Being a new
mom is very exciting. Once you have gone through the infant stage of your
newborn, they will start gaining a personality of their own. They may start
crawling, babbling and watching your movements. However, at some point your
baby will begin growing up, and need different kinds of support. For example,
they may need to change over to baby formula or baby food instead of drinking
your milk. If you need to stop lactation, try these home remedies.
Stop Feeding
Well, not
really! Of course you need to keep feeding your baby. However, stop feeding
them your milk. The body naturally will keep producing milk so long as it is
stimulated. If you continue feeding your baby your milk, your body isn’t going
to stop all of a sudden. As a home remedy to stop lactation, try weaning your
baby off your milk. Gradually feed them milk less and less, while substituting
with other baby foods. Another home
remedy similar to this includes pumping less frequently.
Herbal Teas
Herbal teas
can be used for a large variety of home remedies. They can help relax the body,
enhance energy, and also aid with digestive health. Of course, it all depends
on the tea you are drinking! As a home remedy to stop lactation, try drinking
particular teas. Salvia Mellifera is a very common tea to use in the need to
stop producing milk. Tea made of sage leaves can also be great, as sage is a
natural form of estrogen. This may help greatly in decreasing your milk supply.
Random Remedies
There are a
few other random home remedies which may help in the need to stop producing
milk. One simply includes keeping yourself busy. If you are running errands,
exercising and traveling daily (even if it is just to the store), keeping busy
may help. Keeping your body busy will reduce its natural urge to lactate.
Another random remedy includes cabbage leaves. Simply wash the leaves, dry
them, and place in the refrigerator. After a while wrap them around your
breasts, except do not cover the nipples.
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