Patient's question:
I am 27 years old this year, and I am still breastfeeding. Recently, I have been considering weaning my baby, but during the weaning period, I often experience leakage of milk. How many hours without nursing will lead to milk regression?Doctor's answer:
Each person's milk secretion is different. Those who produce well do not need to follow a schedule; they should nurse whenever their breasts feel full. If they want to increase milk production in the future, they should empty their breasts completely, as the more milk they extract, the more the body produces.After weaning, the nursing mother should reduce her fluid intake to help increase milk production and facilitate faster weaning. If there is still a significant amount of milk, she can use a binding cloth to compress her breasts or use a breast pump to extract some milk when her breasts feel full, then bind them tightly with the cloth. If she does not feel overly full, she should avoid expressing milk to prevent further stimulation of milk production.