What to Expect Breastfeeding on Day 4 | Tips for ENGORGEMENT!! Reverse pressure softening

Your milk usually transitions ("comes in") between day 3-5 postpartum. It's very common to be engorged these days, which is normal but usually quite uncomfortable. In this video, we'll chat about some ways to manage engorgement without creating an oversupply of breastmilk, along with all the other fun things that typically happen around day 4 of breastfeeding!

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[candicesayre]

Thank you for helping me realize it’s all normal and won’t last forever 🙏🏻

[miltonlopez]

I wished I had watched his video 2days ago... Very SERIOUS about don't PUMP...

[shakslocs]

Omg this just made me feel better I was so distressed I thought I was doing something wrong not that it happens to all of us. Thank you these tips so helpful 😃

[mandapanda]

Thank you so so much for this. I'm crying because engorgement is overwhelming and this really gave me some tools. I was using the haka a lot and one breast is way more tender/painful than the other. Such a fine line on what to do about it...

[ichsll]

Im having a second new born now and i feel so sorry for me who couldn’t find this video when I had a huge trouble with breastfeeding with first one. Every single sentence you said is so true!!!!

[KonyChung]

I literally just sat here with you and followed the reverse pressure steps and it worked immediately! I was just so desperate! Thank you and I did like and subscribe ❤️❤️❤️

[POSHTV]

Oh gosh! I’m on day 4 and I’m so engorged. I just gave birth to triplets and they are in the nicu. I thought I had to keep pumping. Thank you so much! I’m going to try these tips because I’m so swollen

[bjorgsigriurhermannsdottir]

I had the pump out, ready to go... Thanks for stopping me just in time!

[astridsloan]

Amazing video. Day 4 and have been struggling. This was really helpful thank you 💕

[jennlvsran]

What to do if 1 breast works great but the other has scarring & doesn't hardly work at all?
Pump non working side & feed from the good 1???

[chrismeryportorreal]

Great and helpful video! I got a pump and used it twice before watching this video...ill continue to use my haaka ladybug.

[maz]

I used the Haakaa on day 4 and 5 just to catch the leaking during a few feedings. I just held it there.

[jenniefeldrupkristoffersen]

What is harmful about using a haakaa more than once a day in these early days? And when is it “safe” to start using the haakaa regularly?

[C.C]

Wish the lactation consultant at my hospital had explained this to me. All she did was correct the latch and walk away. Didn't realize engorgement was a thing until I got a clogged duct on day 4 😭

[BALLENSHOTCALLIN]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm currently on my fourth day and aghh I've felt so much discomfort. But this video gave me comfort cause I am so terrified of getting mastitis. I breastfed my both my boys and it's been so long and forgot everything your body goes through when breastfeeding.

[celestegranell]

I’m engorged on the right but barely any milk comes out so he screams. The left side is fine. Do I still feed him with the right? Nothing is coming out. Maybe 1/10th of an ounce. I have been crying for 2 days. You said to keep feeding but he’s crying on that side. Help!

[brinasuligoj]

What if you never have engorgement? And never feel your milk coming in? I started supplementing in the hospital because my baby was losing too much weight and I breastfed for hours and hours and I have no idea when my milk came in.... but my supply was always really low. Is it possible he always ate everything I produced?

[oddestmouse]

What should I do if I only exclusively pump in this situation?

[johannadavila]

So for someone who plans to exclusively pump will this still be symptoms on day 4? If so do you treat the same?

[all_things_aesthetic]

I'm a few weeks in and my baby is starting to sleep through the night (yay) but now my breasts are engorged every morning to the point I'm waking in the middle of the night leaking and in pain. I spoke to a lactation consultant and all they recommended was to try to pump at night instead of the morning which I was doing after the first feed to make a small supply. It isn't working :(