Breast swollen engorge

Hi all, I am a new one week old mum. I didnt breastfeed my baby when she was born last week two days in the hospital. She refused to latch. My breast is very hard, swollen and hard. When I back home the 3rd day, I pumped milk for her. Roughly 6 to 8 times. I massage my breasts with warm water before each pump and put cold cabbage after pump. Till date still very swollen. I very worried it will lead to complications. Any good advices for me? Thank you

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I had it also, tried to latch, pump but only get a little amount but the engorgement still there, ask hubby to help massage while I bf-ing, helps a bit, in the end I took Lecithin, bought from Watsons, the next day it solved by itself, I only took 2

5y ago

Thank you for sharing. I will consider this option if it is not getting better