What to do if your milk duct is blocked

If the milk ducts are blocked, you can apply hot compresses to the breasts to relieve the blockage and make the milk flow more smoothly. If the breasts are blocked for a long time, it can easily cause mastitis. If necessary, a professional doctor can massage the breasts to clear the milk ducts.

1. Hot compress on the breast: For women who are breastfeeding for the first time, milk blockage may occur due to lack of breastfeeding experience. Once the breast is blocked, the milk cannot be discharged normally and the mammary duct will be blocked. At this time, hot compress can be applied to the area with lumps to unclog the mammary duct and improve milk blockage. After the mammary duct is unblocked, the accumulated milk must be squeezed out, and the baby should eat from the two breasts alternately, and not always eat from one breast, to avoid milk blockage again.

2. Breast massage: It is common for breasts to be blocked in lactating women, which can easily lead to mastitis. Not only will it cause breast pain, but lactating women may also have fever. At this time, a professional doctor must give you a breast massage to speed up the flow of breasts. At the same time, you should also take cephalosporin anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of a doctor, which can eliminate inflammation and prevent the occurrence of mastitis.

During breastfeeding, you must eat a light diet and avoid greasy food to prevent milk blockage and breast pain.