Lactating women have big breasts

When women are breastfeeding, sometimes they have plenty of milk, and sometimes they have very little milk. When they have little milk, they can eat more crucian carp soup, pig's trotter soup, etc. to increase milk production. When they have a lot of milk, they should pay attention to nutritional balance and not eat too many milk-producing foods. In fact, the amount of milk supply has little to do with the size of a woman's breasts. It does not mean that if the breasts are big, the milk supply will be sufficient. This statement is not reasonable.

"Whether the milk supply is sufficient or not has little to do with the size of the breasts." The amount of milk depends on the structure and number of mammary glands. Although some people with large breasts may have more mammary glands, this situation does not have much impact. Milk comes from the mammary glands. It is not necessarily the case that larger breasts mean more glands, and smaller breasts mean fewer glands. Experts say that if your breasts don't get bigger after pregnancy, it may be due to glandular problems. The amount of breast milk is indeed related to congenital conditions, but this "congenital condition" does not refer to the size of the bra cup. After all, it is not the entire breast that is responsible for secreting milk, but only the glandular tissue. Breast tissue is composed of glands, ducts, adipose tissue and fibrous tissue, and it controls the amount of milk a woman produces after giving birth. Some people have large bra cup sizes, but their mammary glands are underdeveloped, so they produce very little milk. On the contrary, some people have small breast cup sizes but abundant glandular tissue, so they have a constant supply of milk. Whether a postpartum mother's lactation ability is strong depends mainly on whether the glands are abundant and whether the gland functions are complete. It is not the size of the bra cup that determines the amount of milk.

Commonly used weaning methods:

1. For women with low milk production, milk secretion will gradually stop as long as they gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times.

2. For pregnant women who have already secreted a large amount of milk and need to stop breastfeeding, take 0.25 mg of bromocriptine twice a day, morning and evening with food, for 14 consecutive days, and the effect is satisfactory. It is suitable for mothers who need to stop breastfeeding after the general lactation period.

3. Large doses of estrogen inhibit the secretion of pituitary prolactin and stop milk production. 4 mg of ethinyl stilbestrol is injected intramuscularly once a day for 3 consecutive days. This method must be used as soon as possible within 24 hours of delivery. It is suitable for those who need to stop milk production immediately after delivery or induced labor. This method is prohibited for women with abnormal liver function. Because estrogen is metabolized in the liver, it may aggravate liver damage.

4. Traditional Chinese medicine method for weaning: decoct 60-90 grams of raw malt in water and drink it as tea, one dose a day for 3-5 days; 30 grams of raw hawthorn, Liu Shen Qu (pack), decoct the soup instead of tea; 6-10 grams of Sichuan pepper, soak in water and boil the juice, add 50 grams of brown sugar and take it together, one dose a day. The effect of traditional Chinese medicine for weaning is relatively slow and is generally used as an auxiliary measure to other weaning methods. For those who already have a large amount of milk secretion, there is currently no immediate method to stop milk production. It takes a certain amount of time for medication to take effect. Most mothers will feel breast engorgement in the first few days of stopping milk production. There may be an irresistible urge to milk. However, you cannot express milk when weaning, because expressing milk will promote the secretion of milk, thus weakening or even offsetting the effect of weaning drugs.