sore breasts!!

denois

i had a csection friday and baby was taken straight to special care so didnt nurse! i decided i would try expressing milk but its not worked great im lucky to get 20ml from both breasts after 30mins!
my left breast is extremley painful, hard, swollen and very red!
iv decided baby will be formula fed as my first child was and he did great without breast milk!
my question is what can i do to stop this pain? i know it will take a few days for my milk to dry up but i cant live like this for a few hours let alone days! its so painful!

[Deleted User]

I made the same mistake that amount is okay. You aren't even a week pp ,right? Try a warm shower and hand express some milk, cabbage leaves will help dry you out. Over producing is completely normal until ur body figures out what you need to make. Also in the very beginning you need a hospital grade pump, imo I had a regular medela and got engorged as well.

YOU ARE OVER PUMPIng no more than 15-20 maximum as long as you are stimulating you will produce.