Will eating leeks during confinement reduce milk production?

Chives are a common ingredient in our lives. Many housewives like to combine leeks and eggs together to make leek scrambled eggs, which can warm the stomach and strengthen the yang. For mothers in the confinement period, how to make their breasts secrete a large amount of milk so that their children can get adequate nutrition is a new problem. So, can eating leeks during the confinement period help to reduce milk production?

Because everyone's physique is different, whether leeks will cause milk dryness and whether postpartum mothers can eat leeks varies from person to person.

The reason why eating leeks will not cause milk to dry up after a mother has given birth: every mother has a different physique and reacts differently to diet, so whether leeks can be eaten during breastfeeding varies from person to person. In traditional Chinese medicine, leeks are classified as "spicy" foods. They have a certain stimulating effect on the human body after eating, and also have the effect of reducing milk production. Leeks contain more carotene, vitamin C, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. They also contain a large amount of dietary fiber, which can improve the intestines, moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, and are beneficial for postpartum constipation. If the mother has sufficient milk and is in good physical condition, she can eat a small amount of leeks.

Precautions for postpartum women to eat leeks: Traditional medicine believes that leeks are warm in nature, can warm the kidneys and assist yang, benefit the spleen and stomach, and promote qi and blood circulation. Eating more leeks can nourish the liver and strengthen the spleen and stomach. The sulfur-containing compounds in leeks have the effect of lowering blood lipids and dilating blood vessels, and are suitable for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and hypertension. However, since leeks contain a lot of fiber, eating too much can cause mild diarrhea and affect the breastfeeding baby, so mothers must eat leeks in moderation.

Foods that support weaning

There is a great relationship between weaning and food. Eating some weaning foods during the weaning process can make weaning more effective. So what can help weaning faster? Common foods that help weaning include barley tea, hawthorn, leeks, bitter melon, etc. However, the specific effect of weaning may vary from person to person. Some mothers may have very good results, while some mothers may have average results. This is normal. If food is not very effective in weaning off your milk, you should see a doctor to prescribe a method to wean off your milk.

Barley tea: Drink 40 grams of barley as water every day, and your milk will stop flowing in a few days.

Sichuan peppercorns: Add 12 grams of Sichuan peppercorns to 500 milliliters of water and cook until 250 milliliters remain. Add 30 grams of brown sugar. Taking it once can usually relieve breast engorgement, and taking it twice can stop milk production.

Chives: You can eat more chives during the weaning period to help with weaning.

Bitter melon: Bitter melon is a cold food, eating more of it can help stop milk production.

Green tea: It can replace boiled water during weaning to help mothers stop breastfeeding.

Crab: Crab is a cold food and can also help to reduce milk production.

Hawthorn: Both raw and dried hawthorn have the effect of reducing milk production.

Raw barley sprouts : If you want to stop lactation quickly, you can boil 40 grams of raw barley sprouts in water and drink it. It usually takes two days to show results.

Raw, cold and spicy things: beer, tea, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, chocolate, etc.