How to Stop Lactation With Cabbage

Breastfeeding can be a time for mothers and babies to bond, but just as with all aspects of growing up, it can't go on forever. Usually by a baby's first birthday, mothers are ready to wean their children from breast milk and begin them on a regimen of whole milk. This means allowing lactation to come to a stop. This can be extremely painful if no intervention is used. Fortunately, cabbage provides an all-natural aid in reducing engorgement and drying up milk from within the breast.

Things You'll Need

  • Head of cabbage
  • Paper towel

Instructions

    • 1

      Remove a few cabbage leaves from a head of cabbage and rinse them off under a faucet of cold water. Set them on a few paper towel sheets.

    • 2

      Press down on the cabbage leaves with the palm of your hand to crush the veins. Set the cabbage leaves in the refrigerator so that they become cold.

    • 3

      Place one cabbage leaf over each breast so the areola is completely covered. A bra with good support will hold the cabbage leaves in place.

    • 4

      Replace every four to six hours with a new cabbage leaf from the refrigerator. It will take approximately 48 to 72 hours to see a significant reduction in breast milk.

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