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Engorged question

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This is my 2nd baby and 2nd time BF I am 7 days postpartum 3 days ago my breast became engorged I have been wearing supportive bras since and now the engorgement is gone is this normal? With my first child I was engorged for like 2 weeks and in constant pain. I feel good this time is this normal or am I not producing enough milk the baby is sleeping alot and seems to be satisfied after BF he is not a small baby either he was 9#s at birth. Any suggestions or responses would be appreciated.
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Hi remember that BF is called "feed on demand". At this age, you should be feeding him 8-10 times a day. Are you? Any woman should always AVOID ENGORGEMENT like the plague. Some, like myslef at one point, may mistakenly be happy thinking that this is a sign that they have enough milk. In reality, every time that you are engorged, your body is sending a sign to your brain to STOP producing milk, that there is too much. The solution for engorgement should not be to wear "support" bras that only serve to cut off circulation to your breasts. Instead, offer the breast to baby to relieve engorgement. Caught outside without the baby running an errand? Manually express a little bit of bm from your breast.
If you are overproducing milk, which is rare but may happen,try only expressing a tiny bit in between feedigns, or else yo will inadvertently stimulate your breasts to produce more.... and if u need anymore help, pls let me knwo.
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I was only engorged for like a day when my milk came in with my first. I think your body just has it figured out how much milk to make. As long as all looks good with baby, I wouldn't worry.

And congrats on a big healthy boy!
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I wasn't engorged at all with my third baby, and he's a big 14 month old and still breastfed. As long as your son is wetting and soiling diapers (6 - 8 wet diapers ad 2 - 5 bm's I was told at a week old), I think he is probably fine. I always felt better getting weight checks at the ped or with a lactation consultant just to ease my worried mind!
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PLS clcik on this link for "starting out right" with BF:
http://www.drjacknewman.com/help/Breastfeeding%E2%80%94Starting%20Out%20Right.asp
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