my baby is 6 months now when is it a good time to stop breastfeeding her I have not breastfeed seens Sunday morning and now Im in pain how long til my breastmilk dries up
2007-04-23 11:06:21 · 10 answers · asked by estrella 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
WHY GIVE UP NOW!! Gee you are luck too be still able to breastfeed... keep it up girl! I wish i could have breastfed.. It soo much cheaper and its soo much better for your babies health!! I would keep breastfeeding until your baby is one......DONT STOP NOW!!!
2007-04-23 11:14:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're ready to wean her, then it's time.
You need to be careful that you don't develop mastitis, since you have been breastfeeding for 6 months and will have good supply. You can either give your daughter some breastfeeds and some bottle and gradually reduce the breastfeeds or fully bottle feed her and express just enough milk to relieve your pain. The second option will dry up your supply more quickly.
To help with your pain and milk supply, try wearing a firm bra day and night and applying cold compresses or cabbage leaves to your breasts. Avoid anything that might stimulate let-down such as warm water on your breasts in the shower. Use paracetamol if you need to.
Good luck. If you have any symptoms of mastitis - pain, redness or flu type feelings - see your doctor straight away. It's a nasty infection that gets worse quickly, but it's easily treated with antibiotics.
2007-04-23 18:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by KD 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have not breastfed since Sunday? How did you manage that? Isn't your baby hungry?
If you are purposely weaning, cold-turkey, it's going to hurt like crazy for a while.
Here is an article on drying your milk.
http://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/html/lactation_suppression.shtml
If I were you, I'd continue to breastfeed for at least one year. The statistics are that babies who are breastfed longer are healthier and have a higher IQ!
2007-04-23 18:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by purplebinky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if its the same from after having a baby and not breastfeeding it only hurts for like 5 days then you leak for like 4 weeks then your done. If not, then im sorry but I dont know. Good luck.
2007-04-23 18:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jen L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep on breast feeding! Don't stop yet! Your baby is loving all those nutrients!
Having done both the gradual stop and stopping cold turkey, I would highly advise the slowly stopping method. Much less painful for both yourself and baby.
2007-04-23 18:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by getactive 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i honestly dont have an answer but most doctors perfer u to breast feed for at least the first year of the childs life, but no more the i believe 2 years.
2007-04-23 18:21:46 · answer #6 · answered by confused4lyf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 2 months
2007-04-23 18:08:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't give up on breastfeeding yet!
2007-04-23 18:11:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the doctor can prescribe pills to hurry the process up.
2007-04-23 18:11:11 · answer #9 · answered by MBN 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe you should wean slowly, if you let your child self wean, you won't become engorged
AAP recommends two years AT MINIMUM
2007-04-23 23:25:34 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