What is the best way to get rid of breast milk if not breast feeding?

Answer 1

There are a couple of ways to stop breastfeeding a baby.

One is by weaning.

You could start by limiting the amount of time that is spent in each nursing session and the number of nursing sessions allowed in a day. Use a breast pump to pump breast milk into a bottle. After time is up for nursing, offer the bottle.

Keep in mind that suckling from the breast is quite different from sucking from a bottle. You will need to be patient as your baby learns to suck from the nipple of the bottle.

After a few days, or once the baby has learned to drink from a bottle, offer the bottle before you nurse. Try to keep at it, the baby will probably fuss about this change in routine. The goal is that the baby will "fill" herself up on the breast milk from the bottle and won't really "want" any breast milk from the breast.

Hopefully, after a couple of weeks, more or less, your baby will be completely off the breast. But you want to get your baby off the breast milk completely?

Now, you can start mixing one scoop of formula per two to three ounces of pumped breast milk. Serve the bottle at room temperature, some babies need more time to adjust to "cold" milk, and you can worry about that later. Decrease the amount of breast milk in the formula mix, and increase the amount of bottled water equally as per instructions on the formula can. The goal here is to eliminate the need for breast milk completely.

It is recommended that babies remain on breast milk or formula for the first year of life. On your baby's first birthday and after, you can begin offering whole milk.

Just keep at it. Like I said, your baby will fuss at the difference in taste, routine, and source. Don't give up hope. It may seem like it now, but your baby won't remain on breast milk forever. Be patient, your baby will settle into the new routine eventually.

You can use a similar method for switching your baby from formula to whole milk, from warm whole milk to cold whole milk, and from bottle to sippy cup.

Answer 2

Ice packs or cold cabbage leaves on your breasts. Wearing a tight, supportive bra like a sports bra day and night. Avoiding any kind of breast or nipple stimulation. Avoiding warm water on your breasts in the shower.

Answer 3

When your baby is old enough, you can ween your baby by introducing solid foods and replacing a feeding with the cup. Do not ween to quickly or you may become swollen and uncomfortable. Nursing for shorter periods of time and then less frequently should allow you to ween your baby comfortably.

Answer 4

Start gradually substituting bottles of formula for breastfeeding. Maybe start with 1 bottle a day for a few days to evaluate how the baby responds. If everything is okay, go to 2 bottles a day and so forth.