What is the most effective way to stop breastfeeding?

When it comes to methods of weaning, in fact, many mothers have their own various novel and weird methods, because we all know that for mothers, the period of weaning is actually a relatively short period of painful time, so it is necessary to find the most effective method of weaning to alleviate the pain. The following is an introduction to some methods of weaning, I hope it can be of some help to mothers.

The correct way to stop breastfeeding

Currently, major hospitals no longer recommend mothers to take milk-reducing drugs or injections to reduce milk production, but advocate "natural milk-reducing" as the main method. This method relies on the principle of milk secretion, and the mother does not need to squeeze out the milk. You can try to stop breastfeeding your baby first.

Replace it with infant formula milk powder, so that the amount of milk will naturally decrease gradually, achieving the effect of weaning.

Some new mothers return to work immediately after completing their confinement period. If you need to continue feeding your baby breast milk, in addition to reducing the number of feedings, you can also express the milk and refrigerate it in a container so that the child can drink breast milk while the mother is at work.

If you want to stop breastfeeding, you can gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times. For example, if you used to feed your baby 8 times a day with breast milk, you can gradually reduce it to 6 times or 4 times a day, and replace the rest with infant formula. In this way, the amount of milk secretion will naturally decrease. It takes a mother several days to a week to completely stop producing milk.

Expert advice

Today, the new concept of breastfeeding proposed by the World Health Organization - "the earlier the breastfeeding, the better" and "milk secretion is proportional to the frequency of breastfeeding" has become a global concept.

It is recommended that postpartum mothers actively work in this direction, and husbands should also assist and encourage the baby to suck more. The mother's mammary glands will naturally be unobstructed and the pain of breast engorgement will be reduced so that the mother can successfully get through this difficult period.

In addition, the mother's diet when breastfeeding should be light and balanced. She should consume more high-calorie, high-protein foods, drink enough water, and avoid foods that may inhibit milk secretion and personal special dietary preferences as much as possible, so as not to affect milk secretion or her own and her baby's health.

Through the introduction of these contents, we will find that it is not recommended for mothers to use medication or milk-reducing injections to quickly stop breastfeeding, because this method actually has a relatively large impact on mothers, so mothers should still choose natural methods to stop breastfeeding, which can reduce some adverse effects.