Just had my baby 3 days ago, Question about breastfeeding?

I would use the ace bandage.My suggestion is to wrap it as tightly as you can stand it. That is what I used when my son wouldn't nurse to dry up my milk. I had to wear it for a couple of weeks before it dried up but I never became engorged or painful if I kept the bandage on. The cabbage is supposed to relieve engorgement I think. It can't hurt to speak to a lactation consultant before doing this just to be sure you can't nurse if that is what you want to do. Good luck!

I agree with Pippin. Of course you don't need to go into detail here, but be SURE you cannot breast feed. There are very few things that mean a woman should not breast feed so maybe get a second opinion?

If so, then you'll just have to wait things out mostly. There are teas you can drink like peppermint tea or a kind called "no more milk" but I can't remember the brand name. Whatever you do, don't express your milk as that will just cause your body to make more.

Have a shower, stay in the shower for as long as youc an - wait until you actually run out of hot water!! This will help release some milk, you will feel engorged for a few days until they regulate themselves - apparently your breast produce enough milk to feed twins at first to ensure you don't run out!!! then it just produces as much as you need after a few days.

It is quite painful and you will probably leak quite a bit for a while so you may need to wear breast pads - but i'm sure you no all about that!! Also you may feel very emotional over the next few days, and every time you get upset you may leak a little milk - as well as when your baby cries!! but again this is all normal.......

Thought I would mention that incase it is your first baby, I was very unprepared for the emotional side and how uncomfortable it was right at the beginning!!

I am not breast feeding and last week I became terribly engorged.

Ice packs work and IB profen for the pain. I just wore a tight sports bra and took the IB and in about 4 days I was fine. Whatever you do do not run hot water over your chest in the shower. It feels great but will incourage milk production and engorgement. I would do ice packs over cabbage any day. If you can't do this then just wait it out for a few more days and it will get better. Ice 20 min off and 20 min on.

First off, please be sure that you really can't nurse your baby. Many docs are NOT educated about breastfeeding, and will tell you that you can't nurse for all sorts of spurious reasons. Of course there ARE some reasons a woman cannot breastfeed, (chemotherapy, a tiny handful of other unsafe meds, HIV, some severe chronic illnesses). If you fall into one of those groups, of course you needn't go into detail here. But if not, and you want to breastfeed, please be sure your advice is accurate. Talk to a lactation consultant.

If you really can't breastfeed -- it's just a matter of patience. Your milk is going to come in, and then it's going to dry up. Taking antihistimines and OTC pain meds may help with the discomfort. Avoid handling your breasts, don't let the shower beat on them, wear a snug bra, and wait.

Pippin is correct. I would talk to a lactation consultant before allowing your milk supply to decrease. If you really want to breast feed make sure that you really can't before taking any steps to discourage milk production. And actually I would encourage you to express milk until you know for sure, so that if you can make the switch you will still have an adequate supply.

alternate hot and cold clothes. i also found a hot shower to help. pumping will take relieve the firmness and swelling however if you pump consitantly, your milk suplly wont dry up. however it does have it's benefits. eve if you can not breast feed, pump the milk and dump it. like breastfeeding it will keep your menstrual cycle from starting back up immediatley. which is nice.

Try wrapping with ace bandage during the day. very tight. This will somewhat constrict your chest and it helps with the pain. I have never heard of cabbage?!!

Stand in front of the hot shower with it on your breasts or put a hot flannel over them. Whatever you do don't express milk as your body will keep making it. It is uncomfortable for a few days.

i heard bags of frozen peas