What to do if you have breast pain during lactation

Many mothers of newborns have a common problem, that is, when feeding their babies, one or both breasts often feel swollen and painful, especially for mothers with plenty of milk. This situation is even more serious and will affect the baby's sucking to varying degrees. Some mothers may even experience red and swollen nipples and increased body temperature. So what should women do if they experience breast pain while breastfeeding?

  What causes breast pain during lactation?

1. Breast

   When there is too much milk and the mammary ducts are blocked, milk stagnation will occur, which will cause the breasts to feel swollen and painful during breastfeeding.

2. Mastitis

   Mastitis is caused by milk stasis. If milk stasis cannot be eliminated in time, it will cause excessive pressure, local congestion and edema, and bacterial invasion to form inflammation.

3. Breast hyperplasia

   It is related to excessive proliferation of breast parenchyma caused by major endocrine disorders and is a common disease in women.

4. symptom

1. If it is caused by breast stagnation, the patient may feel breast pain and distension, especially when the patient has sufficient milk supply, the symptoms are more obvious. If it is caused by mastitis, the breast may have lumps, redness, swelling, tingling, and heat.

2. How to relieve breast pain during lactation

   1. Breastfeeding

   First, use a hot towel to apply heat. After applying heat dozens of times, use a breast pump to suck out the milk from there. There will be swelling and pain at first, but you will feel much more comfortable after the milk is sucked out. Don't ignore the other side. After sucking the side with the lump, the other side may also become swollen. Make sure to suck it all out or let the baby finish it.

   2. Mastitis or breast hyperplasia

   It is best to suck out all the milk inside. If there is obvious redness, swelling and stinging, you should use some anti-inflammatory drugs appropriately. Also, do not feed the baby the milk from the painful side, but make sure to suck it out cleanly. You should eat a balanced diet, drink plenty of water, avoid spicy food, keep your breasts clean, avoid milk stasis and local skin damage, and cooperate with local hot compresses, massage and other measures to improve the condition. You should follow the guidance of your clinical physician for specific details.

3. harm

   After milk is retained, the baby will not be able to suck smoothly, and breast lumps may occur, which can easily develop into mastitis.

   5. TCM methods for treating mastitis

   1. The simplest and most practical method is: pick out the thorns from the cactus, grind it into a paste, and apply it to the affected area.

   2. Traditional Chinese medicine conditioning and treatment with Chinese herbal decoctions. Traditional Chinese medicine has great advantages, and there is no embarrassment of drug resistance, so the effect is much better.

   3. Traditional Chinese medicine massage treatment, which is also a relatively effective treatment method. The specific technique is to relieve breast edema and expel milk. It can be solved by a professional masseur, and milder patients can be cured in one treatment.

   Precautions

   1. Eat less spicy and other irritating foods, ensure sleep quality, and maintain a comfortable mood. If the treatment is not effective, you should go to the surgery department of a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment, such as ultrasound examination of the affected area, and formulate reasonable treatment measures based on the examination results.

   2. Avoiding milk stasis and bacterial invasion and infection caused by nipple damage and cracks during lactation is the key to ensuring that new mothers are not plagued by acute mastitis.