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weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« on: September 08, 2012, 08:16:23 am »
so...i gave the final BF on Tuesday morning (or should i say, the second final BF!!!!) the rash has cleared, give or take, & she is on 2 BM bottles & 2 F bottles a day now.im soooo ready to be finished pumping now that i've finished feeding.ive always pumped in the mornings to get a few oz & have only been feeding/pumping from one side for the past couple of weeks..so...two questions!!!
1. is there any way i can decrease my supply a bit quicker?i think i remember reading somewhere that there is a tea you can drink or something?
2. i've quite a bit of pain in my left breast-a bit like the "blocked duct" pain you get...but i haven't fed from that side in a month & haven't pumped in 2 weeks...anything i can do here?i've tried massage but i can't actually feel a "lump" like you would with the blocked duct.
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 08:19:16 am »
cold packs  - even ice packs, ibuprofen to reduce swelling, drinking sage tea or if you can't get that, then peppermint as a second best though sage works much better.....

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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2012, 09:55:55 am »
thank you thank you thank you!!!!xxx
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2012, 10:44:01 am »
no problem - you should be able to find sage tea in the health shops I would think. Here its a very commonly-used remedy so in all the pharmacies as well...its first defence for gargling even against a sore throat (and works really well for that too, so if you have some over, keep it for that purpose as well!).

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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2012, 10:45:32 am »
thanks!!!i've DH searching shops for it as we speak!spent 45 mins massaging as i pumped from the right trying to avoid the problem i've created in the left....ugh.....it would have been easier to continue BFing!
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2012, 10:53:51 am »
and you should only pump for comfort...not till last drops come out and definately not after, just to relieve any pain/tightness...and then cold pack straight after....

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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 11:36:40 am »
ya...that's what i did today...stopped at 5 oz whereas yesterday i stopped at 8....i would usually get 8oz after her feeding....i'm so lop-sided in the mornings!!!!
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2012, 20:01:50 pm »
just want to double check....can i still use the milk i express when im drinking the tea?any idea how much i should be drinking for it to have an effect?!
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2012, 20:20:10 pm »
"To use sage tea for decreasing milk supply, infuse 1 tablespoon of dried sage in 1 cup of boiling water (or 20g dried sage in 50 ml boiling water). Steep for 5-15 minutes. Drink 1 cup, 2 – 6 times per day." (source - kellymom.com)

As for if you can use your milk, I can't find anything that would suggest that you can't, but that goes with the obvious disclaimer that I'm not a medical/herbal specialist.
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2012, 20:42:39 pm »
oh jeepers....6 cups of sage tea....ugh.....gonna have to work on my visualisations of hot choc!!!!that's great, thanks for that!!!!
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2012, 01:56:33 am »
Stay away from oatmeal.  When I was trying to dry up, the minute I had oatmeal (even just a cookie) I would fill right up again!?! Don't know how you feel about using medication, but I used Benedryl (the kind for allergies) for a few days and it was quite effective....of course if you do this, your milk is not safe for the babe.
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2012, 07:27:32 am »
you can still use your milk while you drink sage as far as I know....lots of mums with OS use it while still actually feeding.

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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2012, 07:42:38 am »
great...thanks ladies....no porridge for me this morning so!i didnt realise that oats could increase supply!!!i have porrodge at least 4 mornings a week!!!good excuse this morning so for a non-healthy breakfast!!!!

do you mind me asking how the benedryl helped?wondering if there's an alternative i could get here in Ireland.
(btw-i was soooo a medication "junkie" before i got pg!!!at the first sniffle i'd have the cold meds out!!!!i've been forced off them for over a year between pg & BFing so it's weird to have a choice again!!!)
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2012, 13:15:37 pm »
Cabbage leaves worked amazingly for me when I was trying to decrease OS.
Somehow they felt cooler in my bra for longer than cold packs.
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Re: weaned....but how do i decrease/stop my supply?
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2012, 13:48:43 pm »
i'm off to the shop for some cabbage so!!!i've been going to&back from the freezer  like a madman all morning!!!
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