Don't take milk-reducing medicine after weaning

Weaning is a process that babies must go through, and weaning can be said to be cruel or beneficial to their health. However, for the health of the baby, the baby must go through this process. After the baby is weaned at around 1 year old, mothers who secrete a lot of milk can choose to take medication or injections to achieve the effect of weaning, but unless it comes to the point where it is absolutely necessary to take or inject, it is recommended that it is best not to use injections. Because the treatment drugs may damage the mammary glands and cause them to shrink, it will affect the milk production when reproducing a baby.

Common problems with weaning after weaning:

1. If your breasts are swollen and uncomfortable, you can squeeze out the milk, but don't squeeze it too hard, otherwise it will promote milk secretion, which is not worth the loss.

2. During the weaning period, you should pay attention to reducing the irritation to the breasts and nipples. The secretion of prolactin will decrease, and the secretion of milk will also gradually decrease. Never let the baby suck milk or touch it, and avoid using boiling water to clean the breasts when showering.

3. You can use medical ice packs to apply ice to your breasts to relieve the feeling of swelling.

4. If you find a lump in your breast, rub it vigorously immediately to prevent mastitis.

5. When choosing a diet during the period of weaning, you should avoid foods that promote milk secretion, such as peanuts, pig's feet, grass carp, soup and vegetables, and eat less protein-rich foods, which can reduce the secretion of milk. During the weaning period, you should also pay attention to reducing the water intake in your diet.

6. Try to minimize the use of hormone drugs or milk-suppressing injections, as they can easily cause breast shrinkage or breast metabolism problems.

How to stop breastfeeding after weaning:

1. Natural weaning:

(1) Gradually reduce the frequency of breastfeeding: If the breast milk is not too much, mothers can choose to gradually reduce the frequency of breastfeeding for the baby. By reducing the frequency of breastfeeding, the amount of milk secreted will decrease and the milk will go back.

Lengthen the interval between breastfeeding: Gradually lengthen the interval between each breastfeeding, allowing the baby to gradually adapt, allowing the breasts to adapt, and gradually reducing the secretion of milk, which is very helpful for weaning.

(2) Reduce the duration of breastfeeding: The duration of breastfeeding each time does not need to be too long, and can be reduced gradually. In this way, the reduction of the baby's sucking stimulation will immediately lead to a natural reduction in the amount of milk secretion.

(3) Reduce high-protein intake: Mothers should pay attention to eating less juice and milk-producing foods, and must be careful not to eat fish, beef and other foods rich in protein. Drink less porridge, drink more water, and eat some light dishes to achieve the actual effect of reducing milk secretion.

(4) Wear tighter clothes: When weaning your baby, the mother can throw away the loose clothes and put on tighter clothes and underwear. The squeezing of the clothes can reduce the secretion of milk and help with milk withdrawal.

Note: If natural methods of weaning do not work, mothers can consider artificial weaning.

If the mother needs to wean her baby after breastfeeding for less than 10 months due to various illnesses or special reasons, artificial weaning is usually required.

2. Manual weaning:

(1) Traditional Chinese medicine method is to use Chinese herbal medicine to reduce milk production. Prescription for systemic treatment of weaning: 60 grams of raw malt, 12 grams of cicada molt, decocted in water; 15 grams of raw loquat leaves (depilated), 60 grams of raw malt, decocted in water; 60 grams of raw malt, 30 grams of hawthorn fruit, 30 grams of King of Electronic Music, decocted as tea, one dose per day.

Partial prescription for treating weaning: take 300 grams of saltpeter, put it into a cloth bag, apply it to the breast after the milk is drained and tie it tightly; or take 6 grams of edible alkali, dissolve it in 1500 grams of boiling water, wait until it cools down, use this water to rub the breast for 3 minutes, then use a clean cotton towel soaked in edible alkali water to apply cold and wet compress on the breast for 15 minutes, once a day at night for 3 days. Milk supply will decrease significantly and breast pain will subside.

(2) The therapeutic drug method is to use various milk-suppressing drugs to reduce milk secretion. Estrogen drugs can be taken orally or injected intramuscularly, such as oral administration of ethinyl estradiol, 5 mg each time, 3 times a day, for 3 to 5 days; or intramuscular injection of estradiol benzoate, 2 mg each time, 2 times a day, for 3 to 5 days.

(3) Find a lactation consultant: When inducing milk production, find a lactation consultant. When weaning, you can also find a professional lactation consultant to perform professional massage to help weaning.