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Breastfeeding: Weaning
What Mom Can Expect from Her Body While Weaning
By Shel Franco
Kathy Thompson, of Buffalo, N.Y., remembers the physical discomfort that weaning her 7-month-old caused. "I had breast pain and remember feeling very warm all over, almost feverish," she says.
Any pain and discomfort of weaning is almost always due to engorgement. But according to McCarthy, it doesn't have to be this way. "If you wean slowly, [engorgement] shouldn't be a problem," she says.
Remember, the younger your child is, the more likely he or she is to nurse frequently throughout the day and possibly the evening. If you decide to just stop breastfeeding, your body will need some time to turn off the "faucets." As a result, you will continue to produce large quantities of milk that now have no place to go. Your breasts will hold as much milk as they possibly can, they will most likely become hard to the touch, and soon, pain will be a very real occurrence.
On the flip side, if your baby or toddler is only nursing once or twice a day, your breasts are already producing a smaller amount of milk. Completely weaning, at this point, would not yield nearly as much storage of excess milk. And chances are, you would close this chapter of your life with nary a twinge of physical pain. Now, the emotional pain is quite the other matter.
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Re: Breastfeeding: Weaning by anonymous on 12/18/2009 05:15PM
I just weaned my 2 year old daughter.but why is it that I still can feel lumps on my breast after a week of weaning?I hope you could help me make things clearer.thank you very much
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Re: Breastfeeding: Weaning by anonymous on 02/04/2010 04:28PM
your bosy may roduce milk for months afterwards..everyone is diff. you may also have mastassis. if they are red, ask your doc.