Executive summary about breastfeeding stop by Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
Sometimes breastfeeding mothers must quickly stop breastfeeding.
1. Contact your baby's doctor for advice on appropriate substitute milks.
2. The breasts make milk faster when they are "empty" and slower when they have milk stored in them.
a. Allow most of the milk to stay in the breast.
b. Remove milk by pumping and/or hand-expression.
c. The suppressor peptides in the retained milk will gradually signal the gland to stop producing milk.
3. Cold compresses may feel very comforting and reduce any swelling around the milk glands and ducts.
4. Cool cabbage compresses will reduce swelling quickly, and if left in place for long periods will help diminish milk supply.
5. Any milk collected during this process can be fed to your baby unless the physician determines it is unsafe, which is extremely rare. The milk may have more protective properties in it during weaning, which will help protect the breast from infection and provide protection to the baby if the milk is given.
6. If only one breast needs to stop production, you may want to consider continuing to nurse on the other. If direct nursing at the breast is not an option, some mothers continue to pump their milk and feed it to the baby.
7. After your breasts have been soft for 24 hours without removing milk, you probably can discontinue expressing.
8. Once breastfeeding stops, fertility may return in 4-8 weeks.
9. Some physicians prescribe bromocriptine to reduce prolactin.
10. You may have to hold the baby in a different position until your breasts are soft and the baby stops rooting for the breast.
Happy Freedom!
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