Is hot compress useful if the milk supply is not enough?

New mothers are all very worried that their babies do not have enough milk and lack nutrition. Therefore, the psychological state of anxiety will have a certain impact on the breast milk of pregnant women, and the baby will not be able to drink enough breast milk. Some elderly people will tell pregnant women based on their older generation's ideas that applying a hot towel will make it easier to stimulate milk production. So is hot compress useful for promoting lactation?

Heat is useless for lactation and may even cause damage to the breasts. They think that by applying heat, the breasts will become softer and the milk can be discharged smoothly. This idea may not be suitable for inducing lactation. If there are some problems in the breast itself, hot compresses may aggravate the serious consequences of the problem and cause breast diseases such as mastitis.

In addition, the hot compress process causes certain damage to the breast's epidermal cells, blood vessels, etc. When massaging the chest, it will cause friction with the blood vessels, thereby damaging the blood vessels and causing harm to the body. You should not use your hands to knead the lumps in the breast with all your strength, as that may damage the tissues around the breast.

If you want to stimulate lactation, massage your breasts gently and vigorously without any pain. Once you feel pain, adjust the amplitude and location until it stops hurting. After a period of time, the lumps in the breasts will disappear, the milk will be discharged smoothly, and the baby will have enough milk to drink.

What are the quick ways to stimulate lactation?

Let your baby suck the nipple immediately after birth

When your baby is born, you don't produce milk immediately. At this time, don't think that the mother has "little breast milk" and start feeding the baby milk powder. The baby should be allowed to suck as often as possible, and every time the baby wakes up, let him suck. The sucking process will unclog the mammary glands, stimulate milk secretion, and help restore uterine contractions. It is a trick that works better than any other tricks. Do not think that since your appetite is not big, you can save the food for a while and feed it to your child at the same time. This is a wrong idea. In fact, the more you drink, the more milk you produce, and the more you accumulate, the lower your milk supply becomes. Moreover, exclusive breastfeeding is a balance between supply and demand, that is, the baby can eat whenever he is hungry, without requiring a time limit.

Eat more traditional diet therapy "milk-inducing soup"

Generally, starting from 3-4 days after giving birth, new mothers can be given some traditional "milk-inducing soups", such as pig's trotter soup, crucian carp tofu soup, peanut porridge, etc. Because some foods have the function of promoting milk secretion, if breast milk cannot come out after giving birth, and there is less milk or no milk after delivery, do not give up breastfeeding. At this time, pregnant women can eat more foods with the actual effect of promoting milk secretion and consume rich protein.

It should be noted that do not add salt to the soup, and remove the floating oil on the surface of the soup to avoid affecting the health of children.

Massage your breasts more

It turns out that breast massage is also an important way to promote lactation! The specific method is to put a damp cotton towel between the two breasts before each feeding, put your hands between the nipples and nipples, and gently massage in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction for 10-15 minutes. This will not only relieve the swelling and pain of the breasts, but also promote the secretion of breast milk. Because this method is equivalent to the stimulation of the baby sucking breast milk, it will penetrate the hypothalamus-pituitary gland through the sympathetic nerves, promoting the release of pituitary lactogenic hormone; the reflex causes the pituitary gland to release oxytocin, stimulating the mammary glands and mammary glands to contract, and eject milk into the milk ducts leading to the nipple, thereby promoting the secretion of breast milk.

Maintain a happy mood and get enough rest

A mother's mood often affects herself and everything around her, including breast milk secretion. Therefore, the mother should first maintain a happy mood, ensure adequate rest, take good care of her body, and don't worry about this and that all the time. This will help the body secrete prolactin and produce enough breast milk.

Only breast milk and baby cannot be missed. No matter what the reason is for insufficient milk, new mothers must first have confidence in breastfeeding. Even if the appetite is small, they must persist in feeding the baby with breast milk. Mothers should not give up easily. Try the above methods more often. As long as you persist and work hard, you will definitely get good results.