What is the reason for breast pain in postpartum women?

After giving birth, the mother will have milk for the baby, but sometimes the baby eats little but the milk is too much, which will cause bloating and pain. At this time, you must be careful not to touch the breasts, otherwise it will easily cause symptoms of milk stasis. After the milk stasis, a hard lump will appear. It is best to suck out the lump, otherwise inflammation will occur over time.

Postpartum taboos

Avoid not brushing your teeth

Many older generations say that you should not brush your teeth for a month during the confinement period, otherwise all your teeth will fall out. Within one month after giving birth, the mother's body functions have not yet recovered, so she should not stick to cold or frozen things, otherwise it is easy to develop diseases. However, if the oral cavity is not effectively cleaned during the confinement period, it is easy to cause problems such as pregnancy gingivitis and periodontal disease, so it is necessary to brush your teeth.

Avoid fatigue

After giving birth, a woman may suffer a perineum tear, and the best way to recover is to keep her legs together and rest more. Modern doctors will first cut the perineum of the new mother during delivery and then suture it, so new mothers should also "sit on the month of confinement". Although it does not mean lying completely in bed without moving, they should still rest as much as possible, avoid climbing stairs, and avoid overwork.

Avoid eating too much MSG

In order to prevent the baby from suffering from zinc deficiency, mothers should avoid eating too much MSG. Generally speaking, it is beneficial and harmless for adults to eat MSG, but it is not good for infants, especially those under 12 weeks old, if their mothers who are breastfeeding consume too much MSG while taking a high-protein diet. Because the sodium glutamate in MSG will enter the baby's body through breast milk. Excessive sodium glutamate has a serious impact on the development of infants, especially those under 12 weeks old. It can specifically combine with zinc in the infant's blood to produce glutamate that cannot be absorbed by the body, while the zinc is excreted in the urine, thus leading to zinc deficiency in the infant. In this way, the infant is not only prone to poor taste and anorexia, but also may suffer from adverse consequences such as intellectual impairment, growth retardation, etc.

Avoid taking ginseng in a hurry

It is harmful rather than beneficial to rush to use ginseng to nourish your body. New mothers who have just given birth have consumed a lot of energy and physical strength and need to rest in bed. If they take ginseng at this time, they will find it difficult to fall asleep due to excitement, which will affect their energy recovery.

Avoid eating too many eggs

Medical research shows that it is best not to eat eggs within a few hours after delivery. Because during the delivery process, the mother consumes a lot of physical energy, sweats a lot, and has insufficient body fluids, and her digestive ability also decreases. If you eat eggs immediately after giving birth, they will be difficult to digest, increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, and may even easily cause stomach problems.

Avoid eating too much brown sugar

Brown sugar is rich in nutrients, releases energy quickly, has a high nutrient absorption rate, and has a warming and tonic nature. However, mothers should not eat more brown sugar just because it has so many benefits, thinking that the more the better. Because drinking too much brown sugar water will not only damage the new mother's teeth, but also brown sugar is warm in nature. If the new mother drinks too much brown sugar water in summer, it will definitely accelerate sweating, make the body weaker, and even cause heatstroke. In addition, brown sugar water should be boiled before drinking, and not just poured with boiling water, because brown sugar is prone to produce bacteria during storage and transportation, which may cause disease.

Avoid hard, rough and cold food

The spleen and stomach functions of new mothers have not yet fully recovered. Too cold food will damage the spleen and stomach and affect digestion. Raw and cold food can easily cause blood stasis, which can cause abdominal pain, postpartum lochia, etc. In addition, it is best not to eat foods that are prone to cause allergies, such as seafood, otherwise it is easy to cause allergies or bacterial infections, which will directly affect the health of the baby receiving breast milk.

Avoid drinking a lot of boiled water

Generally, women will experience edema in the late stages of pregnancy, and the postpartum confinement period is the golden period for physical recovery. During this period, all the accumulated water in the body should be discharged as much as possible. If you drink a lot of water, it may be detrimental to your body's recovery. If the mother who has a cesarean section may need to take some medication, she still needs to drink an appropriate amount of water, but do not drink a large amount of water at one time. Instead, drink the appropriate amount in several times.

Avoid spicy and hot foods

After childbirth, new mothers lose a lot of blood and sweat, and more interstitial fluid enters the blood circulation, so the body's yin fluid is obviously insufficient. Spicy and hot foods will damage the body fluid and cause new mothers to get angry, get sores in the mouth, have constipation or hemorrhoids, and will aggravate the baby's internal heat through breast milk. Therefore, new mothers should avoid eating leeks, onions, garlic, chili peppers, pepper, cumin, wine, etc.

Don't cry

Traditional elders always advise mothers not to watch TV or cry during the confinement period. Although this may sound strange at first, it may not be difficult to understand if it is based on the starting point of protecting the mother. Mothers are prone to feeling depressed and crying after giving birth due to factors such as a rapid drop in hormones, wounds that have not yet healed, setbacks in breastfeeding, changes in body shape, and not knowing how to take care of a newborn. This is especially true for new mothers.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver opens up to the eyes and is nourished by essence and blood. After childbirth, the qi and blood are depleted, and crying again will further damage the essence and blood, which may cause damage to the eyes. Crying also means that you are in a bad mood, and anger will hurt the liver, which may affect the liver blood in the body. Therefore, it is hoped that the mother will try not to cry and rest well, and the husband and other family members should also give more support to help her through this difficult time.