How to Dry Up Your Breast Milk Supply

If you've nursed for one day or one year or not at all, you still need to know the essentials for depleting your milk supply with the least pain possible. It's important to know that nature will eventually succeed in drying up your milk supply, but there are things you can do to speed up the process and keep you comfortable. Try these suggestions, and remember to see your doctor if you need professional advice.

Instructions

1

Pump or express a minimal amount of breast milk if you need the relief. Pumping more will trick your body into thinking your baby needs that much milk.

2

Use cold packs to relieve pressure, swelling and discomfort.

3

Prevent any type of nipple stimulation, which can reactivate the milk production.

4

Place fresh green cabbage leaves over your breasts. This sometimes helps dry up the breast milk supply. Keep the leaves on for a couple days, replacing them only when they wilt.

5

Drink two or three cups of sage tea a day to quicken the process.

6

Take pain relievers to help with the discomfort of drying up your breast milk.

7

Keep drinking water. It can be tempting to think reducing water intake will help dry up your breast milk faster, but that's not the case.