Is it time for your child to completely switch to food from an adult table? Then it's time to start weaning, but how to do it right, without harming neither the crumb, nor yourself? About how to stop breastfeeding with minimal loss for the child, there are a lot of recommendations, but what to do in order not to cause problems for the mother herself - a little. Today we will try to understand this with you.

Do not hurt yourself If weaning does not happen dramatically, but gradually, in several stages, then most often no unpleasant sensations a young mother will not experience. It is important to note that the discharge from the breast can continue for some more period, some may even last for several years. The main thing is that a woman does not experience any pain - the breast should not worry and worry.

Reduce the production of milk When planning to start weaning the baby, it is better to help your body cope with the task. To do this, reduce fluid intake, and drink no more than 1.5 liters of water per day.

After beginning the excommunication, stop decanting. To stop producing milk, you need to give the body a signal that it no longer needs. That is, you began to feed the child less, but you do not need to express the remaining milk, in a few days it will cease to be produced in such quantity.

How to cope with the tides of milk The first time the milk will still be produced, if this causes mala discomfort, you can ease the chest, lightly pumping out the milk. Remember, you can not decant completely, just to relieve the condition. Also, there are special drugs for stopping lactation, but they should be taken only after the recommendation of a doctor - gynecologist or mammologist. Their reception without the doctor's control can lead to undesirable consequences.

How to deal with unpleasant symptoms Sometimes there are situations when the end of breastfeeding is not easy at all, and, in addition to the tides of milk, the woman has a fever and severe pains appear in the chest. In this case, you need to urgently seek help from a doctor, and do not engage in self-medication, using long-standing methods, such as pulling the chest and applying cabbage leaf. A specialist will assess the situation, and prescribe drugs that will help get rid of unwanted symptoms.

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