https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 11:45:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-dry-up-1#post-2181605 Mon, 18 May 2015 09:50:17 +0000 daniellemybelle 2181605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: @birdofafeather: @erinpye: Thanks, ladies! Today I'm back to normal. Wonder if it's for good - maybe that was the last hurrah :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-dry-up-1#post-2180670 Sat, 16 May 2015 22:17:24 +0000 Foodnerd81 2180670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was about a week after our last session, I woke up with my shirt soaked with milk. After that, I felt pretty much empty. But, turns out k was pregnant so not sure if that made a difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-dry-up-1#post-2180662 Sat, 16 May 2015 21:45:37 +0000 birdofafeather 2180662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could still squeeze milk (colostrum?) out almost 6 months post weaning (BF until 18.5 months) but I never felt super full immediately afterward. We were down to once a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-dry-up-1#post-2180649 Sat, 16 May 2015 21:10:43 +0000 erinpye 2180649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always read that wine can decrease supply, but it's been my experience that a glass of red or two causes a letdown, or causes me to make more milk/ leak overnight. So weird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-dry-up-1#post-2180638 Sat, 16 May 2015 20:46:35 +0000 daniellemybelle 2180638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has been weaned for about 2 weeks. I always had low supply and we were down to just one session per day, but I was still slightly engorged for about 5 days. (I went cold turkey - no pumping or anything - and didn't do any herbs/decongestants/banding/etc.) Day 6 I think was the first day that I realized by the afternoon that I didn't notice my boobs feeling sore/full at all. A few days after that I tried hand expressing in the shower out of curiosity and got some drops but no sprays like I would have had before.</p> <p>So I thought I'd be drying up completely pretty soon here, but weirdly this morning I woke up VERY full! It oddly coincided with my book club meeting last night and a few glasses of sangria which is not the norm for me...?! So now I am like, weird, will this keep happening!? </p>