I think I’ve tried every tip and trick there is to relieving engorged breasts. The worst thing is to be somewhere with no babe or resources to give you some relief. Here’s a story some may find gross however I think it is very romantic.

Last year for me and my partners anniversary we went to Amsterdam for a weekend away... I did not know how much my body would miss my son! I got so engorged I felt as if my chest was going to explode, I could feel my milk ducts clogging up. It’s 3am I’ve been tossing and turning and leaking all night, I’m sick of dealing with the burning sensation of them getting even more full so I gathered up all the hotel towels and soaked them in hot water and left them on my chest that helped for about 10 minutes. Then it was back to that aching pain in my chest, I jumped in the shower and started to massage hand express for a bit and that help unclog a few ducts however when I got out the shower into the cold I couldn’t handle the chilled feeling! So I got in a dressing gown to warm up and tried to get some sleep but I couldn’t, they still didn’t feel relieved. So back to the bathroom I went it’s almost 4am on our weekend off and I’m still not getting any sleep, I then started getting emotional feeling sorry for myself and my partner woke up hearing me cry. He walks into the bathroom and finds me crying, hand expressing into a 5 star hotels sink 🤣 I just look over and say “Happy Anniversary” he laughed looking as confused as ever and grabs my other breast and helps me milk myself. That’s when I knew he was definitely the one.🙌🏽💙