Nature itself has awarded a woman the opportunity to breastfeed her baby. In addition to providing the baby with all the nutrients necessary for life, breastfeeding also plays a huge role in establishing psycho-emotional contact between mother and baby. But what to do when mom has a lot of milk?
Instructions
Step 1
The main rule of thumb when breastfeeding is on demand. Encourage your child as often as he or she asks for it. In the first month of a baby's life, this can be up to 20 breastfeeding per day. If after breastfeeding? overcrowded and painful it is necessary to express some milk.
Step 2
After feeding and pumping, shower and apply a cold compress or ice pack to the breast you just fed. Keep cold for 5-10 minutes. Less milk will arrive at the next feeding.
Step 3
During the first two months, a certain balance is usually struck between the baby's needs and the woman's milk production. From 2-3 months, try to establish a diet with clear intervals between feedings.
Step 4
To reduce lactation, reduce your daily fluid intake to 1-1.5 liters. Consider also the volume of soups and drinking fermented milk products.
Step 5
Eat fractionally, in small portions.
Step 6
Among the popular recipes for reducing the amount of milk, teas based on sage and mint are relevant.
They must be used with caution, since herbal decoctions often cause an allergic reaction in children.
Step 7
It is very effective to use an infusion from the collection of medicinal herbs: common hop cones - 1 part; walnut leaves - 1 part; herb sage officinalis - 1 part. Crush and mix all the ingredients. Take 5-6 grams (1 teaspoon) of the collection, pour 200 ml of boiling water and leave in a sealed container for 30 minutes. It is best to use a thermos for this purpose. Strain the infusion through cheesecloth or a sieve. Take 1/2 cup 2 times a day. Use the rest of the infusion as a compress on the mammary glands 2 times a day, in the morning and in the evening. It is necessary to keep the compress for about 2 hours.
Step 8
Include parsley in your diet. Regular consumption of it up to 100 grams per day also helps to reduce lactation.
Step 9
If your baby has reached the age of 5-6 months, then the gradual introduction of complementary foods in a physiological way will reduce the consumption of breast milk by the baby, and, accordingly, its production will also gradually decrease.
