when you decide to stop breast feeding, what should I do to get rid of the milk?

Answer 1

Quit gradually if you can, cutting a feeding every few days, to keep from getting to engorged. If you need to quit cold turkey, wrap your breasts tightly in an ace bandage, the pressure will relieve the pain of engorgement. Try not to stimulate the let down reflex, pump only enough to take the edge off of the engorgement, not enough to stimulate the production of more milk. Also, watch closely for the symptoms of mastitis, fever and red streaks on the breast.

Answer 2

If you no longer want to breast feed they have pills you can get from the Dr. to dry up your milk. If you want to do it your self just express or feed enough to not hurt they will start drying up on there own it will just take some time to do it with out pain, discomfort and being wet.
PS you do know breast feeding helps you loose the baby weight.

Answer 3

I weaned my son off by the time he was 4 months, but the process started at 3 months. Even with taking all that time weaning I was in a lot of pain and very sensitive for a week. It is a rough week, but afterwords it's easy to forget your chest was ever that sensitive. Just keep wearing the pads to absorb what leaks and go ahead and try the cabbage leaf thing. I have heard it works wonders-I just heard too late! Oh, and cold compresses will reduce the milk production and provide relief. If you put on a warm one it will stimulate milk production.

Answer 4

I breastfeed my 1st son for 2 weeks then tired to stop, it was very pain full but I got throw it,
I put a very tight bra on put pads so my shirt wouldn't be wet, and then I did the must craziest thing you'll every hear, before I put my shirt on I had my mom put a damp towel in the freezer until it was cold then I held one end of the towel in front of my boos,while she pulled as hard as she could to get the towel around my breast only and then we made sure it would fall off, then I put my shirt on. I only took 2 days of doing this while I was home, and my breast were back to normal.

Answer 5

Breast milk is produced when the demand is there. The less the demand, the less milk produced. You need to slowly ween you child from breast feeding to stop producing.

Answer 6

Wean your baby slowly its easier on you and baby. Teh less baby demands milk the less milk your body will produce. Also introduce peppermint into you diet candies or tea and this slows the production of milk. Once you no longer offer milk to baby it will take about a week or 2 to dry up but it shouldn't be to painful if you do it slowly. Contact a certified lactation consultant ( most hospitals have them on staff ) and ask her any specific questions you have. I have done this twice and it not to hard.

Answer 7

Once you stop breastfeeding you will start to produce less milk until it stops being produced all together. The first few days after it may be uncomfortable but run warm water on your breasts and that should help soothe them.

Answer 8

Donate it to a local hospital and or orphanage (no kidding)!! They need that stuff I read it somewhere. I don't know when people decide to stop breast feeding but my mom stopped breast feedinig me when I was about 3 months old. Some people like to breastfeed longer if they got the time, but my mom was a working mom so that was it for her.

Answer 9

to get rid of the mild you stop pumping and letting your baby nurse form them, they'll dry up on there own. When to stop breast feeding if up to you. I breast feed my baby until he was 3 months old only cause i had to go back to work. lots of mothers feed there baby's up to a year

Answer 10

You could use a pump to drain the milk, and store it to give to your baby. Over time, decrease the number of times you pump per day, and your milk will eventually stop coming. The milk you pump can be frozen for up to nine months, or refrigerated for a few days.