How do I reduce my breast milk?

Question

I had a baby 7 days ago and my breasts feel so rocky and engorged and I’m at a loss for what to do. I have a very sleepy newborn who doesn’t nurse as much still and So I’ve been pumping more to get some relief but I’m nervous it’ll up my supply even more. Any tips? Should I continue pumping? Should I try letting them filling up in hopes my body will realize I have enough milk? It’s to the point where i wake up in the middle of the night because they hurt so bad😞

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If your boobs are really sore, stick cold cabbage leaves down your bra. It actually works, because of the enzymes in the leaves

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Heating pads, pumping and nursing is what got me through my engorged period at about 4-7 days postpartum. If you keep feeding baby and getting rid of the milk your body will regulate and the rocky hardness and pain will go away. You’ll still get firm until your milk supply is well established. But any discomfort should be gone.

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Your body will regulate around 12 weeks. Keep feeding or pumping every 3 hours, even during the night or you’ll lose your supply. You also don’t want to get mastitis.

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Are you planning to breastfeed? Wake the baby up. Tickle them. Cold wipe. Whatever it takes and get them to eat. And pump when they’re too full. Your milk will regulate (it should at least) in a few weeks. But leaving them full can cause an infection and: or make you lose your supply.

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Pump and freeze, if u don’t then u will get engorging and that will hurt so bad, and u will not even be able to put ur arms to ur side, just pump and freeze. Will help a lot. Also baby’s at this time will sleep what u want to do is wake the  cutie up, and feed him or her, get them to be skin to skin. Also my baby was like that and because I let him sleep more he lost 2 lb in 1 week and doctors said not to let him sleep so much to wake him up to eat. Good luck

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Your body isn't going to "realize you have enough milk" it's your body's job to keep producing it. I'd pump and freeze.

How do I reduce my breast milk?

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