Oh the pain.....the agony.....

So its been since yesterday afternoon that I stopped pumping..... the pain is almost unbearable. Why must we suffer like this???? Does anybody have any suggestions other than tylenol??? I'm about to turn to a martini to dull my pain!
HELP!!!!!

Re: Oh the pain.....the agony.....

Ok, did you quit cold turkey? You should probably be easing yourself in to less and less time. You may end up with an infection if you did it cold turkey.

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Posted by Nancy

Ok, did you quit cold turkey? You should probably be easing yourself in to less and less time. You may end up with an infection if you did it cold turkey.

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Posted by Tracey

Posted by Nancy

Ok, did you quit cold turkey? You should probably be easing yourself in to less and less time. You may end up with an infection if you did it cold turkey.

I thought thats how you were supposed to do it... If I pump I would just keep producing more, no?

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Posted by Nancy

Posted by Tracey

Posted by Nancy

Ok, did you quit cold turkey? You should probably be easing yourself in to less and less time. You may end up with an infection if you did it cold turkey.

I thought thats how you were supposed to do it... If I pump I would just keep producing more, no?

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No, you should slowly cut down the minutes you pump and then start cutting out the amount (times) you pump.

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Oh, thank god I asked!!!!! I'm pumping as I type this!!!! You ladies are the best.

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I agree with the advice above. You have to gradually stop pumping or you will risk an infection from engorgment. If you normally pump for 15 minutes, go down to 10 for 2 days and then down to 5 mins for 2 days, and then drop one pumping session every 2-3 days, so within 1-2 weeks you should be done and much more comfortable! Good Luck!

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I would also recommend tapering off. I was little by little pumping less and less just because of time and the pain wasn't that bad.

Although I have to warn you -- I know everyone is different, but for a full month afterwards they still hurt whenever Emily cried.

Now it isnt' bad though.

Also get a bag of frozen peas -- yes, it HAS To be peas -- and put them on you when they are frozen. It helps a lot!

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Never go cold turkey...not only the pain but the infection and plugged ducts!
Your body needs to gradually wean off pumping and producing breastmilk.
The ladies gave you great advice!!

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Thank you ladies, I feel so much better now!! The pain was almost unbearable!!! Tapering off makes much more sense. I don't know what I was thinking. Silly me!