engorged breast....

[Butterball66]

Gave birth Monday and not breastfeeding....my breast were fine til last night/this morning. I never even leaked my whole pregnancy or while in the hospital. Now they are HUGE and hurt like hell. Im normally a C/D cup and i look like a DD right now. I bumped into a wall at my house and almost cried. Im not sure how to help make them go down and stop leaking. Any other mothers going through this and have some advice.

[Butterball66]

Thanks ladies for the advice. I tried ice packs last night and im feeling much better today. They are still big but not hurting.

[knufrio]

Lil_Avas_mommy if you express the milk you will just encourage your body to produce more. If you aren't breast feeding gits a big no no to hand express of pump to relieve the pain.

[knufrio]

Green cabbage! Not lettuce, lettuce won't work ... Cabbage has a specific enzyme in it that helps dry up your milk

[lil_Avas_mommy]

Take a warm shower and squeeze the milk out to relieve the pressure.

[Butterball66]

Thanks ladies. I'll try the lettuce and ice pack. If they don't work or go down by monday I'll talk to my doctor at my follow up appointment.  

[ImBlessedWith3]

You can put some cabbage leaves on them and wrap yourself with an ace bandage.  It worked like a charm with my 2.

[garlinmommy]

The hospital where I live gives u a pill to dry it up if you aren't going to breast feed. U might call ur dr and ask. Other than to pump or breast feed I'm not sure how yo relieve the pressure... try cold compresses to help with pain.