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Summary: Reject violent milk!
Every mom wants to give her baby 37 degrees of love.
For this love, breastfeeding mothers can endure milk blockages, milk increases, and can also survive nipple cracking, mastitis.....
As long as the baby can drink breast milk, it is worth the hard work.
But there was a breastfeeding mother who was forced to wean herself 10 days after giving birth for human reasons, which made her very sad.
At first, she was only a little blocked, but after the violent milking of her sister-in-law, who claimed to be a senior prolactin, the situation became serious for a while.
"The sister-in-law does not understand the basic care of breast tissue at all, and repeatedly rubs the areola area, resulting in a large amount of necrosis of breast tissue, and the milk cannot be discharged at all."
And repeated hot compresses for up to 3 hours after the onset of symptoms of mastitis lead to a rapid deterioration of acute mastitis and the formation of breast abscesses. ”
Mothers who are 10 days after giving birth endure the severe pain of milk blockage every day and run to the hospital every day, and the baby, who is only 10 days old, has to be weaned.
After more than 20 days of treatment, she could only fall asleep on painkillers, and the surgical incision for mastitis and suppuration could not be cured.
Eventually, the breast also appeared nipple depression due to a large number of tissue necrosis and extraction, and whether the shape can be restored is not yet known, but the necrotic mammary duct will never get better!
Encountering such a sister-in-law, this mother suffered a major crime.
She shared her experience on social platforms and wanted to remind all moms with her painful lessons:
Not all mastitis will have a fever, and if the breasts are red and swollen, you should be vigilant.
Block the milk do not rub the chest, there are many patients in the process of seeing the diagnosis are caused by violent milking, the child is the best lactation.
Don't trust the judgment of relatives and friends, find a professional doctor to judge.
Don't blame yourself, don't desperately find your own problems in other people's mistakes, and hope that all mothers will not suffer from mastitis.
Milk blockage and mastitis are not terrible, and the most feared thing is that it is mishandled, which makes the mother suffer and cut off the baby's rations.
Violent breastfeeding is absolutely impossible.
Improper breast massage induces milk and milk, so that many mothers suffer.
In the experience comments shared by the mothers above, there are many mothers who share their own painful experiences.
"Violent lactation leads to breast abscesses, which are not as severe, but they have also suffered a lot of crimes."
"During my confinement, I was also vigorously rubbed by my sister-in-law's breasts until the fourth time I couldn't stand the pain, and I never let my sister-in-law breastfeed again, which was too sinful!"
"My sister was the same at the beginning, and finally opened the knife to drain the flow, which was too sinful!"
Improper methods of breastfeeding can really make mothers very guilty, and similar news is often reported.
A mother in Jinan, because of the milk blockage, invited the breast to pass the milk, after two massages, the milk blocking directly became mastitis.
There is also a mother in Changsha, because the milk is small, she asked the prolactinator to prolactin, and as a result, after a massage, the cow did not become, and there was breast swelling and pain.
Finally, it also causes mastitis, breast abscess, and a high fever to 40 ° C.
Breasts really can not be pressed casually, if the "prolactinator" brute force massage, not only can not prolactin, but will destroy the breast tissue, bring milk stasis, trigger inflammation.
As many mothers say: breast milk still needs professional people to do, do not casually invite the outside lactator, do not let the sister-in-law free to milk, go to the hospital to ask a professional lactation.
Proper milking is painless!
Milk plugging is common and proper handling is important!
Why is the milk blocked?
Let's first understand what a breast duct is.
A catheter is a small tube from tissue deep in the breast to the nipple that is used to transport milk.
Inside the breast, inside the breast, the breast ducts are as thin as a strand of hair, forming a three-dimensional cascading web that comes together in your nipples. When feeding, muscle cells milk along the duct, creating a stream of milk.
If the milk in the catheter is not discharged in time, or the flow is slow, it will stagnate for a long time. This part of the breast duct is easily blocked by the viscous milk, causing the milk duct to block, which is a very common situation in breast milk.
When the milk duct is blocked, the most important thing is to deal with the accumulated milk knots in time, because if not treated in time, it may lead to mastitis.
What are the symptoms of milk blockage? The following points should be clear to breastfeeding mothers:
The breasts feel the lump and feel the swelling and pain.
The surface of the breast has red, swollen, and painful patches at the touch.
After feeding or milking, the discomfort subsides.
The nipple has white vesicles and the lump moves over time.
When the milk is blocked, the milk volume will temporarily decrease, and the milk will become very thick.
What causes milk blockage?
Breasts are not emptied in time. It may be that the baby does not pump out the milk in time, or the breast may be too full.
Milk flow is blocked. It could be that the mom is wearing clothes too tightly, or the baby's carrier squeezes the breast, or the baby presses the breast while feeding. Whether breastfeeding or not, as long as the breast is continuously pressed, the milk will become stagnant.
The breasts were hit.
Babies prefer one breast, history of mastitis, cracked nipples, excess nutrition, and stress from the mother.
What should I do if I block the milk? Remember: your baby is the best lactator!
For milk blocking, the three most effective steps are: warm milk, more suction, and cold compresses!
1, warm milk - warm milk is the foreplay of each breast milk, so that the milk in the breast flows faster.
