stopped breastfeeding?

[carla]

sorry hun is it wrong that i just lol at Livvy screaming tit round tesco

[rachaelmae]

Originally Posted by carla

sorry hun is it wrong that i just lol at Livvy screaming tit round tesco

LOL it was tititititit with i want mummys boobies inbetween... fecking nightmare but i can laugh now

[carla]

Originally Posted by rachaelmae

LOL it was tititititit with i want mummys boobies inbetween... fecking nightmare but i can laugh now

omg think i would off died if that was me

[rachaelmae]

You can see why i gave in....

[Jennig]

Hi there are a lot of natural things you can eat like sage for example that stops milk supply and will help dry you up

I found expressing a wee bit as well helps.

[ladybug]

Originally Posted by Jennig

Hi there are a lot of natural things you can eat like sage for example that stops milk supply and will help dry you up

I found expressing a wee bit as well helps.

Hello - expressing will give you relief but will delay the milk stopping

[Jennig]

Not really delay by much i dont mean express LOADS... just a bit I expressed and bound my breasts i also took some natural products to stop milk A LOT of foods decrease breast milk.

[ladybug]

Yeah, you do need to express if you're weaning off the breast quite abruptly iygwim. Otherwise you risk blocked ducts and mastitis/abscess etc.

Not heard of foods affecting milk supply. afaik, the main effect of your diet is allergy related, if at all.

I do know you should keep drinking as much as you always did (despite the old wives' tales) and that you need to prepare yourself for feeling a bit low cause the prolactin levels drop.

I'll have a look at that bf website and see if there's anything about herbs etc affecting milk production. My first instinct is it's boll0cks, but what do I know?

[ladybug]

Apparently there are two ways recommended by LLL to decrease milk supply -

Oral contraceptive pills with estrogen and progesterone and

drinking sage tea!

Steep one tablespoon of fresh whole leaf dried herb in one cup of boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. Drink three cups a day until it has decreased to the desired level.

Well there you go. What other foods do you reckon, Jenni?

[Jennig]

Parsley and Peppermint.. actually i know peppermint works when i was BF i was popping anacids and peppermints sometimes to get a taste out of my mouth

and my milk dropped big time i took some herbal remedies to INCREASE my supply which worked a treat!

Oh and cabbage and jasmine i didn't use those but do ensure you express a bit again more to stop the infections and blocked ducts that can occur you cant just stop cold turkey

kellymom.com :: Too much milk: Sage and other herbs for decreasing milk supply

there is a good article telling you how to decrease your supply.