Hi Ladies,
My son who is 8 months old Started to refuse to nurse druing the day about a month ago and has been slowly weening himself entirely since then. So it has been about 4 days since the last time he nursed and my left side is still making milk but not my right. When he was nursing just once or twice at night nither side was making milk during the day. Is this normal. What can be done to stop milk production.
Please don't tell me that i should nurse until he is one. I tried really hard to keep nursing but my son said no by bitting me and turning away. He was obviously done with it.
Thank You
A.
My youngest is 3, and I stopped breastfeeding her when she was 6 months old. Yet, I can still express a small amount of milk. It's really weird but there you have it... it can take forever for your milk to completely dry up. If you wear a jogbra (tight fitting), it may help stop some of the milk production.
it's not uncommon, I could still express milk AGES after my oldest was born, when my 2nd was born I had still been bf-ing when I got pregnant
It will eventually stop and most likely not at the same rate as the other one. I remember pumping just enough to relieve the pressure, but not so much that my body thought it needed to keep up a milk-producing pace.
It just takes time and sometimes it's a little painful.
Good luck!
With my daughter, who is now 2, I am still producing milk ( that leaks out without a bra on). I asked her doctor about it and he said that it is possible, and normal, for some women to continue to produce milk for up to ten years after they stop nursing. Its a pain in the you know what, but thats just part of the whole kit and kaboodle. A positive note is that it means you are a healthy woman :) hehe
It took a couple of months before my milk completely dried up after weaning. (I wore breast pads for probably a month afterwards because of the leakage.) Our lactation consultant recommended placing cabbage leaves in my bra (apparently there is estrogen in the cabbage that is absorbed through the skin.) She also recommended drinking sage tea (you will probably have to go to a health food store to find it.) Both seemed to help. Cold compresses can also help. If you are desperate, you can try a decongestant like Sudafed (you have to purchase it behind the pharmacy counter now).
If your breast gets full and uncomfortable (engorged) you may want to pump just enough to relieve it...but not enough to stimulate more production. The last thing you need is clogged ducts or mastitis.
Hope that helps.
Your child is weaning himself and trust me there are mothers out there who wish that their child would do it themselves so they don't have to go through the drama! Your milk will dry up in time. It doesn't necessarily happen equally to left and right at the same time.. just be patient.
