Will frequent use of a breast pump cause milk to dry up?

A breast pump is an instrument that many women use during lactation. Its main function is to unclog the mammary glands and achieve the purpose of milk production. In addition, if you use a breast pump frequently, it will have a certain degree of milk-weaning effect, so if you want to breastfeed, you must use the breast pump in moderation and not use it frequently! Here are some of the benefits of using a breast pump!

1. Help to unclog the mammary glands, start milk production as early as possible, and the baby can eat colostrum in time without having to use milk powder first.

2. The milk you express can tell you the amount of milk you produce, and you can also determine how much milk your baby drinks at each meal. You can also see how much milk your baby drinks, and avoid choking your baby by delivering milk too quickly or not delivering enough milk so your baby is not full. (Moms who breastfeed directly are always worried about not having enough milk, and they don’t know how to judge whether the baby is full or the extent to which the baby’s milk supply is increasing. Instead, they use a breast pump to suck out the milk and compare the relationship between the baby’s age and the amount of milk. If it is indeed insufficient, they can supplement with formula milk in time; some mothers have abundant milk and spray it, which can easily choke the baby. Suck out the milk and feed it with a bottle to avoid this.)

3. The baby will not take too long to feed each time, and the sucking will be effective, so the baby will not develop the habit of sleeping with the nipple in his mouth; (Direct breastfeeding can easily cause the baby to be nipple-dependent, so that the baby will suck milk for a long time, but the effective sucking time is not long, which can easily develop the habit of sleeping with the nipple in his mouth.)

4. Avoid the situation where the baby can only eat foremilk every time he sucks the breast, but not the nutritious hindmilk; (foremilk is generally clearer, while hindmilk is thicker. The nutrient content of foremilk is not as rich as that of hindmilk. The baby generally sucks effectively for only the first few minutes, and what is sucked is foremilk. Many mothers stop the baby from sucking when they see that the baby falls asleep or does not suck much, thus causing the baby to miss the nutritious hindmilk.)

5. Mothers do not need to feed their babies anytime and anywhere, and do not need to maintain the same posture for a long time, which will cause backache and leg pain;

6. You can basically empty your breasts every time, which can reduce the pain caused by milk swelling; (It is easier to judge whether the breasts are empty with a breast pump. Only when the breasts are empty will it not affect milk production.)

7. Babies are less likely to develop milk rash and their clothes will not get wet; (Direct breastfeeding can easily get milk all over the baby's face and neck, causing eczema. Of course, there are other reasons for eczema.)

8. The mother will not have cracked nipples, thus avoiding the pain caused by it; (the baby's sucking may bite the mother's nipples, which may easily cause inflammation and force the mother to stop breastfeeding.)

9. Babies will not refuse bottles if they are exposed to them from an early age, which makes it easier to feed them water. It also creates conditions for mothers to go out during breastfeeding or go to work in the future. (Many babies are used to their mothers' nipples and refuse to eat the nipples of bottles, which makes it more troublesome to add complementary foods or feed them water. Moreover, if mothers want to go out, they are always worried that their children will not have milk to eat. If they use a breast pump, they can suck out the milk before leaving and put it in the refrigerator to heat it up whenever they want to eat.)

10. It is easier to wean the baby. (The baby will not become dependent on the mother's breast. You can add other foods to the baby appropriately and timely to gradually wean the baby. Some babies refuse to eat other things when weaning, which will be very painful for the mother.)