What can I do to ease the pain from my breast drying up?

This is the fifth day of me trying to dry up my breast milk and it is the most painful experience I have endured with my four children. Is there anything that I can do help ease the pain or rush the process. It feels like shooting pains through my breast at times. I wear a bra to help support them up because they are extra large and hurt when I take my bra off. I nursed my other children and it only took me three days..tops.

Your body changes with each pregnancy & so does the breast drying process. If you've stopped breast feeding, I would still use the pump some & ween yourself off slowly...
this will help & won't stop the process. *try some warm compress to relieve the pain & ibuprofen...

I am still currently nursing, but my friend recently stopped and she too was in pain...
I am almost positive a little pumping to ease the pain will not interrupt the drying process.
My friend did it and had a lot of relief--she's dry now...
good luck

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