https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:25:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2774287 Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:06:19 +0000 meadow 2774287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So interesting. Thanks all - I am hopeful to avoid engorgement/discomfort!</p> <p>@mdf106: That is unreal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773986 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:12:20 +0000 petitenoisette 2773986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We weaned very slowly as well and I never had any engorgement afterwards. I didn't really test them out but my daughter did sporadically nurse a few times for a couple weeks after we no longer had any regular nursing sessions. One day I could just tell it was officially gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773888 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:02:06 +0000 mdf106 2773888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never had engorgement or leaking. My breasts took about a month to stabilize in size (they are still bigger though). Six month after fully weaning my second, I can still hand express some milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773782 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 07:54:43 +0000 Foodnerd81 2773782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were down to just nursing at night before bed when my older daughter fully weaned. I didn't notice any engorgement or leaking until about a week later when I woke up with my whole shirt soaked in milk- it was like my boobs were like, oh ok we don't need this any more, bye! But I didn't realize that I was also pregnant at the time so possibly that was making me dry up as well. </p> <p>I am with you on looking forward to not being home for every single bedtime soon,but not being ready to totally stop. I'm getting close- and I know my daughter will be ready, but she's my last baby so once she stops I'll never breastfeed again. :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773781 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 07:47:19 +0000 skinnycow 2773781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't notice any remaining milk or engorgement when DD weaned. We also weaned slowly so by the time she weaned I was only nursing at night and I'm pretty sure I had minimal milk supply at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773774 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:24:03 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2773774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weaned when I was still doing a morning and bedtime feed. It was cold turkey at 13 months when I got pregnant and she had been at a sleepover and went to bed fine and woke up without asking to breastfeed (although she never asked anyway) so I figured I could do it. I never squeezed my boobs to see if any milk would come out. I tried not to touch them at all as they became a bit engorged and were hard for two weeks. It was uncomfortable, but not unbearable and not quite the same as being engorged when in the early days of breastfeeding. At the end of 3 weeks I noticed that they finally were more soft and I was more comfortable. I didn't know it would take that long, but I guess because I was still doing two feedings it made it a bit harder on my body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773771 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:04:29 +0000 FannyMae 2773771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm almost 3 weeks post our last feed (21 month old), and I currently have no milk on my right side (just some clear liquid if I squeeze), and my left side still has some shoot out if I squeeze. No lumps/bumps or engorgement but I didn't expect that I would have at this stage. I had been a little bit uncomfortable on my left side last week, but it could just be the milk that was in there, so I had expressed a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/milk-supply-when-weaning#post-2773768 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:26:22 +0000 meadow 2773768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious...</p> <p>How long did it take for your milk to go away when you were done nursing? I'm curious especially about those who weaned slowly. We are about to give up our last nursing session this week.</p> <p>I look forward to little things like sleeping on my stomach or not being solely responsible for bedtime (looking forward to my MOM meetings once a month that overlap with bedtime ...... of which I've only attended ONE since the twins were born!!!!!!). I know my mom has been dying to do a sleep over and this will let her have that joy. But I think I am really going to miss the sweetness and pure cuteness of them falling asleep forehead to forehead. So to distract myself, focusing on the curiosity of how long I'll still have milk up in there ;) </p>