Can still express milk six months after weaning

In daily life, many women can still express milk half a year after weaning. Many female friends tend to ignore this situation, but it actually requires special attention. Because the residual milk left in the breasts can cause great harm to their bodies and even cause breast cancer, for their own health, female friends need to drain the residual milk in the breasts in time.

1. Why is the residual milk not absorbed by the body?

Breast involution begins about 40 days after a mother stops breastfeeding completely. At this time, the connections between the alveolar cells open, allowing chloride and sodium to enter the milk and absorb water. The concentrations of chloride and sodium in breast milk increase, while the concentrations of lactose and potassium decrease.

A normal human body can absorb about 80 percent of residual milk. The remaining 20% ​​will still remain in our mammary ducts. Our normal body temperature is 36.5℃. If residual milk stays in the breast for a long time, it will ferment and deteriorate, and slowly affect our breast health. Many cases of breast hyperplasia are caused in this way.

The longer a mother breastfeeds, the longer it takes for her milk production to stop completely! Therefore, the residual milk is absorbed more slowly!

2. Do you really understand the consequences of not expelling residual milk?

If the residual milk cannot be discharged in time, it will lead to excessive accumulation of toxins, causing lesions in the entire breast tissue. If you are lucky, there will just be a lump in the breast and you will feel it when you press it. If you are unlucky, it may even cause breast cancer!

Everyone knows how terrible breast cancer is. Today, breast cancer is the number one killer of women! In China, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 women die from breast cancer every year. According to data released by the Ministry of Health, breast cancer in China is growing at a rate of 3.7%-3.8% each year, making it the fastest growing cancer in the past decade. Therefore, it is urgent to care for your breasts!

3. Benefits of Expelling Residual Milk to the Body

Firstly, the mammary ducts are unblocked, restoring their normal function, transporting nutrients and excreting toxins. Secondly, the entire breast tissue is in a normal state, the breast cells can be activated, and the breasts are in a new state of vitality. After the cells are nourished, the breasts' ability to absorb fat will be enhanced, making them plump, beautiful and healthy. To sum it up in one sentence: on the one hand, draining the residual milk allows good circulation inside the breast and makes the outside plump and full, and on the other hand it prevents the shed epithelial tissue from turning into dirt and accumulating in our mammary ducts, causing blockages and lesions.

4. Who needs to drain residual milk?

1. Mothers who stop breastfeeding after giving birth

2. Mothers with postpartum breast pain

3. Women with blocked nipples

4. Women with breast lumps and breast hyperplasia

5. Mothers who have experienced mastitis during breastfeeding

6. Mothers who can still express breast milk many years after giving birth

5. What is the best time to discharge residual milk?

Generally speaking, 2-4 weeks after weaning is the best time to expel residual milk. If it is not during this period, mothers should not worry too much, as there are other remedial measures. Not only during the best period, but also within 10 years after delivery, as long as you feel discomfort in your breasts or there is residual milk, you can discharge the residual milk. The longer the residual milk remains, the uglier the color and the worse the smell will be.