Lactation Suppression

Lactation Suppression General Information

This medical article will try to cover certain aspects that are related to induced Lactation Suppression. Some mothers may choose to end their lactation period – this be because of different reasons. For example, a female who has a great amount of milk (in production or in storage) may want to continue to pump, as through this she can help other babies – you should take a moment and study this option, as nowadays, donor milk banks from all over the world are accepted very well and also encouraged. Such milk banks are especially helpful in the case of infants whose mothers are suffering from AIDS or who are themselves infected with HIV, or in the case of babies who are adopted, whose mothers undergo chemotherapy or any other type of therapy course which does not allow them to breastfeed, infants who have been diagnosed with growth failure or feeding intolerance on special formulas, and so on.

Furthermore, psychological studies have shown that milk donation can prove helpful in the case of mothers who are grieving their baby’s premature death, as some females in this unfortunate situation have managed to find a little meaning in their case. If such patients still want to undergo Lactation Suppression, they should also be granted culturally-sensitive spiritual and emotional medical support. Such clinical tactics have been well-documented and they have already been included in the practice of all nurses who are supposed to help females with dying infants in a clinical and psychological manner.

Lactation Suppression

The safest way to achieve Lactation Suppression is the natural way: letting your milk production dry up in time. Meanwhile, you can hasten the process by taking into consideration certain clinical aspects: you should avoid expressing milk and you should also avoid stimulating your breasts. If you are suffering from the unpleasant symptoms that can be present in such clinical cases (the most common of them are breast pain or enlarged breasts) you should discuss with your main medical prescriber the possibility of starting a therapy course with over-the-counter pain relievers. However, the use of certain non-medication products – like ice packs or special supportive bras can also provide the patient with an ease of her unpleasant symptoms. These clinical manifestations are known to peak 3 or 5 days after birth, and they naturally disappear (wear off) in a couple of days.

You should know that a female who has established a full supply of milk through pumping or breastfeeding will have to be granted professional medical counseling that should help her choose the adequate strategy for inducing the diminishing of her production of milk. This is necessary as it is a known fact that the abrupt cessation of pumping or breastfeeding can lead to the development of certain unpleasant (and potentially severe) consequences: extreme breast pain, engorgement, the potential development of mastitis, and so on. You should discuss all clinical aspects that are related to Lactation Suppression with your medical professional.

Prior to the 1990s, females who wanted to suppress their lactation were treated with medical products that were able to influence their brain’s signals to the breasts, thus affecting their regular production of milk. However, this type of medication induced Lactation Suppression has proven to lead to the unwanted development of other, severe adverse manifestations. For this reason, this type of therapy option is not employed for this medical purpose any more. Females who are interested in achieving Lactation Suppression in an effective and risk-free clinical manner should be encouraged to reduce the pressure inside their breasts by removing a certain amount of milk – you should not empty your breasts, just remove the excess milk that causes you discomfort. Females who have been doing this on a repeated basis have benefited from a gradual lowering of their milk production.

You should know that the duration and / or frequency of the pumping schedule that you are to follow should be a personalized one, which should be discussed with your main medical prescriber. This is the only way in which you can ensure that you will benefit from all the positive results of this type of therapy course that are related in some way to such a therapy. The average pumping plan that is prescribed to a mother who has been breastfeeding or pumping every day every 3-4 hours is: during the first day, she should pump for about 5 minutes each 4 hours; during the second day, pumping for 5 minutes every 5-6 hours should do, and in the following 4 days she should pump as much as she needs in order to ease her unpleasant symptoms. Females who are interested in achieving Lactation Suppression should also consider: undergoing warm showers (this generally reduces pressure by inducing milk leakage), applying cold cabbage / ice packs inside the bra – this is effective in easing swelling and decreasing local pain, and so on.

Lactation Suppression Treatment

As we have already stated in the previous chapter, each female who is undergoing a certain Lactation Suppression clinical course should consider using pain relievers. However, this aspect should be carefully discussed with the patient’s health care provider. The use of Acetaminophen or that of Ibuprofen has proven very effective in such medical cases. However, such remedies may cause unpleasant symptoms, but they will not help your lactation suppress faster or in a more effective way. Before you decide to use a certain Lactation Suppression clinical product you should carefully think about the disadvantages and advantages of such a treatment. You should always keep in mind that the drugs that are commonly employed for this medical purpose are known to pose severe health and safety concerns.

For example, although the administration of large doses of estrogen-based medications can effectively stop the female’s production of milk, women who undergo such therapy courses are at a higher risk of developing blood clots, which can become life-threatening complications. Other medical products which are in some way related to such a treatment course (which aims to induce the suppression of the patient’s production of milk) include Serophene and Clomid. Both of these medical products are known to belong to the clinical class of miscellaneous sex hormones; the generic clinical name for these medicines is Clomiphene. You should refer to your local pharmacist for further information concerning this matter.