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Mothers who have experienced breast-feeding are absolutely impressed by the pain of breast-feeding. Physiological milk swelling is often manifested as “double breast milk is full and hard. In severe cases, the breast is swollen, even red and hard, and even painful to touch. In severe cases, there will be high fever and mastitis”. Experts pointed out that effective sucking and frequent lactation can alleviate physiological milk swelling.
Physiological milk swelling is common and easy to bring pain
Rising milk, generally speaking, is that postpartum women consciously have breast filling or mild swelling and pain. Chen Yucong, head nurse and deputy chief nurse of the baby friendly kindergarten in the Second District of Obstetrics of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, introduced that relevant data show that the probability of breast-feeding mothers’ milk rising is 20% - 85%. The more common milk swelling is called “physiological milk swelling”.
She pointed out that postpartum physiological milk swelling often occurs 2-3 days postpartum, which is mainly caused by hormone secretion. After delivery, the level of progesterone in the mother’s body decreases, the inhibition of prolactin is relieved, the level of prolactin rises, resulting in the increase of blood and lymph in the breast, and the acini in the breast begin to secrete milk.
Most mothers with physiological milk swelling will have larger and Fuller Breasts, and the milk will flow out unconsciously. The milk secretion is too much, resulting in bilateral breast swelling and hard lumps. In severe cases, the double breasts are as tight as two shot put, resulting in “stone milk”, which will hurt even slight touch. Some will also have red and swollen breasts and rising temperature, which makes many novice baomoms miserable.
Physiological milk swelling is a normal physiological phenomenon, which generally lasts for about a week and can be relieved by itself. But many mothers will have serious milk swelling, milk blocking and even acute mastitis due to poor treatment. Chen Yucong said that the effective sucking of postpartum babies is very important to alleviate physiological milk swelling. Most of the mothers with serious milk swelling are due to the lack of effective sucking and insufficient times.
Effective sucking and frequent lactation can alleviate physiological milk swelling
“Let the baby start sucking as soon as possible after birth, and it is best to open the milk one hour after delivery. In the first three days of postpartum, feeding 8-10 times a day can effectively alleviate and avoid the occurrence of serious physiological milk swelling”. Chen Yucong said, but effective sucking and frequent breastfeeding in the first few days of postpartum are not a small challenge for many novice Baoma. “Many mothers fail to suck effectively in the early stage of lactation. The baby just holds the nipple, but does not drink milk. Effective sucking is that the baby’s mouth can completely wrap the nipple. When the baby sucks, the mother has the feeling of breast contraction, spraying milk and milk array, indicating that the baby has drunk milk.”
In addition, frequent postpartum lactation is also important. Many treasure mothers are always worried about insufficient milk after delivery. The baby will drink milk soon after drinking milk. They think that the milk is not enough, so they begin to add formula milk, which leads to insufficient frequency of mother’s personal feeding and easy to aggravate physiological milk rise. According to Chen Yucong, prolactin reaches a peak within one week after delivery. If the baby can’t suck in time and effectively, the mother is easy to deposit milk, resulting in rising milk and blocking milk.
Avoid serious milk rise. Don’t be busy drinking nourishing soup after delivery
Chen Yucong said that after childbirth, due to the influence of hormones, prolactin reaches the peak. At this time, there is no need to over urge milk. Most mothers have milk secretion. At this time, if you drink nutritious soup such as pig’s feet soup, chicken soup and spare ribs soup too early, it will aggravate the physiological milk rise. The mammary duct of the breast is very small, the milk is thick and easy to deposit, which is likely to lead to milk blockage and acute mastitis.
Therefore, Chen Yucong suggested that one week after delivery, eat light, do not take excessive tonic, and maintain daily eating habits and enough water. If the milk rise is serious, all the soup should be stopped and the water should be drunk properly.
In addition, one month after delivery is the high incidence period of lactation mastitis, and about 35% of physiological milk swelling will progress to mastitis. Therefore, Chen Yucong reminded baomoms that if there are symptoms such as breast redness and swelling, heat pain, accompanied by systemic high fever and fever, it is recommended to go to the breast Department of the hospital as soon as possible to avoid delaying treatment and affecting lactation.
During the treatment of mastitis, you can still adhere to breastfeeding. “Lactation mastitis is the inflammatory reaction of lactation mammary gland, which is not necessarily accompanied by bacterial infection. There are not necessarily bacteria in milk, so mothers can insist on feeding under the guidance of doctors.” Chen Yucong introduced.
To cope with rising milk, try these methods:
Warm compress. Soak with a towel in warm water of about 50 degrees and apply it on the breast for about 3-5 minutes. This is conducive to the expansion of blood vessels in the breast and promote the flow of milk.
Massage. If you feel a lump in your breast, you can massage it. Do not knead the hard block first, but use your thumb next to the hard block and slowly knead it around. When it is a little loose, gently knead the hard block with your thumb.
Squeeze out a little milk by hand or suck it out with a breast pump to relieve the swelling of the breast.
Change lactation posture. In the process of feeding, feed the baby in different ways, so that different parts of the breast can be better absorbed by the baby. The place with induration is usually the place where the milk flow rate is slow. When breastfeeding, the mother adopts “the tip of the baby’s nose facing the place with induration” to breastfeed. When the baby feels hungry, breastfeeding is carried out, and the milk at the induration is sucked out by the suction of the baby.
Cold compress. Cold compress after breast-feeding, wash it with cabbage or potato chips, put it in the refrigerator for freezing, and put it on the breast for cold compress to give the breast a full rest. In addition, when the swelling and pain are very obvious, do not apply hot compress, but apply cold compress. At this time, breast duct blockage may occur, and it is recommended to go to the hospital. (reporter Liao Wenbo intern Li Jia correspondent Bai Tian)