have to stop breastfeeding

Since giving birth to Baby number 2, i'm estrogen deficent. Without going into all the TMI side of things after lots of doctors visits and finally a specialist she has diagonsed me extremely estrogen deficent and the only way to cure this is to stop breastfeeding.

When i stop the estrogen won't be supressed and i will ovulate and the symptons: sore, red angry inflammed private parts, will heal and go back to normal.


So my question is did anyone develop this after birth?

What did you do?

How do i stop/ wean my exclusively fed boobie loving baby???

This didn't happen after DS1 and i'm really it's happening now. I love breastfeeding and fed ds1 to 15 months, he weaned himself.

by the way there is no other way to solve this i have cream which helps but doesn't replace estrogen.
ahhhhh!!!

I dont have any advice but didnt want to read and run. Just wanted to say ouchie and sucky I can see why you are upset having to give up BF'ing, I would be devastated too

I hope the transition goes smoothly

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Edited by rianna08

No experience but wanted to send hugs...

I stopped BFing at 9mths. Mainly because DS was getting really distracted and wouldn't feed properly.

I started off with giving him a bottle of formula before bed and he would get one if someone else looked after him during the day.

I then just slowly cut down feeds. Got to the stage were he would have bottles during the day and Bf at night and in the morning. Then I cut down the amount of feeds he had during the night, then only feed him every second night, or when I needed emptying. And then every third night , didn't take long till I didn't need to feed him at all.

Hope that all makes sense. .

((hugs)) I can only imagine how frustrating and upsetting this must be for you but dont feel bad for having to make this choice, you've given bubs a wonderful start and if you take the weaning process slowly s/he should adapt.

On a very very very minor level I can kind of understand, as soon as I get pregnant I pretty much loose all interest in 'bedroom activity' and that went right through to the day I stopped breastfeeding. Literally the day after I stopped when DS was 16mths I sudden was not only interested in 'bedroom activity' but was at the top of my game so to speak. It made me realise what a massive impact pregnancy / breastfeeding has on our hormones and how this can affect us physically and emotionally etc.

As for weaning, I would start by introducing the bottle at one feed per day, might help for someone else to do that feed? And just reduce feeds by one per day over a week or so at a time, then when you are on one feed a day start taking that Milk Stop product from Natropharm I think it is. Cabbage leaves will help with any engorgement.