What to do if milk blockage and fever occur

For the health of their babies, many mothers choose to breastfeed their babies. Breast milk contains some nutrients that cannot be replaced by milk powder. The arrival of the baby brings a lot of happiness to mothers, but also adds a sense of responsibility. However, if breastfeeding is not done carefully, mammary gland blockage may occur, and there may be obvious lumps and pain in the breasts, leading to milk blockage. Once the milk is blocked and the mammary lymph nodes become inflamed, it will cause fever.

Question 1: What should I do if I have milk blockage and fever during lactation? First of all, you can clear the blockage by yourself in the early stage. Apply cold water and then rub it slowly with your hands. If the milk blockage has just formed, cold compress and rubbing can usually rub it open, and the subsequent inflammation and fever will not occur. If the milk blockage lasts for more than two days and does not gradually disappear through cold compress and kneading, but becomes larger and more painful, and symptoms such as body pain, weakness and fever appear, you must go to the hospital to check whether it has become inflamed. If it is inflamed, you need to hang anti-inflammatory water. You must tell the doctor that you are still breastfeeding. This way, the water will not affect normal breastfeeding. Regardless of whether it is inflamed, remember that in the late stage of milk blockage, you can only use hot compress and kneading. Use a hot towel to apply to the breast, then the thumb and index finger are in a C shape, and the other fingers are bent. Gently knead the milk knot part and push it towards the nipple. This can also slowly push the milk block away. If you really can't do it yourself, you can go to the hospital and ask a nurse who specializes in kneading milk to help push it.

Question 2 : If your milk is blocked, it means your breasts are still blocked. If the milk is yellow, it means there is inflammation. You should pay attention to suck out all your milk. And after feeding the baby, you should also suck out all the milk that the baby can't finish, otherwise the milk will be blocked again and again. You can apply hot compress and massage before sucking milk.

Question three: Your baby is breastfed every day, and your baby’s health is closely connected to yours. Any discomfort will definitely affect your baby to some extent. It is recommended that you do not use medication during the breastfeeding period, otherwise stop feeding your baby. It is recommended that you pay attention to maintaining your physical health during the breastfeeding period. If your body temperature does not exceed 38.5, you can consider physical cooling treatment. You should maintain adequate sleep, an optimistic attitude, a balanced diet and moderate exercise. Your own health is the health of your baby.

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