Cabbage leafs for engorged breasts??

Question

I’m a first time mom and my milk came in 2 days after I gave birth to my son. My breasts have been engorged non stop since then and even after feedings they’re still engorged and swollen. I have to pump sometimes to get relief but it’s like 30 mins later and I have engorged breasts. Has anyone tried the cabbage leaf trick or anything else that can help?? I’m having a melt down over the pain right now and I just fed my baby probably 45mins to an hour ago and I even pumped 30 minutes before feeding him 😭😭😭

Answer

Ibuprofen and ice! The majority of your pain is from swollen milk ducts and not just milk. Pumping is telling your body to make more milk and could cause an over supply. Cabbage leaves can very quickly dry you up, so if you hope to continue breast feeding, be cautious using them. Either ice after nursing or take a hot shower and massage your breasts and that will help relieve the pain. It goes away after about a week, but make sure you aren't removing too much milk or it could get worse before it gets better.

Answer

*breastfeeding freak here* Pump to comfort! Cabbage leaves can help but they can also dry up your supply if used too often for a long time so be careful. The hakkaa pump is super useful to catch the letdown on the opposite side while nursing.

Answer

I was having this issue as well. I pumped for relief, but for a short amount of time and just stored it. I did use cabbage leaves only for 2 days 2x a day  I wore them for a short period of time. I think that really helped get them down. Afterwards I started to do really hot showers and let my milk just leak basically. I don’t have bad engorgement now. I will say I have oversupply though. I have been pumping since day 1 so that is where my issue stemmed from. Now my milk is beginning to “regulate” for sure.

Answer

I heard cabbage leaves dry up your supply completely.

Answer

Honestly if you want to breast feed I’d keep pumping when you need relief and just build a supply. Otherwise you run the risk of messing with / ruining our supply.

Cabbage leafs for engorged breasts??

Let’s Glow

Glow is here for you on your path to pregnancy

25+ million

4.8 stars

20+

Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy

1st Year (Baby & You)

Baby Products