It is extremely important to breast feed your baby for as long as you can. Breast milk not only gives your child all the nutrients and minerals that he needs; it also helps to improve the child’s immunity levels. When you are trying to get the child to move on from breast milk to other form of nourishment; you need to not only take care that the child is getting the right nourishment you also need to ensure that you are able to dry up your breast milk.

When you are trying to move on from breast feeding you will need to start weaning the baby as well as expressing your breast milk. Do not express too much as the more you express the more your body will produce. Make sure that you do not stimulate the nipples as it will lead to increasing milk production.

When you are trying to dry the breast milk you will experience swelling and pain in the breast region. In order to reduce the pain you can use a hot or cold compress. Make sure that you do not use a cold compress like an ice pack directly on your skin as it can burn your skin. For a hot water compress you could use a hot water bottle or you could use a hot towel.

In order to dry up the milk production completely you must place cabbage leaves on your breast and leave them there till they wilt. Water helps to prevent water retention and thereby helps to dry up any milk production.

Sage is an herb that will come to your rescue when dealing with this condition. You could either blend the herb in a tea or add it to your food preparation. The properties of the tea will help to reduce any the milk production thereby helping to dry the milk. If you suffer from any sort of engorgement when you are trying to dry up the breast milk you must use a tight fitted bra. This will definitely help to dry up the milk production.