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[quote=Anonymous]OP--I am the PP who wished you good luck w/ the cabbage leaves but explained how I gradually tapered down. I think after EP-ing for 10 months anywhere from 6 to 7x a day, it takes a while to lose your supply. Although it was frustrating not to stop producing milk right away, the less painful way is to step down the # of pumps and length. You may leak some milk in the beginning but you don't end up with the extreme pain/engorgement. If you were doing 5x for 20 min.stretch that out and do 4x for 15 minutes. Sleep longer at night. After a few days, do it for 10 minutes, etc. Good luck. b/t/w since i exclusively pumped, i was in a complete daze and felt like i did miss out on the bonding period w/ my infant daughter. hubby did night feedings w/ a bottle (eventually exclusivey BM instead of formula) but he said it was all a blur to him too b/c of sleep dep. [/quote]
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