Drying up milk
So the beginning of this week I officially gave up breastfeeding because it was putting a lot of stress on me and was getting to be overwhelmed. Well now 4 day’s later my right boob hurts to the touch. I used to be able to pump three four oz bottles between both sides. I have been only pumping 2oz from each side so I can relieve pressure and still give my baby some with his formula. Well last night when my boobs hurt soooooo bad I had to pump to get the pressure to feel better. Only 1/2 oz came out of my right boob and it was still rock hard. Now today both are hard and they hurt. I put ice packs in my shirt last night and it helped them not be hard and it kinda eased the pain. But what else can I do to help with the pain? And I’m nervous about getting mastitis. What should I not do while trying to dry up my milk? I don’t want to take a bunch of medicines because I’m on birth control and don’t want it to mess up.
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