How to stop breastfeeding without swelling or pain

Every baby needs to start weaning off breast milk when he is about one year old. Weaning off is a rather troublesome process because many children will be unwilling to eat and cry when they are weaning off. As a result, many mothers cannot bear to see their babies crying, which leads to failure in weaning off. Moreover, when weaning off, the failure of breast milk to be discharged will cause swelling and lumps, so a breast pump can be used to suck out the milk.

There are risks in sudden weaning!

Sudden weaning can cause serious problems, including physical discomfort to the mother and potential other health problems, which is difficult for both mother and child and should be avoided if possible.

There are different ways to wean a baby, some are sudden, some are gradual, and the weaning process may take days, weeks, or even months, but only you and your baby know when is the best time to wean a baby, because this is a matter between you and your baby.

Babies need breastfeeding both physically and psychologically in the first few years of life. Breastfeeding is not only a method of feeding, but more importantly, it is an intimate connection between mother and child.

Common misunderstandings about weaning

1. The baby stops breastfeeding when he can’t see his mother

If the mother is weaned suddenly, her breasts are likely to be engorged, which, if not handled properly, can easily lead to blocked milk ducts and breast pain. If breastfeeding is suddenly stopped, the prolactin hormone will drop sharply, which may affect the mother's mood and make her depressed, and she may have to deal with the baby's crying and comforting her.

2. Are there any side effects of taking milk-suppressing medicine?

3. Is breast milk not nutritious?

It is traditionally believed that breast milk has no nutritional value after the age of one, so the elders begin urging you to wean your child early. In fact, this is unscientific. What you need to know is that the nutrients contained in your breast milk at any stage are matched with your child's growth.

4. Hold it in for a while and you will go back

The elders said, "We didn't have lactation in the past, so we just held back our milk, and we still raised you, didn't we?" But the fact is, most people in the past did not have enough milk. Milk is the result of the combined action of prolactin and lactation reflex. Weaning should be done gradually, and forcing it will only cause harm.

Teach you some weaning tips

1. Take raw malt tea orally. 60 grams of raw malt, 60 grams of raw hawthorn, and 15 grams of raw loquat leaves, decoct them and drink as tea.

2. Apply Glauber's salt externally. Crush the Glauber's salt, take 250 grams each time and put it in a gauze bag, spread it into a thin layer, apply it around the breasts, exposing the nipples, and then tighten it with a bra. When the Glauber's salt becomes wet and hard, replace it in time, once in the morning and once in the evening.

3. This will relieve the pain of weaning. Generally speaking, during the weaning period, many mothers will inevitably experience breast engorgement pain. You may want to try some tips to help relieve the pain:

4. A breast pump helps. If your breasts are very swollen, you can use a breast pump to pump them out, but don't empty them out.

5. Apply cold compress with ice pack. After pumping, you can also apply ice packs to your breasts to reduce discomfort.

6. Reduce stimulation. Remember not to let your baby suck or touch your breast. Do not use hot water to rinse your nipples when bathing. Lie flat on your back when sleeping, do not sleep on your side or stomach to avoid pressing on your breasts.

7. Control your diet. The diet should be light, and eat more weaning foods such as malt, leek, bitter gourd, hawthorn, celery, pepper, fennel, etc. Avoid greasy and irritating foods and nourishing and nutritious lactation soups, so as not to affect the weaning effect.