The best time to release residual milk

When the baby has passed the time when breastfeeding is needed, mothers need to drain the unnecessary milk in the breasts to prevent the remaining milk in the breasts from blocking the mammary glands and causing breast inflammation or other diseases. Milk draining should be done after stopping raising the baby. So when is the best time to drain the remaining milk? Regarding this matter, most breastfeeding women should have a grasp of it to avoid missing the best time and causing endless harm to their breasts.

When is the best time to drain residual milk?

The best time to drain the residual milk is immediately after stopping breastfeeding. You can find professional tips and techniques, and you can use instruments to help drain the residual milk, but it depends on your own health and the condition of your breasts. Some people can also do massage at home to help drain the milk. The so-called residual milk refers to the milk remaining in the breasts of women after breastfeeding. This milk is deposited in the nipple or nipple pore, making the nipple pore blocked. It is generally in a paste-like state, such as milky white, light yellow, or gray-black. And expelling residual milk means expelling this residual milk from the body.

What are the harms of not draining the residual milk?

1. It can cause serious disease: after these secretions are produced, if they are not discharged in time, the entire breast tissue will become diseased or even diseased. Therefore, if mothers discharge such fluid, they must pay attention, because such symptoms are an early sign of breast cancer.

2. Cause irreversible damage to the breast: In terms of the symptoms of residual milk, one is liquid and the other is paste. In terms of characteristics, they are divided into pathological and latent.

3. Pathological discharge is the discharge of fluid from the mammary ducts. Latent discharge is caused by the falling of nipple epidermal cells. A small amount of discharge is similar to soy milk residue and is more common in those with nipples filled with fluid.

Milk can be expressed through massage, or you can go to a professional milking therapist to do it, which can drain the milk more cleanly. Now everyone should know when is the best time to drain the residual milk. The most important thing about milking is to ensure that the milk in the breasts can be drained completely to avoid residue.

Leftover milk will become moldy and may eventually cause breast cancer?

At present, no authoritative department has confirmed that not draining residual milk will cause disease. Therefore, this view has no scientific evidence, so mothers can rest assured for now. Generally speaking, when breastfeeding mothers have bilateral porous discharge during the weaning period, and the color is translucent, milk color, light yellow, milky white, etc., it is a normal condition. If there is single-hole milk discharge, and the color is dark brown, dark red, red, etc., and there is abnormal discharge, you need to see a doctor immediately. Therefore, whether to discharge residual milk needs to be based on personal circumstances and can only be implemented after diagnosis by a professional gynecologist.

Milk, like our saliva and blood, belongs to our blood. Don't underestimate the intelligence of the body. The body is a very wonderful structure, it will automatically digest and absorb the milk remaining in the breasts. These claims that residual milk is harmful, can cause damage to the body, and even cause cancer are completely groundless.

Is it necessary to express residual milk frequently?

Residual milk is the milk that is still squeezed out after the mother stops breastfeeding. Because the water, whey protein and potassium ion concentrations gradually decrease after weaning, the fat content of milk is high, resulting in thick or muddy properties, and the colors are milky white, creamy white, light yellow, etc. Milk is a part of our body. The milk remaining in the breast will eventually be absorbed and used by our body. As the baby grows, he begins to suck his mother's breast less frequently, which is the time after weaning. At this time, the mammary gland will receive a message: the baby has had enough and does not need to produce so much milk. Gradually, the amount of mother's milk will decrease.

On the contrary, always squeezing out milk and draining the breasts is equivalent to sending a "I want" signal to the mammary glands, and then the mammary glands will be rejuvenated, have a foothold, and start a new round of milk secretion...ah, I keep talking about it over and over again, and I'm scared to imagine the scene of a refrigerator full of frozen milk. Of course, some mothers who have a large appetite or need to wean quickly may experience breast pain and lumps. At this time, apply a hot towel and squeeze it a little. It doesn't need to be squeezed completely until you feel less uncomfortable. Finally, apply a cold towel. According to the principle of heat expansion and cold contraction, the breasts will feel more comfortable and less swollen.