How did you dry up your milk supply?

I want to feed my son my milk but, the pain and time consumption and stress have me so anxious about everything that i don't even have time to enjoy my new son. His health means most to me but not if mommy is constantly an exhausted train wreck.

How did you dry your supply? I don't think I can just stop because I don't want to get mastitis. he is only 5 days old btw.

I feel so guilty but I'm a stay at home mom, healing from c section, low iron, and so sore from pumping him, feeding him formula, and then switching back and fourth all day (he lost to much weight so we have to supplement with formula.)

This sucks. :/ I feel like a quitter but hell... He needs mommy happy.

I've heard cabbage leaves help!

hmm they say cabbage leaves. i didnt do anything, and 3 years later, i still have breat milk in my breasts lol . never went away

I know you pain. This is what I did when I hit my breaking point with breastfeeding. I stopped everything all the pumping the pills everything. I nursed her whenever she wanted for as long as she wanted. If she done nursing and still hungry I would top her off with some formula. My mentality was if I lost my milk I lost it. It ended up being the best thing for my supply within 3 weeks I was able to stop supplementing.

If you are truly done I would just start slow but cutting out feedings. Stop pumping. hand express only to relive any pain but not to empty. Wear tight fitting bras and put cabbage leaves in them

Quoting ℓise ♥:" I've heard cabbage leaves help! "

  With my first i just wrapped my boobs up for about 3-5 days and then after that they started drying up, i didn't get mastitis but it was painful/sore. I don't even remember how i dried my milk with my 2nd.

Cabbage leaves and tight sport bra. Change out leaves every 3 hours and freeze them it'll help soothe and release milk supply.