CABBAGE To Stop Milk While PREGNANT

Cabbage DOES work. It requires patience and frequent changes. Also, ice packs on top of it will help. It can reduce the supply as well as the swelling, if you are consistent with frequent changes. Visit the website www.llli.org and search for articles about engoregement. There are plenty!
Good luck!
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Hi there. I also have four children and have several times been in the position of having to stop breast feeding. I used the cabbage method two of the times and it worked for me. You need to know that it does make a quite strong odor, so your hubby might want to sleep in the other room for a few nights. It should only take one to two nights, depending on how much milk you are producing. Just put the cabbage leaves in your bra (a bra you do not mind throwing out after if necessary) and go to sleep. When you wake up your bra should be wet and the leaves should be smaller. You might want to check with your ob/gyn about whether or not it could cause any problems with the pregnancy. Good luck!!

M., I feel your pain. I have a 3, 5, and 7 with one on the way! When my youngest was born, he had to have a special formula in NICU and I didn't want to take drugs to stop my breast milk. The cabbage leaves just reduce swelling and pain, they don't stop the milk. However, it worked wonders. I stuck a cold leaf in each side of my bra and was amazed at the relief. Good luck to you. Bev

Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!! By all means use cabbage leaves. When I was pregnant with my first child, I became engorged in my 8th month. The OB/GYN recommended I do the cabbage leaves and it helped. It caused absolutely no harm to my beautiful girl who just turned 7.

AlL I have to say about cabbage is....works like a charm. It's the fastest way to dry your milk. A lactation specialist told me and I did it after 3 kids and worked fast. Hope this helps.

Yep, it's safe - doesn't smell to pleasant - but it works GREAT!!!! Use ice packs - 20 minutes on at a time throughout the day, it will help - also if you have a gentle spray on your shower - let cool water spray on your breasts, that will help with the discomfort too! Good luck!!

I've never used cabbage leaves, but I've heard to keep them in the fridge so they get nice and cold before you use them. Personally, I would hand express or pump JUST ENOUGH to get comfortable. It will send the signal to your body to decrease the milk supply which will probably dry up fairly quickly since you're pregnant. Another important reason is because you do not want plugged ducts or mastitis. Mastitis in particular can be horrible and it requires antibiotics to get better.

I wish you the best of luck during your pregnancy. I know this must be a stressful time for you.

Absoluteley. It worked for me.

Hi, I had to stop my milk after the death of my baby girl. Cabbage did NOT work for me. It just smelled horrible as soon as it got warm. My doc said ice packs and that's what I did. 2 hours at a time all day and night. it still took a long time to dry up the milk. I hope everything turns out all right for you!

Oh M., I feel for you! I remeber weaning the MOST painful part of nursing...UGH, so sorry! I tried EVERYTHING imaginable to get relief, and honestly the only thing that worked was time. Don't express too much, b/c the more you do the more you will produce, putting you back where you started! I got relief from standing in a hot shower and only allowing what milk came out on its own (w/o applying ANY pressure). I did drink sage tea (from whole foods) so if its permissable in pregnancy you can try that...the cabbage leaves didn't do much for me, but hey, if they work atleast a little, its better than nothing, right???

Best of luck with everything!!!!