After becoming a mother, breast milk starts producing. Actually, the process of producing breast milk starts during pregnancy itself and some women complain of milk leaking during this period also. After delivery, the baby can be breastfed for one to two years, but it is necessary to feed mother’s milk to the baby for 6 months. After this you can stop breastfeeding.
Mothers who want to stop breastfeeding or whose child has stopped breastfeeding often complain of leaking or continuous flow of breast milk. Pediatrician Dr. Reema Pandya has expressed her opinion on this subject through a post on her Instagram.
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What will happen if you take medicine?
If you take medicine to stop breastfeeding too early, it may cause problems in the weaning process of the baby. For this you will have to have some patience. With time this problem will be cured and when the child will not drink milk, the milk flow will also gradually stop.
When does breast milk stop coming?
According to webmd, there is no set timeline for when breast milk will come in. When your breasts stop producing milk depends on many factors such as your baby’s age and the amount of milk supply. It may take a few days, weeks or months for breastmilk to dry up. You should wean your breastfed baby gradually.
Have to do it slowly
According to the National Health Service, if you stop breastfeeding gradually, it helps in preventing problems like engorgement, hardening of the breasts and mastitis. You should feed the baby from only one breast in a day.
These children can also be breastfed
Breast milk is most important for a 6 month old baby. After this, you can reduce breastfeeding and can breastfeed children of two years of age and older also. It completely depends on you and your child.
medicine to stop breastfeeding
The doctor has told in his post that mothers often come to him and say that they need medicine to stop breastmilk production. On this the doctor has said that this work cannot be done overnight. It is better for both mother and baby if they are fed only once at a time. Due to this, the child is able to get mother’s milk and gradually the production of breast milk also stops.