Can still express milk after four months of weaning

I believe every mother wants to feed her baby herself. Seeing the baby sucking on her nipple and eating until full, the mother will have a special sense of happiness and mission. However, due to many reasons, you may need to wean your baby. Is it still feasible to continue breastfeeding after four months? At this time, I am more concerned about whether I can still express milk four months after weaning? This depends on the mother's own situation. Some can stop breastfeeding, while others may not be able to continue breastfeeding.

Generally speaking, a small amount of residual milk may still be secreted after weaning. The specific situation varies according to the individual circumstances of the pregnant woman. Some people need several months to completely stop breastfeeding, while others need about a year. The reasons for the residual milk are as follows: 1. Physiological reasons: the lactation mechanism has not stopped. 2. Hyperprolactinemia. 3. Breast hyperplasia. 4. Abnormal lesions in the pituitary gland, breast and other parts are not excluded. After further going to the hospital to rule out abnormal lesions, some methods can be used to promote weaning, such as weaning gradually and not suddenly, reducing high-protein intake, drinking less soup and water, avoiding chicken soup, fish soup and other milk-producing foods. In addition, you can go to the hospital to consult a doctor and choose medication to wean.

The best way to stop breastfeeding

If your baby is very dependent on breast milk during the weaning period, rapid weaning may make the baby uncomfortable. If you attach great importance to breastfeeding and are with your baby every day, you may feel a sense of loss if your milk stops suddenly. Therefore, you can adopt a gradual weaning method. Gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times and shorten the feeding time. At the same time, pay attention to taking less soup and milk-producing foods, so that milk secretion gradually decreases and eventually disappears.

When you start to stop breastfeeding, you can give your baby some formula milk every day, or you can give your baby fresh whole milk. It should be noted that you should try to encourage your baby to drink more milk, but as long as he wants to drink breast milk, the mother should not refuse him. Most babies have the habit of feeding in the middle of the night and before going to bed at night. Babies are very active during the day, so it is easier for them not to be fed. The most difficult thing to stop is probably feeding before going to bed and in the middle of the night. You can stop feeding at night first, and then stop feeding before going to bed.

At this time, the active cooperation of the father or family members is needed. When the baby is sleeping, the father or family members can coax the baby to sleep, and the mother can stay away for a while. When the baby can’t see his mother, he will definitely cry for a while at first, but he will give up and fall asleep after a little coaxing. It will be a struggle for a few days at the beginning of weaning, until the baby's fussing becomes less and less severe each time, until one day, the baby doesn't make much noise before going to bed and just lies down to sleep quietly, and doesn't wake up in the middle of the night. Gradually, mothers will be able to successfully wean their babies off the milk.

What foods can help weaning?

I believe that when mothers are weaning, they will want to find the best food to help them wean. Generally speaking, the best foods for weaning include: pepper, aniseed, MSG, beans, tea, hawthorn, leek, amaranth, fermented black beans, fennel, orange, ginseng, old hen, animal liver (pork liver), pigeon, beef, mushrooms, crab, white radish, sweet potato, corn, etc. These are eaten frequently. You should eat less of them. If you don't eat them every meal, it won't be so easy to wean.

In addition, cold foods can also reduce milk production, so the elderly are not allowed to eat cold drinks or the like. For mothers who do not have much milk, as long as they stop breastfeeding and eat less milk-producing foods, their milk supply will gradually decrease until it stops completely. Finally, there are a few things to note: To stop weaning quickly, first of all, don't eat foods that can increase milk production, such as fish, shrimp, and broth. Eat a light diet.

But in fact, the principles of weaning and losing weight are somewhat similar. Some people gain weight no matter how much they eat, while some people cannot eat anything they want. For the same reason, some mothers may be able to quickly wean their milk by eating weaning foods. Some mothers may not get the same results. Therefore, for mothers who have less breast milk, the effect of eating milk-drying foods on dry milk is much better than that for mothers who have more breast milk.

What are the drugs for weaning?

Some mothers may need to stop breastfeeding due to work needs or other reasons, but they don’t know how to do it, and the effect is not good. In fact, after weaning the baby, the dryness of milk is indeed a headache for mothers. Not to mention the swelling and pain, the baby keeps crying for breastfeeding, which is a challenge both mentally and physically. It is also very stressful to watch the baby cry or feel pain yourself. So mothers who want to speed up the weaning process have heard that weaning drugs can help wean the baby effectively. So what are the weaning drugs? Let’s take a look at some effective milk-reducing medicines.

1. Oral or external use of Chinese herbal medicine for weaning: such as 120g of roasted malt, add water to boil the soup, and take it warm in 3 times. Or drink 1 bowl of soy milk and add a little white sugar. Or you can first suck out the milk, then use 50-60g of saltpeter, put it in a gauze bag, and apply it to the breast. Replace it in time after it has deliquesced, 3-4 times a day.

2. Oral or intramuscular injection of estrogen drugs: such as oral administration of ethinyl estradiol, 5 mg each time, 3 times a day, for 3-5 days. Or intramuscular injection of estradiol benzoate, 2 mg each time, twice a day, for 3-5 consecutive days.

In addition, if you are looking for a lactation consultant when your milk is coming in, you can also look for a professional lactation consultant when your milk is coming out, and they can provide professional massage to help you with the process.