How to deal with milk knots for several years

Milk knots appear after weaning. This situation is usually caused by mastitis or breast hyperplasia. It is best to go to the hospital for treatment in time, whether it is through traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, the sooner the better. Over time, it will cause many diseases and have a great impact on women's breast health. You can usually use hot water for hot compresses or massage, and the milk knots will slowly be absorbed.

What to do if you have milk knots?

1. Apply

Heat will increase blood circulation to the painful area, which will speed up healing. Wring out the hot towel and apply it to the breasts, making sure to form a circle with the nipple exposed in the middle. Apply it for a few minutes. When the temperature of the towel drops, soak it in hot water again and wring it out. Repeat this process for about 5 minutes. Be careful not to heat it too high to avoid burning your skin.

2. Knead

Gentle massage can also help. The method is as follows: start from the back of the painful point, support the affected breast with the left hand, and then use the four fingers of the right hand (from the index finger to the little finger) to push, knead and press to clear the lumps and lumps in the affected breast. Then use the five fingertips of your right hand to gently rub and grab along the radial direction of the milk ducts from the base of the nipple to the areola to clear the milk stasis. Finally, pinch the areola and nipple of the affected side with the index finger and middle finger of your right hand, and gently lift them outwards continuously, and the congested milk will spray out.

3 Comb

While massaging and sucking milk, you can also use a wooden comb. A heated wooden comb is best. Comb from the armpits towards the nipples to unblock the tangled blood vessels. It is best to comb with the back of the comb. Remember not to use too much force. Be sure to apply some moisturizer on the breasts before combing, otherwise the skin will easily become red, swollen and injured.

4. Suction

Feeding your baby or pumping milk immediately after heat treatment and massage can help relieve blockage. Mothers, please remember to apply, knead, comb and suck repeatedly until your breasts are completely empty and become soft.

5. Apply the pancake

Cover the breast lump with raw pancake, but make sure to expose the nipple. The thickness of the raw pancake is about 0.3 cm. Cover the surface with gauze or towel to fix it and prevent it from evaporating and becoming ineffective. Each patch should be applied for 6 hours. If there is no rash or allergy on the breast skin after application, a new raw pancake patch can be replaced. Breast lumps that are generally caused by milk stagnation will have obvious swelling and pain relief effects after application. The milk will flow more smoothly, the lumps will disappear, and the initial mastitis will subside.

6. Cactus

Take 30-50g of cactus, remove the thorns and peel it, then mash it into a paste. Add appropriate amount of honey and mix well. Apply evenly to the affected area and cover it with gauze. Apply externally 2-3 times a day. It will usually take 2-3 days to see results and be cured in 1 week.

7. Dress with cabbage leaves

Placing cabbage leaves over the breasts can dissolve milk lumps. Buy the flat and round cabbages, the bigger the better.

8. Break the "white spots"

When the nipple outlet is blocked, there will usually be small white spots on the nipple, usually called "milk bubbles" or "nipple bubbles". It is often very painful when breastfeeding. The small white spots can be picked out with a sterilized needle. If you can't pick them out yourself, you can go to the breast department of various hospitals and ask the doctor to help you pick them out. Mothers, please make sure to disinfect the nipples properly and clean them after picking, otherwise it will cause further inflammation.

9 Boil the loofah pulp in water and drink it. Buy some loofah pulp from a Chinese medicine store.

Then put cold water and melon pulp in a pot and boil the water to drink. If it doesn't work, go to the hospital to see a doctor for treatment in time.

10. Dandelion + rice wine

Go to the herbal medicine shop to buy some dandelions, crush them to extract the juice, mix it with rice wine, wrap it in gauze and apply it to the hard area.

11. Eat Deer Antler Powder

Go to a Chinese medicine store and buy 20 yuan of deer antler powder, and then buy a bottle of rice wine with a moderate alcohol content. (Recommended with wine) Use a disposable cup, pour all the powder into it, then add half a cup of rice wine, stir constantly, it will automatically clump after stirring, then eat it once every four hours, one tablespoon each time, and finish it four times.