Won't stop making milk!

[Agog]

My son has been weaned for over three weeks now. I'm still making milk, and my breasts (especially my left) are so sore and lumpy. They aren't feverish, and if I massage them, I can get milk out, and the lumpiness reduces, but a few hours later it's back. Then I'm right back where I started. I don't know what to do to get the milk to stop. I weaned slowly, I don't know why the milk won't stop. I knew I could have milk for a while, but I didn't think it would keep up at this rate. While I was weaning, I could tell the rate was reducing, some mornings towards the end, I couldn't even feel my milk come in at all while he was feeding. My breast hurt so much, I'm afraid it's going to turn into an infection soon!

Any suggestions?

[Italian_vixen22]

The only thing that I know that works is to try cabbage leaves. It drys up the milk rather quickly too.

[Funmommy]

Yeah cabbage leaves worked for me too and the coolness of them helps with the swollen hot feeling too.
Funmommy/Nadine

[Agog]

I used the cabbage and it seems to have helped. I'm still a little sore, but the lumpiness is almost all gone. THanks for y'alls help!

[H_and_P_Mommy]

I have the same problem with the lumpiness and pain after weaning. This may sound like a silly question, but I have never heard of the cabbage thing. What do I do with the cabbage?

[Agog]

Put the leaves straight from the fridge in your bra. When the leaf gets wilted, replace it. Keep doing that until the pain, etc. is gone. I couldn't believe how quickly it worked.