As the saying goes: dodging the first one can not hide fifteen. From the teenage years of age began to experience aunt pain, and then in the twenties and thirties experienced the birth of a child's 10th grade of labor pain, I thought this time "complete", did not expect that in the lactation period, or did not avoid the so-called "pain when the pain is more painful than the normal birth" of the mastitis.
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In fact, mastitis not only occurs during lactation, but also at any time in a woman's life, including infancy and old age. Today we will not talk about non-lactating mastitis, but about acute mastitis that often occurs in lactating women.
Simply put, acute mastitis is often caused by three reasons: one is a bacterial infection.
For example, when the baby sucks too hard, the nipple appears cracked, and at this time, there is no attention to hygiene, so the bacteria take advantage of the void, and the infection will appear and spread to the milky room.
The second cause is particularly common in first-time mothers. Because it is the first child, the breast duct is not fully open, coupled with insufficient breastfeeding experience, it is easy to let the milk stay in the breast, causing residual mastitis, the symptoms are hard, swollen and painful breasts.
If it is not treated in time and continues to develop, it will develop into purulent mastitis.
Another cause is that the mother has just given birth to the baby, the body is relatively weak, and the immunity is reduced, which provides conditions for bacterial infection. Due to the humidity and warmth of the nipple area during breastfeeding, it is also particularly suitable for bacterial reproduction.
If the mother's immunity is acceptable, the inflammation will be relatively mild. If the immunity is very poor, it is easy to let the infection spread further and an abscess appear.
If you are uncomfortable, seek medical attention in time
Whatever the reason, when mastitis develops into an acute purulent infection, it will bring a lot of trouble to the mother and baby. Therefore, the key is to pay attention to prevention.
Many new mothers have no experience, and often wait until the time when the breasts are painful, swollen or even high fever, and then they know that the breasts also need to be carefully cared for.
So here's a small editor to give you a wake-up call. At the end of pregnancy, before the baby is born, pay attention to the cleanliness of the nipples. It can be washed with warm water, and if there is a grease plug to be squeezed out.
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After giving birth, wash your breasts with warm water before and after each feeding. If a cracked nipple is found, it should be treated immediately. And every time you feed, you have to empty the milk. If milk is found to be stasis, you can warm a towel and squeeze it out, or pump it clean with the help of a breast pump.
In case you find yourself with mastitis, if there is only swelling and pain, lumps, and there is no high fever or suppuration, you can continue to breastfeed, and it is best to continue feeding, or follow the doctor's advice, do not stop breastfeeding at will.
Before there was a mother, found that her breasts were swollen and painful, the mother-in-law suspected that there was a problem with the milk, "this can not be given to the child to eat", immediately stopped breastfeeding. In fact, at this time, her breast lump was only caused by milk stasis.
At that time, you should continue to feed and keep the milk flowing, so that the clumps inside can disappear and reduce the pain. As a result, she suddenly stopped feeding and did not remove the milk that had accumulated inside. The silt became more and more serious, and later the pain was too much to bear, so I had to go to the hospital.
Therefore, mothers must remember not to worry about stopping breastfeeding immediately if they have mastitis. On the one hand, it is necessary to seek help from the doctor in time, and on the other hand, it is necessary to continue to breastfeed.
Don't listen to what the old man says, the ear root is soft, the postpartum mind is not firm to believe, then the bitter is still themselves and the baby, the old man is not necessarily all right, every human body is different.
If breast redness and swelling are treated in time as soon as they are found, they usually do not develop to the point of suppuration. Even if one breast is suppurated, it can be fed on the other side.
But if both breasts are really severe enough to suppurate, you must go to the hospital immediately, and sometimes you need to do surgery. In order to avoid this situation, we should pay more attention to prevention and deal with early symptoms in time.
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