Will my breasts ever soften up? *breastfeeding question*?
i had my son feb 12th and i decided to give breastfeeding a shot (gave up w/my first child). I was directly feeding him the breast but once i left the hospital i realized i needed more help so i’ve been pumping the last few days. I now only pump, and dont offer him the breast. I will be going back to work in a week so the pumping will continue.
My breasts leak a TON and i have lots of milk. i pump before i feed him, which is about every 3 hrs, and in the middle of the night we just use formula. they are so hard and tender still and im wondering if im doing anything wrong? am i pumping too much? will m breasts ever get soft again or do they stay hard? i need some advice!!
It’s because you re using formula in the middle of the night. Breast feed him then too so your breasts do not get full of milk. When you formula feed him at night, your breasts have been used to the pumping in the day, they get full and hard because they are still producing milk. You said you pump every three hours, then your breasts are producing milk every three hours and when you neglect them at night they get full. You’re breasts will get ‘softer’ if you continue a constant pumping routine (If you want , you can even store this milk in the freezer for later).
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