What should I do if my milk swells and then flows out?

The lactation period is a very important period. Whether the breast milk is normal at this time directly affects the health of the child. In fact, problems are very likely to occur during the breastfeeding period. Many new mothers experience breast engorgement and automatic milk leakage, and are very concerned about solutions. So, what should I do if my milk starts to flow out on its own? Let’s look at the method in detail below.

1. Express the milk in time

Prepare a breast pump and a bottle. During work, when your breasts start to swell, express the milk, then freeze it in the refrigerator. You can take it home to feed your baby after get off work. In this way, the baby will have enough food for the next day, and it also avoids panic when milk spit up.

2. Use breast pads

Breast milk leakage is always an embarrassing thing that cannot be avoided. Working mothers can buy some breast pads and put them inside their underwear. Once they get wet, they can be replaced at any time. Although breast pads make the breasts appear slightly exaggerated, they can effectively avoid embarrassment.

3. Wear floral clothes

Another clever way to avoid the embarrassment of milk spilling is to wear flowery clothes. Because the clothes themselves are patterned, even if milk spills, most people won’t be able to see it unless they pay special attention! (Next page: 3 common problems with breastfeeding)

3 common breastfeeding problems

1. Should I wake my baby up to feed him if he keeps sleeping?

That’s right, a newborn baby doesn’t care about that. It has been in darkness for ten months anyway, so it doesn’t matter! Then the mother is worried. He sleeps for four or five hours. Should she wake him up to feed him? It’s a must! Especially during the day, you need to wake up the baby to be fed every 3 hours or so. If the baby does not cry for food at night, you don’t have to worry about him. Congratulations, you don’t have to be a night-time feeding mother anymore.

2. Nipple illusion: the little one only drinks from the bottle. What should I do if he “mistakes the thief for the mother”?

This situation usually happens in the first two days after birth. The mother is unable to breastfeed directly, so the baby develops the habit of drinking from a bottle. The baby becomes obsessed with the touch and the speed of milk production, and when the nipple comes, the baby simply refuses to accept it. Therefore, before breastfeeding every time, the mother should apply a warm towel to the nipple of the breast, wait for the areola to soften, and then apply slight force to let the milk come out and feed the baby.

In addition, you can buy a nipple shield and cover it on the nipple. The baby will think it is a bottle and will suck it. After sucking for a while, you can remove the shield and feed the baby with the nipple. After repeating this several times, the baby will get used to it.

3. My nipples are short and inverted, and my baby can’t bite them. What should I do in a hurry?

If we exclude the factors of disease, there are two ways to save it: manual and mechanical. Manual is to use a warm towel to rub it a few times before each feeding, and gently pull out the nipple with your hands. Mechanical is to buy a manual or electric breast pump, and use the negative pressure method to suck out the nipple according to the instructions.