Hi... Suppressing milk If your breasts are firmly supported and you don't express milk more than needed for comfort, your milk supply will gradually decrease. 1. Wear a firm bra both day and night to support your breasts and keep you comfortable. 2. Use breast pads to soak up any leaking milk. Change them as they become wet. 3. Relieve pain and swelling by putting cold/gel packs in your bra, or use cold compresses after a shower or bath. 4. Cold cabbage leaves worn inside the bra can also be soothing. Wash and dry the leaves before use and cut out any large, bumpy veins. Keep them in the fridge as they need to be cold. Change the leaves every 2 hours or when they become limp. Continue using the leaves until the breasts stop feeling overfull.