How to reduce breastmilk supply?

Question

Only 5 days post partum and my body is overproducing milk. It’s painful and tiring. I have to pump in between feeds because my breasts get engorged so quickly. When they get too big my daughter wants nothing to do with them which makes it worse. What can I do to reduce my supply?

Answer

Stop pumping. That's only making your situation worse. If your boobs are painfully engorged, then put heat on them or hand express the tiniest bit of milk.

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Your supply is in natural over supply, right now. It will calm down after a bit. You have to stop pumping as that is making it worse. Reverse softening to get baby to latch when you are engorged. Worst thing you can ever do is pumping on top of nursing. It’s not advised at all. Hand express only to take off the pressure, that’s it.

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You’re making so much because you’re pumping. 
Stop pumping! The engorgement will go away your body just has to adjust to your babies feeding needs.

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Stop pumping and only express a little bit to take off the edge. You can always massage a little and then use a haaka to take some of the pressure off (just attach and milk will squirt oversupply without manual pumping needed). I did this a lot those early weeks until my supply regulated. You can always limit pumping to no longer than a minute as well. Your milk will regulate eventually, but some oversupply is normal for a couple months until supply regulates around 3 months.

How to reduce breastmilk supply?

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