Engorgement

How can I prevent and treat engorgement?

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em2 stewarts wife - 744 days ago.
My breasts became engorged after both of my D&Cs (I had 2 missed miscarriages which required D&Cs) and the first time was horrible, I had no idea what was happening and wasnt warned that it could even happen! My boobs just hurt at first so my mom recomended I put a heating pad on my chest (exactly not what to do in my situation) the milk came the next day and the only thing the drs told me, 'wear a tight bra' (um yea ok dude, these puppies are 4 times their normal size, rock hard and HURT sooooo bad!) and also put cabbage leaves on them... Surprusingly the cabbage leaves actually worked. So for those who arent breast feeding or for those who went through what I did try the cabbage.. it helped in a couple days both times.

annarelle - 939 days ago.
omg, i am 38weeks pregnant with my 4th and my breasts have gne hard and enlarged even more already! i have failed to breast feed properly every time but will try again this time .The extremly painfull memory of engorgement is so disheartning, why must the pain keep coming after the birth :( its all sooo worth it though. i remember i just keep thinking it will pass and it dose.. not a moment too soon thank god!

michahormiltedjmom - 1101 days ago.
Jennllewis, I am having the same problem. I breast fed for the first 3 days, then decided it wasn't for me. Now my breasts are really engorged and hurting. I just called the breastfeedding hotline at my hospital and she told me to massage them, used cold compress (ice packs), and cabbage leaves. My breasts have gone down a little since yesterday, but still pretty bad. She said they should get a lot better over next couple of days.

kungfu-ronin - 1139 days ago.
jennllewis- I had mastitis and ouch!!!! I had it with my first child when she was first born but refused to take medications and stop breastfeeding her, so it went away after a short while and i am still nursing her (trying to stop now, have baby number 2 on the way! ) Have you tried using a heating pad? I was extremely engorged with mastitis i could only nurse out of one breast and the other one was infected and the size of my head! so my midwife had me every 20-60 mintues use a heating pad (have a thick towel around the pad so you don't burn yourself) and leave it on your breast for 15-20 minutes. Then you should put and ice pack on them ( i dont remember if it was after or before the heating pad, I don't think it makes a difference though) and keep rotating. Also a warm soak in a bath every night would help too. It is painful engorment, but if you just do these things and hang in there, you should be fine in a few days to a week. Just don't nurse!! Good luck!!

jennllewis - 1140 days ago.
So I have stopped breastfeeding and my boobs are totally engorged...it hurts really badly. I have used to cold cabbage leaves and that seems to help a little. I don't want to pump and then in return have to repeat this whole process over again. What can I do? Will they become infected then lead up to mastitis? Please help!!

AandDsMommy - 1160 days ago.
I had this problem when my daughter was born 3 years ago. I can only say thank God for the cold cabbage!!! It relieves the pain and discomfort. I also had to wear a really tight sports bra to help. I am hoping that it doesn't happen when I have my son in feb. Did this happen to anyone more than once??

dandunam - 1180 days ago.
Can only recommend raw white cabbage leaves stored in the fridge!!!! it really works....place seperated leaves in your bra and keep there until wilting!!!! Repeat as needed.