It may also help to
apply cabbage leaves to your breasts.
Stop
applying the cabbage leaves once you notice the swelling beginning to lessen.
If after several days of limiting your baby to one - sided nursing for a period of several hours, there is still no improvement, you may want to try using an antihistamine, drinking Sage tea, or
applying cabbage leaves until you begin to see improvement.
Verbatim translations make it clear that Cato the Elder advocated treating «cancerous ulcers of the breast» by
applying a cabbage leaf poultice.
Not exact matches
Apply cold compresses (a bag of frozen peas works well) or chilled
cabbage leaves to your breasts between feedings to reduce swelling.
Many moms find that cold
cabbage leaves applied to the breast and
left to wilt before being replaced seem to help.
If engorgement is a problem try
applying cooled
cabbage leaves to the breasts.
Apply cold or room temperature
cabbage leaves to your breasts for up to 20 minutes after feeds.
Also, nurse your child on demand,
applying cold
cabbage leaves (their shape can conform to your breasts); when necessary, pump out excess milk.
Chilled
cabbage leaves,
applied to engorged breasts and changed every two hours, can also reduce engorgement and help milk flow.
Try offering only one breast per feeding,
applying frozen
cabbage leaves to your breasts for a day or two, and sipping sage tea.
The veterinarian may advise you to
apply warm compresses and / or
cabbage leaves wraps to help reduce the inflammation of the affected mammary glands.