Breast distension during early pregnancy and before menstruation

I believe that women are not unfamiliar with the situation of breast pain, because in many cases, women may experience symptoms of breast pain. For example, before menstruation, breast pain will be more obvious due to hormonal changes in the female body; and in the early stages of pregnancy, some women may also experience breast pain. So how do we differentiate between breast distension during early pregnancy and breast distension before menstruation?

1. Breast swelling during menstruation will usually cause itchy nipples, and it will not be particularly painful, nor will it be accompanied by other particularly uncomfortable symptoms. This situation is mostly caused by the irregular and unstable secretion of hormones by the ovaries in the body during menstruation. By the third day of menstruation, this situation will gradually ease.

2. However, if the breast distension is caused by pregnancy, there will be a strong feeling of distension and pain, but the breast distension caused by pregnancy will not appear at the beginning of pregnancy. Normally, it should appear after one and a half months. In addition, the breast distension during pregnancy will be accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and dizziness.

3. The symptoms of breast swelling during pregnancy and menstruation are very different. You can find the difference if you experience it carefully. The breast swelling during menstruation can be treated through diet, but the breast swelling during pregnancy cannot be treated through diet.

If you experience breast bloating after pregnancy, you can relieve it by applying hot compresses, and you should wash your breasts and nipples with hot water every day. This can ensure that the mammary ducts are unobstructed and the milk holes in the nipples are clean, which is very helpful for the baby to suck smoothly after birth.

How long does it take for breast swelling to occur after pregnancy?

Many expectant mothers experience breast tenderness during pregnancy, which may occur as early as 4-6 weeks after pregnancy, and the symptoms are most severe at this time. Breast tenderness is likely to continue throughout the pregnancy, with the most prominent symptoms in the first three months of pregnancy. Breast tenderness may improve in the second trimester, but may become obvious again in the third trimester. After pregnancy, the estrogen level in a woman's body rises. Under the combined action of progesterone, prolactin, and estrogen secreted by the placenta and villi, the breasts begin to gradually grow larger and breast function gradually increases. At this time, mothers will feel swollen breasts with some pain. There is no need to worry too much about this strange feeling. Some mothers may have enlarged breasts throughout pregnancy, but this situation will gradually disappear after delivery and no treatment is required. During the period of breast swelling and pain, pregnant mothers should pay attention to proper rest, avoid fatigue in life and work, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, high-protein foods, drink more hot water, replenish the body's water needs, participate in various sports in moderation, strengthen physical fitness, develop a scientific life pattern, and do not stay up late often, otherwise it will cause unnecessary effects on the baby's development.