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I'm sobbing, my breasts are so full, I can't express any milk, not with a pump or by hand... I can g…

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I'm sobbing, my breasts are so full, I can't express any milk, not with a pump or by hand... I can get a little out, but they're still engorged, I'm going to lose my mind 😭😭😭. My son is in the neonatal unit, I was discharged today, it's so hard.
Какие обезболивающие свечи брали после родов, когда матка сокращается и боль жуткая? Врач сказала, ч… Ladies, has anyone been in a similar situation where the baby wasn't discharged right away? What abo…
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Abramova Yuliya
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Why can't you? Are you doing something wrong or what?
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Antonina
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Apply cold, or a cold/barely warm compress with magnesium. Take sunflower lecithin.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Inna
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This isn't an oversupply of milk, but lymph swelling. Try massaging from your armpit towards your nipple in circular motions under a warm shower. It will get easier. Congratulations on your baby!!! Wishing you both health and happiness
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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Abramova Yuliya I don't know, it's not working. The milk seems to be coming out, flowing, yes, but my breasts still feel full. I've been sitting here for an hour, they're huge, like milk cans. My milk must have come in, but lactation isn't established yet, or maybe I'm really not doing it right. I don't even know, but it is coming out...
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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Antonina What is lecithin for?
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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Antonina I want to save milk
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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Inna Thanks, I'll try that
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
nika
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I'd recommend an electric breast pump. I couldn't get anything out with a manual one (I was trying to build up a milk stash while my baby couldn't eat and was in the NICU). I only tried hand expressing at the hospital, just for relief, since I couldn't be away from my baby for long.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Elenka
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Warm up with a shower and massage, plus it's better to express milk with a pump.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Abramova Yuliya
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Abramova Yuliya You might be pressing in the wrong spot. 🤔 I used to hand express, and I had a lot of milk – I felt like a milk cow! Warm tea (almost hot) also helped me. I'd start expressing and drink tea, and I'd get a let-down right then, and it would come out really well. My breasts felt empty.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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nika I have an electric one, but I'm going to buy a manual one tomorrow. I just need something for relief, I'm afraid my boobs will explode.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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Elenka No more relief from a warm shower? I have an electric one, but I'm thinking of getting a handheld one, maybe that would be better
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Olga
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Abramova Yuliya I'm afraid to drink, especially warm liquids, because I remember that milk comes in more that way, but I just want to pump until I feel some relief.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Leysan Borodulya
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Why weren't you transferred to your son? After birth, my son was moved to the pathology unit, and after I was discharged, I was transferred to him, and we stayed together. So, on the 4th day, I started feeding him.
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October 4, 2026, 7:45 PM
Abramova Yuliya
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Abramova Yuliya Got it… Maybe try a shower then, like the other girls are suggesting
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
Olga
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Leysan Borodulya Waiting for the go-ahead, and they also said I'll only be able to feed pumped milk.
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
Kondrateva Ekaterina
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Take a warm shower, like others suggested.
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
Olga
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Abramova Yuliya Thanks, I'll try it
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
Leysan Borodulya
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Leysan Borodulya Only pump until you feel relief, not completely empty. Manual pumps are worse than electric ones. I used a manual pump with my son, but now I got an electric one with a massage function, so I think it'll be better
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
nika
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nika Yes, try all the options, maybe hand expression will really work. By the way, I found it easier to express milk by hand in a warm shower, apparently the ducts relaxed and voilà!
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
Olga
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Leysan Borodulya Well, I have this hands-free one, I don't really like it. I also ordered a regular electric one from Ozone, and this manual one. I don't know, I'll try everything. Well, if it happened this way. With my first, I didn't have to, he sucked everything out himself, there were no breastfeeding problems.
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October 4, 2026, 7:46 PM
Antonina
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Antonina You're experiencing progesterone swelling right now, which makes it hard for colostrum to leave the ducts – that's the first part of the swelling. Lecithin prevents your milk from thickening and forming clots that lead to blockages. Since the 'milk' is staying inside too long due to impaired emptying, it will really help both as a preventative measure against blockages and to make expressing easier.
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October 4, 2026, 7:51 PM
Olga
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Antonina Got it, thanks
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October 4, 2026, 7:54 PM
dvazhdy happy mama Alena
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A warm shower helped me (hand express), then the breast pump
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October 4, 2026, 8:06 PM
Tatyana
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massage through the pain
I remember how I cried, I'd rather give birth again
it's unbearably painful, plus a fever, my body is shaking(((
Hang in there!
it's temporary
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October 4, 2026, 8:12 PM
natalya
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If possible, call a lactation consultant to come to your home to help with engorgement.
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October 4, 2026, 8:27 PM
Tatyana
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Try expressing a little under a warm shower
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October 4, 2026, 8:30 PM
Elenka
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Elenka No, it'll be better warm, not hot. Electric is best! 👍
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October 4, 2026, 8:33 PM
Olga
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Tatyana thanks for the support🙏
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October 4, 2026, 9:24 PM

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