakage.
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 11-08-06 08:47am
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| tigresacanela24
wrote: | | seriously warmth is the
enemy, they'll rise up like dough balls
and explode all over the place. They
actually squirt like squirt guns. It
shocked the heck out of me the first time
it happened. I don't know how
long it takes to dry up because I stopped
breastfeeding chu at around 1 month old,
now four months later sometimes I still
get leakage. |
i am still breast feeding now, my skoot
wakes up once a night and by morning I
have leaked all over the place.....It's
crazy
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 11-08-06 08:50am
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| sunflower_pie81
wrote: | | tigresacanela24
wrote: | | seriously warmth is the
enemy, they'll rise up like dough balls
and explode all over the place. They
actually squirt like squirt guns. It
shocked the heck out of me the first time
it happened. I don't know how
long it takes to dry up because I stopped
breastfeeding chu at around 1 month old,
now four months later sometimes I still
get leakage. |
i am still breast feeding now, my skoot
wakes up once a night and by morning I
have leaked all over the place.....It's
crazy |
i remember wet pj's and sheets. Not
comfortable at all. I'd wake up all
confused and wonder why I was soaked...
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Bridget
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Posted: 11-08-06 12:38pm
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Thanks everyone. I can't get over how
gigantic my boobs are right now and I feel
like they weigh about 25 pounds each.
I've just been using an icepack and i'm on
painkillers for my c-section anyway so
it's not too bad. It's just when I hold
finn a certain way and he's pressed
against me or sometimes i'll accidentally
hit my arm against them. I had a little
leakage when I woke up today but they sent
me home with nursing pads so it's ok.
I chose not to breastfeed, i'm just not
comfortable with it. I know "breast is
best" but it wasn't for me. I don't need
a lecture, please. The nurses didn't give
me a problem at all, they asked when I was
checking in so it was in my chart that I
was bottle feeding. We kept him in our
room for most of our stay and his bassinet
had drawers underneath that they kept
stocked with bottles, then when we checked
out they sent us home with a ton of free
formula. We just got home from our first
pediatrician appointment where they sent
us home with even more formula. We won't
have to buy any for like a month!
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 11-08-06 12:44pm
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Nurses told me to get ace bandage and wrap
them up tight but I dont know if it works
I never had a problem with sore boobs
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 11-08-06 12:50pm
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At least .Nick can help with feedings! I
have to be awake *every time* .Aly is
hungry. It's not like .Aaron can nurse
her. 
and you won't have to worry about wearing
nursing bras and special tops when you go
out of the house. Every time we get ready
to go somewhere, I have to make sure that
my top isn't too restricting so I can pop
a boob out when she gets hungry.
And you won't have to worry about your
milk production when you leave him with
someone either. When we're gone longer
than an hour or two from .Aly, I worry
about whether I should take a pump with me
to keep my production up. Every feeding
you miss affects your supply! It's a real
job.
Finn will be just fine on formula. Good
for you for sticking by your guns!
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Sunflower_pie81
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Posted: 11-08-06 14:01pm
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| tigresacanela24
wrote: | | sunflower_pie81
wrote: | | tigresacanela24
wrote: | | seriously warmth is the
enemy, they'll rise up like dough balls
and explode all over the place. They
actually squirt like squirt guns. It
shocked the heck out of me the first time
it happened. I don't know how
long it takes to dry up because I stopped
breastfeeding chu at around 1 month old,
now four months later sometimes I still
get leakage. |
i am still breast feeding now, my skoot
wakes up once a night and by morning I
have leaked all over the place.....It's
crazy |
i remember wet pj's and sheets. Not
comfortable at all. I'd wake up all
confused and wonder why I was soaked...
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i know it's crazy....My hormones are still
all crazy so if I am not soaked by my own
breast milk I have sweated to death.
It's horrible.. I sleep with a towel
under my breast just in case.....It's
horribe......
I won't give you a letcture its your
choice as a mother.
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