What to do if your nipple is blocked

A woman's nipples are a very important part of her body. After giving birth, women need to feed their babies through their nipples, but some women's nipples may become blocked. This situation will prevent milk from being discharged through the nipple, and the baby will not be able to drink milk. Nipple blockage is most likely caused by not paying attention to nipple hygiene. Let's take a look at what to do if your nipple is blocked?

In this case, we should consider that the mammary duct is blocked due to protein clumping, and we need to go to the local hospital for breast massage treatment in time. If the mammary duct is not cleared in time, it is easy to induce mastitis. You can try using some lactase to help your baby digestion and increase his or her food intake. If there is still too much milk, you can consider using a breast pump to extract the remaining milk.

The main cause of this situation is the possibility of milk stasis or nipple inflammation. It is recommended to consider cleaning the nipples with clean water in time. In case of inflammation, erythromycin eye ointment can be used for anti-inflammatory treatment. If there is milk stasis, it is better to use a breast pump to suck out the stasis in time. Pay attention to maintaining local hygiene and continue regular check-ups. If necessary, take anti-inflammatory drugs or lactation-promoting drugs. First, apply hot compresses, gentle massage, etc., and then use a breast pump to suck, squeeze with your hands, etc. The method is: first apply hot compress to the nipples, then massage the breasts, and at the same time squeeze the breasts to allow the milk to be discharged. At the same time, you should avoid overeating fatty and greasy foods.

It is recommended to apply hot compress with a towel first, and then push and massage from the outermost side of the breast toward the nipple. You can also use a wooden comb or a horn comb to comb and massage from the outermost side of the breast toward the nipple. (The mammary duct grows in a straight line from the outermost end of the breast to the nipple)

If there are lumps in your breasts, don't worry, as they are milk lumps. While applying hot compresses and massaging your breasts, you must squeeze out the milk or let your baby suck it out. At first, your baby will not want to suck your breasts because the bottle is easier to suck. You can choose to apply hot compresses and massage your breasts before letting your baby suck when he is most hungry.

When your breasts are very hard, do not choose to use a breast pump to pump milk, because the amount of milk secretion is not large and the breast pump will hurt your breasts. The correct way to squeeze is to place the thumb and ten fingers on the areola, first expand outwards of the nipple, and then squeeze inwards of the nipple. Do not squeeze the nipple directly.

If you haven't started breastfeeding yet, it's best not to drink oily soups or drinks, so as to avoid excessive breast milk production.