How many days will it take for breast pain to go away after weaning?

Progesterone is an important hormone that stimulates the secretion of milk in pregnant women. Mothers need to go through a breastfeeding period after giving birth. However, as the baby grows older, breast milk can no longer fully meet the baby's nutritional needs, so weaning is necessary at this time to let the baby choose other foods. Since the baby does not suck milk during the weaning process, the mother will have breast engorgement. How long does it take to recover from breast tenderness caused by weaning?

Generally, the pain of breast engorgement will last for a few days before it subsides

1. Studies have found that the production of milk is the result of the combined action of prolactin and the lactation reflex. The baby's sucking stimulates the nerve endings of the nipple and transmits the stimulation information to the anterior pituitary gland, causing it to secrete prolactin. During the weaning process, the baby's sucking time and frequency will decrease, and the secretion of prolactin will also decrease accordingly. The milk secretion will slowly change from large amount to cessation, and the milk engorgement will gradually disappear. This is a natural process.

2. Mothers who are weaning do not need to be too nervous. Generally, the milk will stop flowing on its own within a week to half a month and the milk will not swell again. During normal weaning, if there is too much milk and natural weaning is not effective, artificial weaning methods can also be used. When weaning, mothers need to pay attention and prevent mastitis. The key to weaning is to reduce stimulation to the breast nipples. In addition to reducing sucking, avoid letting the baby touch the breasts and appropriately control water intake in the diet. When your breasts are swollen and uncomfortable, you can squeeze out a small amount of milk, but you should not over-squeeze to avoid stimulation and excessive milk secretion. You can also use ice packs to cool your breasts to reduce discomfort. In addition, you can also use some medications to stop milk production under the guidance of a doctor.

How many days does weaning take?

1. The time required for weaning depends on the baby's mood and physical condition. If the mother has made adequate preparations and both herself and the baby can adapt, the time for weaning is ripe and the mother can wean the baby quickly.

2. Quick weaning: In the fastest case, the baby can be successfully weaned from breast milk in less than a week. Especially when objective factors are added, such as the mother having to go on a business trip for a period of time, it is very likely that the baby will be completely weaned within a few days after the mother leaves. If the mother stops pumping milk after going to work, the daytime milk supply will soon stop.

3. The gradual weaning method is to reduce breastfeeding from 6 times a day to 5 times a day, and then gradually reduce it after the mother and baby have adapted until breast milk is completely weaned. While gradually reducing breast milk, feed your baby formula milk or complementary food porridge instead, and give your baby some soft and rotten food. The staple food can be soft rice, soft noodles, rice porridge, small wontons, etc. The side dishes can be minced meat, chopped vegetables and egg custard, etc., so that the baby can slowly adapt to other foods.

Generally speaking, the milk swelling after weaning will not last more than half a month. However, during the weaning process, the time of weaning may need to be determined based on the baby's mood and physical condition. However, if milk secretion still occurs half a month after weaning, you can communicate with the doctor to discuss specific solutions.