drying up milk

[BrandiB]

Ladies my SIL has weaned her 12 month old but she's still super engorged. She is wondering how to dry up your milk and the fastest way possible. I know cabage leafs and antihistamines. What have you all tried that has worked? I never had a problem when Preston weaned I never got engorged.

[Babidol]

I'm pretty sure it's decongestants not antihistamines. Honestly, it took me over 6 months to completely dry up.

[JJorn]

I was feeling better after about a week with my second. He gradually weened and I didn't do anything special except for applying cold for pain control. How long as she been engorged?

[BrandiB]

I was feeling better after about a week with my second. He gradually weened and I didn't do anything special except for applying cold for pain control. How long as she been engorged?

I'm not sure, I know that he weaned probably within the week. I thought antihistamines also dried up milk? Like any allergy meds. I told her to take suddafed though.

[MomOfAnOnly]

Also tell her to avoid having a lot of sweets. I haven't nursed my DD for over 3 weeks, maybe even a month. Earlier this week we made a little monkey bread and I ate some--- the next morning I woke up in soooo much pain from being engorged My kid is 3 1/2yrs old and was only nursing once/twice a day and sugar had that effect on me! Crazy!!

[BrandiB]

Thanks ladies! I passed along the info.

[Babidol]

I would use an allergy med with a D. Like Allegra D. And I second the sweets and stuff like gatorade. Gatorade would make me super engorged. It just takes a while unfortunately. She could hand express a little in the shower if it gets too bad.