What is the weaning massage technique?

If a postpartum woman wants to wean, she must not be in a hurry. She must follow scientific methods, such as the principle of gradual progress. This is crucial. If she weans too quickly, not only will the baby find it difficult to adapt, but it will also affect breast health. At this time, she can eat more foods that can help her wean. In addition, she can adopt traditional breast massage methods. The specific massage measures are as follows.

Weaning massage techniques:

There is generally no need to use massage to help with weaning. And there is no obvious effect, massage can only relieve some pain appropriately. If you want to wean yourself, massaging yourself will not have any obvious effect. You need to find a professional lactation consultant to massage according to certain acupoints and techniques to be effective. It is recommended that women go to the pharmacy to buy some roasted malt and boil it in water to drink, which has a good effect. In addition, when weaning, eat less greasy food, eat light food, and drink less soup so that the milk can be weaned faster.

Generally, there is no need to choose massage to stop breastfeeding, as it has no obvious effect. Before deciding to wean, you can drain the milk and stop expressing it. If you have breast pain, you can apply local hot compresses to dilate the mammary ducts and relieve pain. You can also use some weaning medicines, such as vitamin B6, which has no side effects and is effective. This will help you wean faster, usually in about three days.

1. Gradual weaning: If the baby is very dependent on breast milk, rapid weaning may make the baby uncomfortable. If you attach great importance to breastfeeding and are with your baby every day, sudden weaning may cause a sense of loss. Therefore, you can adopt a gradual weaning method. Gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times and shorten the feeding time. At the same time, pay attention to taking less soup and milk-producing foods, so that milk secretion gradually decreases and eventually disappears.

2. Drink less breast milk and more milk. When you start weaning, you can give your baby some formula every day, or you can give him fresh whole milk. It should be noted that you should try to encourage your baby to drink more milk, but as long as he wants to drink breast milk, the mother should not refuse him.

3. Stop feeding before bedtime and at night. Most babies have the habit of feeding in the middle of the night and before going to bed at night. Babies are very active during the day, so it is easier for them not to be fed. The most difficult thing to stop is probably feeding before going to bed and in the middle of the night. You can stop feeding at night first, and then stop feeding before going to bed. At this time, the active cooperation of the father or family members is needed. When the baby is sleeping, the father or family members can coax the baby to sleep, and the mother can stay away for a while. When the baby can’t see his mother, he will definitely cry for a while at first, but he will give up and fall asleep after a little coaxing. It will be a struggle for a few days at the beginning of weaning, until the baby's fussiness becomes less and less each time, until one day, the baby goes to bed without much fuss and goes to sleep obediently, and does not wake up in the middle of the night. Well, congratulations, the first battle of weaning has been a success.

4. Reduce dependence on mother; the role of father cannot be ignored. Before weaning, the mother should consciously reduce the time she spends with the baby and increase the time the father spends taking care of the baby to give the baby a psychological adaptation process. During the period just after weaning, the baby will be more attached to the mother. At this time, the father can play with the baby more. The baby may be unhappy at first, but will get used to it later. Let the baby know that daddy will still take care of him and mommy will definitely come back. Trust in dad will reduce the baby's dependence on mom.