This way, when the baby sucks, he will suck more (if the baby chokes because of too much milk, don't use this method). Specific methods of warming milk are:
Make contact with your baby's skin. Let the baby lie on the mother's chest without any clothing in the middle.
Gently massage the breasts with the palm of your hand, before and after feeding, towards the nipple. Never push too hard, otherwise it will increase the swelling, because too much force may allow more milk to squeeze into the surrounding tissues instead of squeezing out the breast.
Warm application to the breast can soften the areola and promote milk flow. However, the temperature of the hot compress should not be too high, the hot compress time should not exceed 3 minutes, too long and too hot will increase the swelling.
Underwear that is not too tight or has a steel rim will hinder the flow of milk.
If the milk is strong, you can express some milk by hand before feeding or use a breast pump to relieve the swelling of the breast.
Squeezing out a little milk before feeding can reduce swelling and allow milk to flow more smoothly, and softer breasts can also allow your baby to hold the nipple better.
2, suck more - is to suck out the milk in the catheter as much as possible.
Do not wean and let your baby continue to suck on the breast.
Let your baby suck on the breast correctly, especially for mothers who are just starting out breastfeeding. If the baby sucks incorrectly, he may cry because he can't suck it out, which will affect sucking and will also give the mother a lot of psychological pressure.
During the feeding process, try to feed your baby in different positions. For example, sit first and then lie down. In this way, different parts of the breast can be best sucked by the baby, and different feeding positions can be used.
Appropriately reduce the number and amount of bottle feeding, so that the baby feels hungry, so that the suction is more energetic and more willing to increase the number of pumping.
Breast with nipples, preferably pumped at a time. If you can't finish sucking or the baby doesn't want to eat, you should use a breast pump to suck it out, and the space interval should not exceed 4 hours.
If your baby is drinking breast milk from a bottle, do not use a breast pump for more than 4 hours.
While your baby is pumping, gently massage the breast being sucked from the armpits to under the nipple to promote milk production.
3. Cold compresses - soothe breast pain.
Between feedings or pumping, you can apply cold compresses to your breasts to help reduce swelling.
Simple and economical way to apply cold compresses: use two cabbage leaves close to your cup cover and dig a hole in the nipple so that the areola and nipple are outside the leaves. Wash and freeze in the refrigerator. When you use it, use a bottle to flatten the cabbage, then use it to cool for about 20 minutes, and then wait until the leaves are soft and you can not use it.
This trick is also useful for mothers who are breastfeeding.
The pain of blocking milk is so painful that it doubts life, but it is necessary to insist on blocking milk, and small milk blocking insists that the above method can be removed.
Timely treatment of milk blockage can prevent mastitis!
What breastfeeding mothers should know is that the blockage is unlikely to subside on its own, on the contrary, if left unchecked, it will lead to mastitis, please note that fever is not a symptom of milk blockage, if there is pain accompanied by symptoms of fever, it may be infected, pay attention to the signs of infection, because mastitis needs treatment.
Symptoms of mastitis may appear suddenly and include:
Fever 101°F (38.3°C) or higher
Flu-like symptoms (chills and body aches)
The whole breast is warm, swollen and soft
Breast lumps or thickening of breast tissue
Burning sensation and/or discomfort during feeding/pumping
Redness of the affected skin (may be wedge-shaped)
Mastitis affects up to 1/10 of breastfeeding mothers, untreated mastitis may cause abscesses to accumulate and require surgical drainage, so if milk blockage occurs, be sure to intervene in time and deal with it with the three steps mentioned above.
If after 24 hours the blockage of the milk duct still does not get better, or even more serious, there are similar cold signs such as fever, feel abnormal tiredness, feel very painful hard, red and swollen, etc., may already be mastitis, to seek medical treatment decisively.
On the way to the hospital, you still have to maintain the sucking rhythm, if the baby is not around, you can use the breast pump to suck out.
Finally, milk blockages and mastitis are preventable:
In the early stages of breast milk, it is recommended to feed 8 to 12 times a day, and allowing your baby to suck more can prevent blockage.
Massage the breasts during feeding/pumping to promote milk discharge.
Don't wear tight clothes or bras to give your breasts some room to breathe.
Don't tighten the strap too tightly and don't squeeze your chest.
Change the nursing position frequently to ensure that the suction reaches all catheters
Apply warm, damp compresses to the areas of breasts that are prone to clogging before feeding.
Apply cold compresses to the breasts after feeding to relieve pain and swelling.
Ruptured nipples and openings in the ducts can provide bacteria with access to the breast, leading to mastitis. Therefore, be sure to keep your breasts clean and dry, and you can apply mutton fat cream to protect your nipples.
Don't rush to milk, and don't just milk. The baby's stomach is very small, so don't rush to milk, just after giving birth to milk, the direct result is to block the milk, eat lighter, the mother's breast is very magical, the more sucking, it will adjust the amount of milk according to the baby's sucking needs, so don't blindly eat milk food, when the milk supply exceeds demand, it will really block the milk.
Finally, it is important to emphasize one point: if it has developed into mastitis, it must not be hot again, hot compresses will promote the secretion of more inflammatory factors in the tissue, accelerate the multiplication of bacteria, promote the progression of inflammation and suppuration!
I hope all the best for breastfeeding moms!
Reference articles
https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/24-foods-must-avoid-pregnancy/https://www.fhs.gov.hk/sc_chi/health_info/woman/30084.html