Stopping BFing .. how long til boobs dry up?
I’ve been doing BFing and pumping exclusively , then in the last 2 weeks or so have introduced formula so he has about 50/50 now. My supply has obviously dropped as a result
But now i need to stop BFing and pumping due to pain etc , so a few days ago i started to just pump / feed about once or twice a day just quickly, just to relieve the pressure. How long until they will dry up?
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@Patricia ah ok, I thought you should ease off more gradually to avoid possibly mastitis and blockages ? Did your boobs just stay really hard and painful for 4-5 days then? I can’t believe it remained a bit for 3 years!
I was feeding twice a day and stopped, I had to express once or twice to relieve pressure and it took about 2 weeks for them to stop really hurting. They’re fine now, once or twice my daughter has hugged me and they’ve been sensitive/leaked but not painful x
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Difficult to say, I breastfed my first one till 6 months old and was still producing till a few months ago (almost 3 1/2 years later) however the pain stopped after 4/5 days and my boobs went back to "normal" after that time. If you want to dry up you should stop pumping/relieving pressure otherwise you're body will keep producing.