Cherish the First Six Weeks Quotes

“IF YOU NEED TO OR DECIDE TO STOP One mom I worked with had nursed her baby for a week, and then she became ill with a fever and infection. To help reduce and then stop her milk supply, she pumped a little less time each morning and then used one of nature’s little miracles: green cabbage leaves. Green cabbage has a chemical in it that helps to dry up your milk. If you place a cold cabbage leaf on each breast under your bra and leave them there for an hour or two each day, it will lessen your supply (if you would like to decrease the amount), but don’t leave them on too long if you want to continue to breast-feed; this is very effective and you don’t want to hinder the supply that you need for your baby. However, if for whatever reason you wish to stop nursing, cabbage leaves will dry up your milk altogether.”
― Helen Moon, Cherish the First Six Weeks: A Plan that Creates Calm, Confident Parents and a Happy, Secure Baby

“To help reduce and then stop her milk supply, she pumped a little less time each morning and then used one of nature’s little miracles: green cabbage leaves. Green cabbage has a chemical in it that helps to dry up your milk. If you place a cold cabbage leaf on each breast under your bra and leave them there for an hour or two each day, it will lessen your supply (if you would like to decrease the amount), but don’t leave them on too long if you want to continue to breast-feed; this is very effective and you don’t want to hinder the supply that you need for your baby. However, if for whatever reason you wish to stop nursing, cabbage leaves will dry up your milk altogether.”
― Helen Moon, Cherish the First Six Weeks: A Plan that Creates Calm, Confident Parents and a Happy, Secure Baby