Breast Engorgement
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Topic: Breast Engorgement
Posted By: TamaraBonfan102560
Subject: Breast Engorgement
Date Posted: 22 March 2013 at 3:02pm
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Hi, I am new on here. I have just given birth to my very beautiful daughter a few days ago, we are home safe and sound but...oh, what a terrible time I am having with engorged breasts, they are so hot and painful and she is not feeding for very long periods of time, but she is gaining weight, so I imagine I am producing loads of milk. I don't want to pump as that will overstimulate them. Any suggestions anyone has will be most welcome! Tamara |
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Posted By: pencils
Date Posted: 23 March 2013 at 11:59am
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you poor thing! I've woken up the past two mornings with engorged breasts and the only thing that fixed them was expressing milk about 15 mins after I'd fed my baby. But if you're not keen on that idea, have you tried contacting La Leche League for advice? they are at http://www.lalecheleague.org.nz/contact-us or else you could always give plunketline a call on http://www.plunket.org.nz/what-we-do/what-we-offer/plunketline/ good luck! |
Posted By: LateStarterLorna
Date Posted: 23 March 2013 at 3:48pm
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You could try cabbage leaves, put a cold leaf on your boobs after a feed, avoiding the nipple and leave there until it wilts, then throw away, try it a couple of times a day, also massaging the boobs helps, maybe just hand express a little. Also agree with contacting your plunket nurse/midwife or/and LLL ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/weIHiFu/" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 23 March 2013 at 8:01pm
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Just hand express off a bit to make it more comfortable for you and easier for her to latch on. You dont want to muck with your supply too much. Be very careful if using cabbage leaves too. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Minny
Date Posted: 23 March 2013 at 9:04pm
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Tamara, the best thing for engorged breasts is actually expressing. You don't have to express until the breast is empty but enough to relieve the pain and any blockage that may be there. I found that using a heated up wheat bag for a few minutes first, and then expressing from both sides for 10 - 15 minutes really helped. Then use a cold pack afterward. It shouldn't increase your milk supply, as your body will only reproduce what you have removed, and you may need to do this until your baby can drain them herself and your body has naturally adjusted to her needs. Engorged breasts that are not emptied can actually lead to mastitis so it is worth expressing off a bit to avoid that. I have alot of milk and my boy only takes a small amount for the moment, and I had engorged breasts to start off with. It is all under control now, unless he has not fed enough then I just express off about 50ml from each side and wait til the next feed. I would perhaps research the cabbage leaves as I heard it can dry up your milk supply. Not entirely sure if this is right or not though. ------------- Code snippet: PseudoHTML, UBBCode™ and BBCode. Used on most forums. http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 25 March 2013 at 8:10pm
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Aggghhhh feel your pain, my @@ go insane when my milk comes in. Hand expressing off in the shower does help just enough to be comfortable first thing in the morning & also I found just expressing off a small amount of 10-20ml per boob helped hugely as well. They do settle so hang in there :) ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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