breast milk question

I had my baby boy 6 days ago and as most moms know your boobs hurt after u give birth im not breast feeding but I did buy a breast pump to relieve some of the pain so my question is how much should I pump to still get rid of some pain but eventually stop gettig milk in I dont want my body to think me pumping is baby eatting any help?

just enough to relieve it. maybe an ounce or 2

If you're not pumping and feeding baby, then don't pump. If you stimulate your supply, your body will continue to produce. Buy some cabbage leaves, break up the veins and place them in your bra.

If you aren't breast feeding you are just going to draw it out by pumping.

Put on a sports bra (or two) with some ice packs and the milk should dry up within a week. Cabbage leaves work too.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tristan and Liams mommy:</b>" just enough to relieve it. maybe an ounce or 2 "</blockquote>




Ok thats what ive been doing had a couple people tell me the same thing but just wanted to make sure thanks

Quoting Squeaky McGee [15 wks]:" If you're not pumping and feeding baby, then don't pump. If you stimulate your supply, your body will continue to produce. Buy some cabbage leaves, break up the veins and place them in your bra."

I agree with this. Pumping will only stimulate your body to make more milk, causing the drying up process to take even longer.

Why not just pump for LO until you can't get any anymore or until it gets old and feed it to him?  I guess I don't understand why waste such perfect milk  

Quoting Rebecca Lynn kinq:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tristan and Liams mommy:</b>" just enough to relieve it. maybe ... [snip!] ... Ok thats what ive been doing had a couple people tell me the same thing but just wanted to make sure thanks"

No stop! I am doing my OB clinical rotation and they said no stimulation or you will continue to produce milk. Even warm water hitting your breasts is a big no if you are not breast feeding you will just draw out the pain.

Quoting lolajessup:" Why not just pump for LO until you can't get any anymore or until it gets old and feed it to him?  I guess I don't understand why waste such perfect milk  "

Perfect, FREE MILK!! But to each their own...

Quoting Rebecca Lynn kinq:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tristan and Liams mommy:</b>" just enough to relieve it. maybe ... [snip!] ... Ok thats what ive been doing had a couple people tell me the same thing but just wanted to make sure thanks"

Then your body will keep on producing...

Quoting lolajessup:" Why not just pump for LO until you can't get any anymore or until it gets old and feed it to him?  I guess I don't understand why waste such perfect milk  "

There are a lot of people that don't like breastfeeding. To each their own. Like I guess half the people that leave our hospital don't, which just seems so crazy to me too.

Im not breast feeding because I take meds that will harm my son if he drinks my milk and hes lactose intolerant

Quoting Rebecca Lynn kinq:" Im not breast feeding because I take meds that will harm my son if he drinks my milk and hes lactose intolerant"

You don't need to explain yourself. But seriously no pumping, it is just prolonging it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but... Doesn't being lactoseintolerant have nothing to do with breast milk? Isn't it not lactose? I'm not argue because I understand the medication thing I'm just.curious?

It is produced in the breast and is independent of the mother's consumption of lactose. It is present in a constant concentration in breastmilk. Foremilk, the milk the baby gets when he first starts to feed, does not contain more lactose than hindmilk, but it does contain l ess fat