If you plan to stop naturally, it's best to stop slowly so that your wife's breast don't clog.

I haven't stopped DL but i stopped pumping gradually by cutting down the sessions from 3 to 2 ..then to 1 ..and then none at all..so i didn't experience any discomfort.

Once u delayed pump, it will clog!!!!how?
My wife pump per day @ 6am(13oz), 12pm(13oz), 7pm(5oz) and 10pm(10oz).

hmmm...try delaying at a longer period then..it's such a pity that your wife have lots of milk and she wants to stop..people who have not much milk are working so hard to even get ngam ngam.

Is tiring, because she need to work also. And sometimes our daughter dont want sleep at night. But now we start to accumulate in storage bag that can cater for another 2 months after stop at 6 months. So in short our daughter still can get breast milk till 8 months.

some friends recommend to take black bean fish which will reduce the milk production. If my wife reduce the pumping hours, it will clog and pain arise. The milk will harden like a lump, as i got help to press the hard lump....

In lactation class, the consultant told a story. Cabbage is known to relieve engorgement, right? One mom called the consultant up and ask how come her milk supply totally stopped. How now? The consultant ask her what did she do and the reply was she used cabbage leaves to relieve her engorgement. When asked how long she did it for, she reply 3 days. She had to get her milk supply going again from scratch and it was difficult.

So, maybe can think about using this trick? The consultant told us this story so that we won't make the same mistake..

I'm a Full time working mom too (who used to pump for 1 year +)..and yes..it's tiring but if it's getting your wife depressed and not enjoying the joys and benefits of bf..then..she should consider to stop as both mother and child has to be happy to bf.

Try out the cabbage method then to relieve the engorgement and to stop.

izzit ok if my wife take DOM wine and then bf??

Hi komkakia,

I think I know the answer to this one. Normally, drink DOM after breastfeed at night. I also asked my gynae before. He said it is ok to take small amounts. He said if we drink one glass of wine, our liver will metabolise the alchohol fully and not get into the breast milk.

then how bout those dishes we chinese always cook with wine? izzit ok too?

My gynae told me to put the wine in and cook for a few minutes...alchohol evaporates ma. Maybe other mom's can give their input on this one but this was what we did.

Congrats, by the way

I when to Beijing last week..didnt bring my baby boy.

1-3 day there my breast is soo painful..coz usually i've my pumping time here. Over there coz travelling..didnt have the suitable place to do it. Can only pump in the hotel ( morning~6am & nite~9pm ).

After a week came back here..my milk production drop like crazy.
Usually can easily get 6oz per pumping session..now only2-3oz

Now already a week..still not soo much different.

Help me mummies

Without pumping, u are actually sending signal to reduce milk production.

wakakaka... ya ho. thank for the info

I did pump..juz the timing is not soo often like previous only

Need advice from all experienced bf moms....

When my baby was newborn, I noticed that the bm I pumped out has a layer of cream or hind milk when I put it in the fridge. Now that my son is 3 months plus, the layer is thinner...like less than before.

My question is, is this because I am not eating enough (though I eat a lot, like pregnant) or is the body adjusting and it's normal? If it is not normal, what am I missing?

Thanks.

the reduce in frequency pumping tell the mind to produce less hormone for milk production. This how my wife sister stop milk production when she went to europe, after back from europe cannot pump out any milk...

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Added on May 23, 2012, 10:01 amNot measure how much you eat, is how nutritious your food intake. I guess this what i observed my wife milk storage in the fridge. Just try drink more water because bm require plenty of water for production. We just dont bother milky or watery, as long it is bm should be fine. When we take out from the fridge, we just shake lightly because those milky will stagnant on top normally.

This post has been edited by Gary1981: May 23 2012, 10:01 AM

I'm trying hard now..taking supplements as well & drink lots of water

Seems like its coming back now

wow! your wife has much supply of breast milk. why do she plan to stop?

i always hope that i have abundance supply of milk, but none.

you should continue to support her to bf.

Is very tiring job which myself also help her to pumping milk. We are on our own for taking the child beside day time with nanny. Our parents are not convenient to help us. Somemore both of us working adults and myself have another business to look after.

We guess can feed till 9 months is good enough.

Here is the solution for Inverted Nipple

http://www.littlewhiz.com/pd_avent_niplette.cfm

http://www.youtube.com/embed/LTDY4tpxyu4




This post has been edited by philipcs: May 27 2012, 07:23 PM