> >I have suggested this to moms before and they dont want to express at
all, not comfortable with the process or for what ever reason, so I figure
the best I can do is help them to dry up as quick as possible.
Cindy
>
> Cindy, I know that this is the standard put out there for both mom's who
> choice not to breastfeed or those who want to wean, but my instructions
are
> for all.  Why should any woman suffer through engorgement?  Nobody has to.
> If they use the cold, ibuprofen, and small amounts of expressing the
weaning
> process goes by quickly and no pain.  Just as Winnie also stated.  The
idea
> that any stimulation will keep the milk production on going for a long
time
> we all know is not true.  I am talking about small amounts of expressing,
a
> couple times a day.  Now to keep up lactation, especially in the first
weeks,
> one would have to do frequent (8 or more) emptying of the breast.
> Besides helping these women not have discomfort I do encourage them to
give
> the little bit of milk they get to their babies and you never know when
one
> woman may even want to keep up the process and give her new baby a even
more
> of her milk.
> Ann Perry RN IBCLC
> Boston, MA
>
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