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YES. My engorgement was never too bad, but lots of hot showers and lotion helped a whole bunch. I want to say they leaked really hardcore for about a month and then continued to leak, gradually decreasing, for about another 4-5 months. It took about 6 months for it to really be totally dried up.

@katiew92081: Haha, the wearing a bra to bed should be over soon. If you're already seeing days where you don't have issues, the end of the really awful part is in sight. I think I got to give up the breast pads after about the first month.

I didn't favor any particular lotion. I think I used cocoa butter because that's what I had on hand (and I had stupid crazy stretchmarks on my boobs).

6 weeks and still leaking! I tried BF, but it didn't work for us. Now I leak in the shower, right after, when I'm sleeping, and if she's crying a lot. It doesn't seem to be going anywhere!

My SIL just went through this. She wore an ace bandage, took a Benadryl for a couple of nights and drank Earth Mama Angel Organic No More Milk Tea a few times a day and she dried up within a few days. She's 6 weeks pp and has had no leaking since then. She swears by the tea and Benadryl. You can find it on Amazon.

Take Sudafed! Decongestants dry you up big time which is why you shouldn't take it when sick and breastfeeding.

When I delivered, my milk came in. It took about a week to dry up, but I would leak for several months after, like 6-7 months after I bound my breasts with an ace bandage and had 3 sports bras on at one time.