How to empty breasts when there is milk clot

It is a very good thing for babies to eat breast milk. Now we all encourage breastfeeding because children who are breastfed have better immunity and better bone development than babies who grow up drinking milk powder. Women need to empty their breast milk in time when breastfeeding, because leaving too much milk in the breast is not good for the girl's body. So if there are milk lumps in the breasts, how do we empty the breasts?

Let your baby eat more breast milk

Breastfeed on demand and feed your baby breast milk. There is no time limit. Feed your baby anytime when he is hungry. Let your baby suck from the nipple more often. Feed at least eight times a day, about half an hour each time, and suck more. Your baby's mouth is the best way to stimulate your nipple to produce milk. To see if the baby is full, first look at the number of urinations. If it is more than six times a day, or look at the weight gain in a month. If it is more than one kilogram, it means that the breast milk is enough. If the breasts are of different sizes, you should eat the smaller one first and then the larger one, so that you can eat the smaller one back.

Empty the breasts promptly

Emptying the breasts in time can effectively reduce the pain of milk engorgement. Keeping the mammary glands unobstructed regularly can prevent mastitis caused by blocked mammary glands. At the same time, it can stimulate the mammary glands to continuously secrete new milk, making breast milk more sufficient.

It is best to express milk by hand, but you can use a breast pump if you are too tired. If you feel a lump or nodule in a certain location, you can use the thumb on the same side to massage in circles for five minutes each time.

If the breasts are large, it is recommended that the mother wear a nursing bra during the day to prevent sagging breasts or poor blood circulation in the breasts, which may lead to milk congestion and nodules.

Targeted massage

Mothers with blocked milk ducts should receive targeted massage. First, apply hot water to the breasts with a towel for five minutes. Then, use your thumb or index and middle fingers to massage the affected area for three minutes to drain the milk. Remember that this is a set of techniques, hot compress, massage, and milk discharge, which are performed continuously. Do this three times a day after your baby feeds.

If mothers who are confined in Jianglan March Postpartum Center encounter breast duct obstruction during breastfeeding, there will be professional obstetric nurses with more than ten years of experience in breast milk flow to help mothers with professional breast milk flow, easily solving the problems of breast duct obstruction and milk engorgement pain. At the same time, the mother’s confinement meals will be adjusted accordingly according to the mother’s physical condition.

Professional breast massage and reasonable diet adjustment, a two-pronged approach, allow mothers to breastfeed easily and babies to thrive!

Diet

If your mammary glands are blocked, there are lumps, nodules, there is stinging pain when milk is flowing, there is distension and pain, or there are many lumps when your milk is engorged, you should pay attention to your diet in these situations, temporarily reduce the intake of high-oil and high-fat soups, and focus on replenishing Qi and blood.

For example, red dates, black fungus, and rock sugar water, boil the three together for twenty minutes and drink it as water. Luffa water: boil the luffa for twenty minutes and drink it three times a day. Or stir-fry fresh loofah.