What to do if you have breast pain after giving birth

Many mothers enter the breastfeeding period after giving birth. Because they realize the importance of breastfeeding, mothers will not choose to feed with milk and insist on breastfeeding themselves. However, during breastfeeding, mothers will also face many breast problems. For example, bloating. So, what should you do if you have breast pain after giving birth? First of all, mothers need to know the reason, whether it is due to breast engorgement or milk blockage.

(1) Breast pain during adolescence: During adolescence, breast development begins with nipple swelling, followed by the appearance of pea- to bean-sized dome-shaped nodules in the breast tissue under the nipple, which are slightly painful. After menarche, it will disappear on its own as the breasts mature.

(2) Premenstrual breast pain: More than half of women experience breast fullness, hardness, and tenderness before menstruation. In severe cases, the breasts may become swollen and painful even with the slightest vibration or collision, and the original granular or nodular feeling may become more obvious. Generally, the pain is relieved after menstruation.

(3) Breast tenderness and pain during pregnancy: Some women experience breast tenderness and pain around 40 days after becoming pregnant due to breast hyperplasia and enlarged breasts. In severe cases, the pain may last throughout the pregnancy.

(4) Postpartum breast pain: Breast fullness, hardness, and pain may often occur 3 to 7 days after delivery.

(5) Breast tenderness after induced abortion: After induced abortion, some women complain of breast tenderness and may feel a lump.

(6) Breast tenderness and pain after sexual intercourse: Breast congestion and swelling are not easy to subside, or subside incompletely, resulting in breast tenderness and pain.

Treatment principles

1. Pathological breast pain should be treated according to the cause.

2. Physiological breast pain

(1) You should relieve your tension;

(2) Drug treatment: Some Chinese patent medicines that promote blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis have a certain effect;

(3) Physical therapy: For physiological breast pain, hot compresses such as hot water bottles can be used to relieve breast pain.

Breast distending pain (distending pain in breast) can be seen in both physiological and pathological situations. Common physiological breast distending pains include: distending pain during puberty, premenstrual pain, pregnancy pain, postpartum pain and pain after artificial abortion, but most physiological breast distending pains are related to emotional tension. If breast pain persists or even becomes more severe, or if you find a lump with irregular shape, unclear edges, and poor mobility when touching your breast, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.