Is it not possible to express milk after weaning?

When children are over one year old, parents usually wean their babies off breast milk. Weaning seems very simple, but in fact, it is also quite inconvenient and painful. Some women develop mastitis and other diseases after weaning. Therefore, we must find a good way after weaning. According to statistics, you cannot express breast milk after weaning, otherwise it will cause lumps in the breasts. The editor would like to ask whether it is not possible to express breast milk after weaning?

In the late stage of weaning, because the baby has stopped breastfeeding, the milk is still being secreted, then there will be swelling and pain in the breasts. In this case, in order to prevent the occurrence of mastitis, breast milk must be expressed. You can express breast milk manually or with a manual breast pump, but no matter which method you use, it is recommended to warm the breast area with a hot towel before expressing breast milk. This will promote smoother milk ducts, and then breast milk can be expressed more smoothly, and it will not cause pain when expressing breast milk.

In addition, in the later period of weaning, you should also pay attention to whether there are lumps or swellings in your breasts. This is mainly to prevent the occurrence of mastitis. If swelling, heat and pain occur locally, go to the hospital for treatment in time.

In the later period of weaning, pregnant women need to drink less porridge and eat less greasy food. It is best not to be with the child all the time to reduce the secretion of milk caused by stimulation after seeing the child.

3 tips to stop night feeding

1. Sit down to breastfeed as much as possible

Arrange the baby's feeding time well. Even when the baby takes a nap during the day, avoid giving the baby a bottle or mother's nipple for him to suck. For babies who can sit alone, insist on letting them sit down to feed and drink. Once the baby falls asleep, no matter whether he has drunk or not, the bottle must be taken out of the baby's mouth immediately.

2. Don’t breastfeed in bed

Breastfeeding in bed? NO! If you often feed your baby in bed, he or she will regard the bed and feeding as two inseparable things, and may even be unable to separate the two. Therefore, the mother should correct the habit of breastfeeding in bed, and cancel the connection between sleeping and breastfeeding in the baby's mind, so that he doesn't need to breastfeed when he wakes up at night.

3. Add complementary food before going to bed to relieve hunger

Giving your baby complementary foods that stimulate hunger before going to bed can help reduce the child's feeling of hunger during sleep and increase his sleep time at night. But be careful, don't let the baby fall asleep as soon as he eats complementary food. This is not good for the baby's digestion and absorption. Wait at least half an hour after eating before going to sleep, which is scientific.