During the lactation period, the problem of milk leakage among mothers is still relatively common, generally this problem waits until the end of the lactation period, and breast milk will stop secreting in about one or two months, and occasionally some of them will continue, but the longest will not drag on for half a year.
Case: Breastfeeding is still breast milk one year after the end of the lactation period, and the problem of "leakage of milk" continues to be delayed, and the reason is related to the husband
After Ms. Ding gave birth to the child, she began to wean the child after six months, because of work reasons, there was really no way to breastfeed the child regularly, so she simply weaned. When she first returned to work, Ms. Ding was still very unaccustomed, because even if she was weaned, there was often a problem of milk leakage, and sometimes she had to change the cotton pad several times in the company, afraid that the clothes would be seen when they were wet.
I thought that this problem would be solved soon, others said that it stopped in about two weeks, and some said that it was about a month, so Ms. Ding has been staying up. However, when it was a month, there was still a problem of milk leakage. At this time, another colleague told her that this is also relatively normal, and it is better to stay up for a while longer.
In this way, Ms. Ding has been staying up until the end of the lactation period for more than a year, but there is still breast milk, and the problem of milk leakage is also delayed. Ms. Ding felt abnormal, and usually there was a continuous pain problem, although it was relatively mild, but this time Ms. Ding decided to go to the hospital to see for the sake of safety.
After going to the hospital for examination, the doctor said that there was mild mastitis, which did not constitute any problem, and the problem of constant leakage of milk was because there were more prolactins, plus the breast function was relatively strong, so it would continue to produce breast milk.
This time Ms. Ding is even more strange, why other women can wean not long after the end of breastfeeding, but their own breastfeeding period has ended for more than a year, why are they still producing milk?
In response to this, the doctor asked Ms. Ding whether she usually had the habit of milking cows? Ms. Ding denied it, and then the doctor asked if there was a massage habit? Ms. Ding then thought of her husband's usual behavior, and her face suddenly turned red.
The doctor probably understood what was going on, so he didn't ask any more questions, and then said, "If you want to wean, you can't continue to stimulate the breast, massage, milking and these behaviors will stimulate the breast ducts to continue to secrete breast milk." ”
After listening to the doctor's words, Ms. Ding paid great attention to this problem for a long time after that, and slowly and indeed weaned, and there was no longer a milk leakage problem.
01 Why does it leak milk after the end of lactation?
Usually, only during the lactation period, the mothers produce more milk, so there is often a problem of milk leakage. But after the end of lactation, as hormone levels gradually return to stability, prolactin will slowly decrease, and breast milk production will become less, and finally until it "dries up".
However, if the breast is constantly stimulated during this period, such as some mothers are worried that the residual milk will be blocked, which will cause mastitis, so they will milk regularly, in fact, this will stimulate the breast duct to secrete breast milk. You know, the correct treatment should be after weaning, the first few days can be properly milked, but then there is no need to stimulate, because if there is no baby's sucking to continue to stimulate the nipple, the secretion of prolactin will also be reduced, the milk production is small, and there will be no problem of mastitis.
Similarly, do not massage the breasts, otherwise it will stimulate the breast ducts to continue to produce breast milk. In this process, there will indeed be a problem of milk leakage, but it is only temporary, during this period, it is best to prepare more cotton pads, when the problem of soaking wet should be replaced in time to replace the refreshing and clean cotton pads, otherwise if not replaced for a long time, a large number of bacteria will breed, and finally easy to cause infection, which will also stimulate the appearance of mastitis.
02 What problems should mothers pay attention to during weaning?
In addition to the above-mentioned health problems, mothers should also pay attention to choosing suitable underwear, because the breast development during lactation, so it will be much larger than before pregnancy, then choose the right size of underwear, otherwise it is easy to produce a sense of restraint, but also easy to stimulate inflammation.
When the lactation period is over, the nipple will slowly return to its original size, and the size of the underwear during this period should also be changed, otherwise it will also affect the recovery of the nipple. On the other hand, mothers should also pay attention to the problem of milk rise during weaning, which cannot be left alone, and can be used to properly suck out part of breast milk with a breast pump to alleviate the discomfort of milk rise. You can also choose to apply hot compresses, which is the only way to keep the breast circulation flowing smoothly.
Finally, it should also be noted that the weaning of mothers should learn to be gradual, and they should be fully patient in the process, rather than weaning directly, otherwise it may be difficult for babies to accept formula, and growth and development will also be affected.