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[quote=Anonymous]OP--been reading dcum for months and finally compelled to write.

I hope the cabbage leaves provide you w/ a quick solution.

if not, here's what worked for me. As someone who had to EP for 10 months (latch and low supply issues--took 3 mo of pumping 7x/day b4 even made enough to exclusively feed bm) and told by dr. to give up dairy (until tests confirmed DC had no dairy allergies at 9 mo. visit) I can tell you drying up took an entire month. (b/t/w did you know that even after weaning scans can detect breast milk in the ducts even more than 1 yr later?)

Here is how I did it.  My milk wasn't watery during this time so I was still able to freeze enough so that my dc had almost enough milk til she turned 1.

i gradually dropped number of sessions by going a bit longer b/n pumps.  first, I dropped the 12 to 3 am session and got my first 5 hrs of straight sleep in over 9 months, other than a few times when i fell asleep from exhaustion and woke up so painfully engorged.  at the same time, i also pumped for less time (so reduce every two days or so time from 20 to 18 to 16 to 14 mins. etc. until you only pump enough to relieve some pressure but not enough to tell your body to make more milk).  towards the end only pumped 5 min. or less ea. session.

also tried sudafed at the same time, but didn't notice that this dried me up any faster. had to fight pharmacist to sell me some when she asked why i needed it.

Finally, i took regular lechitin pills which are supposed to prevent cloggged ducts.  this also helps during regular pumping w/ this issue.

good luck!  expecting #2 in late april, and already told hubby that i am not killing myself to pump or breast feed w/ dc#2. can't go through that sleep dep again for so long.[/quote]

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