Today, a mother came to me and said that the areola was swollen and painful.
The breast pump doesn't produce much milk anymore, what should I do?
Learn how to milk by hand!
Why are there breast pumps, and there are "little milkmakers", I still recommend that mothers learn to express milk by hand.
Because of the use of the breast pump for a long time, it is likely that the nipple and areola will be edemated due to operation problems.
After edema, it hurts, and it's not easy to get milk.
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When the areola is edematous, you will find that hand milking is really useful, it is not painful, and it produces more milk.
Moms always have to go out to do something, and it's not realistic to carry a breast pump with you, but hand milking is really, you can operate it anywhere!
Carrying milk in the workplace, using hand milking and breast pump to cooperate, the milk volume is more secure.
Therefore, Wen Li is going to share with you today the 4-step milking method, so that our milk can be removed smoothly without obstacles.
These 4 steps are: rubbing, shaking, kneading, and pressing.
Of course, before milking, the first thing is:
Clean your hands;
Relax your mind;
Find a comfortable seat to sit;
Drink a glass of warm water before milking.
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Recurrence Specific Operation:
1.搓：
Hold your breasts with both hands, up and down or left and right, and gently rotate and rub.
If there is a lot of milk, just knead it a few times. When the milk is full, the mother can directly enter the third step, and it is easy to get milk.
2. Jitter:
Shake the breasts, lean forward a little, hold the base of the nipples with both hands, and then shake the breasts slightly.
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3.揉：
Support your breast with one hand and rub it with the other.
The kneading here refers to two aspects:
One refers to the kneading of the main body of the breast, gently pressing in a circular motion.
The second refers to the stimulation of the nipple areola, you can use the fingertips to gently touch the nipple and areola, use the index finger and ring finger to clamp the nipple, and cooperate with the thumb to rub the nipple.
The purpose of this is to stimulate the milk shower, and when the milk shower comes, the milking effect is higher.
Note: We must be gentle with the stimulation of the nipple and areola, if the nipple is cracked, do not stimulate it.
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4. Press:
Compressions are critical.
The rhythm of the force is well mastered, and the milk comes out smoothly. The hands are in a C-shape and are placed on either side of the nipple, with the nipples and fingers in a straight line. At the same time, turn your finger inward, press down, and retract it again. (Pressure-Close-Pressure-Close-Pressure-Close)
Remember: The C-shaped gesture goes around the nipple in a circle, pressing in every direction~
There is one problem with hand milking, which is:
When expressing one breast, the other breast will leak milk.
It is recommended to prepare a milk collector and put it on the other breast when there is a milk array (the reason is: the milk collector can be used as a breast pump, it is a milk receiving artifact, it is not used correctly, it is a breast destroying weapon!). When there is no milk shower, relying on breast pads can prevent spilled milk from getting wet.
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Summary Version:
Rubbing: Rubbing your breasts with both hands.
Shake: Shake your breasts with both hands.
Kneading: Gently softens the breasts and stimulates the nipples.
Press: Squeeze your fingers inward.
When there is a lot of milk, knead and press directly.
Let's get started, it's really super useful!