After a few issues and me returning to work I decided to wean dd. I had already been topping up with formula for all but one feed (morning 7am) as this feed was the only feed she would take. And eventually I was only breastfeeding the one feed at 7am. Anyway so I haven't breastfed for over 2 weeks now and once I stopped it was fine. My right side got a little full so i expressed 20 mls just for comfort. Still good after that, they seemed to be going down. But now after 2 weeks all of a sudden they are filling up and leaking after showers etc. They have also become increasingly tender. I had a couple of blocked ducts that I massaged out in a hot shower, no fever or anything else. Why do they start making milk weeks after?
I havestarted using cabbage leaves and read that sage tea will help stop milk production. Is there anything else I can do? It's very painful and uncomfortable