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FirstMate
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Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
With my first son, I don't remember it being long, drawn out and uber painful but with my 2nd, it took a full 7 days of torture to dry out. I was putting frozen cabbage leaves on me under 2 sports bras. I don't think that really did the trick or if it did, it was taking too long. Anyone have any good tips?
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NervousNell
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
I once read antihistamines- because they dry everything up.
I never tried it though because mine went away pretty quickly with the cabbage leaves and the ice packs and a tight sports bra
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| Posted 9/7/16 12:07 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
I didn't do anythign special. I don't even recall it being too annoying. Took a few days at most.
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| Posted 9/7/16 12:15 PM |
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JDubs
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Don't get them wet in the shower (I did this and I almost got mastitis!) Cabbage leaves and tight sport bras, took over a week for me though to dry up.
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| Posted 9/7/16 12:16 PM |
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Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Sage tea! It's delicious and it works. I did a combination of that with cabbage leaves and it worked well after quitting cold turkey.
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| Posted 9/7/16 12:23 PM |
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HomeIsWithU
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by JDubs
Don't get them wet in the shower (I did this and I almost got mastitis!)
OMG this! Unfortunately I got them wet and ended up with mastitis. It was a nightmare.
I also used an ace bandage to wrap them as tight as possible and then wore a sports bra over it. It took about a week to dry out completely.
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| Posted 9/7/16 1:12 PM |
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LuckyStar
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Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Double sports bras with ice packs in-between. Ibuprofen.
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| Posted 9/7/16 10:56 PM |
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JenMarie
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by JDubs
Don't get them wet in the shower (I did this and I almost got mastitis!) Cabbage leaves and tight sport bras, took over a week for me though to dry up.
Dumb question - how do you not get them wet in the shower?
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| Posted 9/7/16 11:01 PM |
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FirstMate
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by cheesecake4me
Sage tea! It's delicious and it works. I did a combination of that with cabbage leaves and it worked well after quitting cold turkey.
Can you buy sage tea anywhere?
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| Posted 9/8/16 7:01 AM |
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HomeIsWithU
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by JenMarie
Posted by JDubs
Don't get them wet in the shower (I did this and I almost got mastitis!) Cabbage leaves and tight sport bras, took over a week for me though to dry up.
Dumb question - how do you not get them wet in the shower?
Face your back to the water. It's okay if they get a little wet but you don't want the hot water beating down directly on them.
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| Posted 9/8/16 8:48 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by FirstMate
Posted by cheesecake4me
Sage tea! It's delicious and it works. I did a combination of that with cabbage leaves and it worked well after quitting cold turkey.
Can you buy sage tea anywhere?
Check Amazon
I get my funky teas on there
LOL
Message edited 9/8/2016 9:50:56 AM.
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| Posted 9/8/16 9:50 AM |
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FirstMate
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by FirstMate
Posted by cheesecake4me
Sage tea! It's delicious and it works. I did a combination of that with cabbage leaves and it worked well after quitting cold turkey.
Can you buy sage tea anywhere?
Check Amazon
I get my funky teas on there
LOL
good idea! thanks!
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| Posted 9/8/16 11:22 AM |
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JDubs
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Re: Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Posted by JenMarie
Posted by JDubs
Don't get them wet in the shower (I did this and I almost got mastitis!) Cabbage leaves and tight sport bras, took over a week for me though to dry up.
Dumb question - how do you not get them wet in the shower?
Face your back to the water. It's okay if they get a little wet but you don't want the hot water beating down directly on them.
Yes, this exactly.
Also with regard to the Sage tea, I found it at the Vitamin Shoppe, not sure if it helped or not.
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| Posted 9/8/16 12:55 PM |
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b2b777
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Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
I cut a newborn diaper in half, filled it with water, stuck it in the freezer and then put them in my tight sports bra. Oh the agony! :(
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| Posted 9/8/16 3:02 PM |
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Those of you who don't breast feed..any drying up tips?
If you have a Wild by Nature nearby, they definitely carry the sage tea. I like it with a bit of honey! I'm guessing Whole Foods would likely have it as well.
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| Posted 9/8/16 7:41 PM |
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