How Do I Stop Breeastfeading?

You can either continue to pump and don't drain your breasts, thereby diminishing your supply until you are dry. If you're already pumping so infrequently it should dry up relatively fast I'd think. If you don't feel any "lumps" in your breast, there shouldn't be a blocked duct that would become infected. If you do feel a lump or discomfort, you can pump and massage that area to release the blockage...sometimes going in the shower first helps. You use warm water on the area, gently massage it with soapy hands to loosen up the blockage. Then pump afterwards and you can also apply a cold compress.

Or, if you're looking for a quicker solution, you can take some Benadryl or Claratin...these will dry your entire body out chemically, so your milk will dry up too.

Old, Old remedies for mastitis, wrap breast with very warm towels. Do they still give shots to dry up the milk? Your doctor would best know about this one. Does your little one tolerate milk/formula? After breast feeding, I had to switch to soy... Many blessings sent your way.

i had mastitis before too...it hurts like h**l too. i would pump less both times each day for a week, substitute half of what you didnt pump with formula or milk,which ever of your choosing. after a week skip one pumping every other day for a week then pump half of what you pump each day so on so forth. it will slowly get your body use to producing less and help cut down the chance of mastitis. if you do get mastitis again after that then i would consult your doctor. when you do have a bought with mastitis make sure you wear a comfortable sports bra to bed and apply moist heat when nessecary. sometimes you might even have to take antibiotics for it...just to help with any infection or prevent infection. i wouldnt wish mastitis on my worst enemy and i know how it feels. i wish you luck with your endeavor.

Back off slowly, if you're down to just 2 pumpings a day, drop one, just pumping enough milk to relieve engorgement. Taking Benadryl or Claritan is not a good plan as they aren't specifically for milk supply.

If you feel engorged, pump off just enough to relieve it. This signals your body not to produce milk because it isn't being removed.

For future reference, a baby that bites during feeds is easy to correct. Gently squeeze her nose so that she is forced to open her mouth when biting down. Correct her by saying "we don't bite mama" and then latch back on. Repeat each time she tries. Babies learn that nursing time gets interrupted when they bite.

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Shorten your pumping sessions. For example, if you would normally pump 6 oz, stop pumping once you have 4 oz, then after a couple days, stop after 2 oz. Then cut out one pumping session. After a couple days you should be able to cut both out. If you start to feel engorged at any time, just hand express a bit to bring you comfort.

Milk production is supply and demand. If you stop demanding the supply, it wil dwindle.

Keep in mind, it does sometimes take a L. time for your milk to completely dry up. I continued to have milk for almost a year after I stopping nursing my son. Its wasn't a lot and it wasn't all the time but there were mornings I would wake up with wet spots on my shirt and also, my poor husband found out the hard way about it ;) LOL

I also exclusively pumped and I stopped by pumping less each day. Also I took Soy Lecithin which helped the milk flow better and prevented me from getting blocked ducts which can lead to mastitis. Its an herbal supplement which is available at most health food stores. I think I found out about it on kellymom.com