What should I do if my milk increases after weaning?

Although breastfeeding has many benefits, it cannot be sustained forever because when the child grows up, the nutrients in breast milk can no longer satisfy the child's body, so various complementary foods need to be added. What's more, when children reach a certain age, they must be trained to eat independently, so weaning is definitely necessary. So how to solve the problem of severe milk swelling after weaning?

If your milk is swollen, you need to squeeze it out. Too much milk can easily block the milk ducts and cause inflammation! Don’t worry about the milk not being able to go back in. It’s wrong to hold it back, and it hurts!

If the swelling is really severe and you can see obvious swelling and bulges in the milk ducts with the naked eye, you can still squeeze out some of it to avoid excessive congestion in the milk ducts leading to mastitis, which would be counterproductive.

Things to note when breastfeeding after weaning

1. If you must squeeze it out, try to squeeze it by hand. It is best to do this while you are taking a shower, when your body is relaxed and you have enough time to do a good job of cleaning. Moreover, hand expression will basically not cause too serious lactation reaction.

2. Do not let the baby suck. During the entire weaning period, you must hold on and not let your baby suck. Don't be soft-hearted, as this will make your baby continue to be dependent and you will also have a lactation reaction, which is very unfavorable for smooth weaning. Just stick to hand expression.

3. Try not to use a breast pump. Because the working principle of the breast pump is to simulate the baby's sucking action, it is easy to produce a lactation response. It is better to stick to squeezing by hand, and generally don’t squeeze unless it is absolutely necessary. But generally speaking, if you can persist on the first day, you should persist a little bit, try to persist for a whole day, and observe it when you take a shower at night. If the swelling is visibly unbearable as mentioned before, squeeze it out with your hands, but don't squeeze it too clean. It's fine as long as it feels no swelling or blockage.

Weaning is a problem that both breastfeeding babies and mothers must face. Although the process is difficult, I believe it can be overcome quickly as long as you find the right method. The above are some of the editor’s insights on what to do if your milk supply increases significantly on the first day of weaning. Moms can save this article. I believe the above methods will be helpful to you to some extent.