What should I do if the mother is expressing milk?

It is very easy for women to squeeze milk during breastfeeding. Most of the reasons for milk squeezing are too much milk. After the baby is full, the excess milk is not squeezed out in time, which will lead to milk congestion. In severe cases, fever or symptoms of acute mastitis may occur. Therefore, it is necessary to seek timely treatment and discharge the milk as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the health of the body. What should the mother do if she squeezes milk?

What should I do if there is a lump when I am expressing milk?

1. Hot compress

Hot compress can make the milk lumps blocking the mammary glands unblocked and improve breast circulation. When applying hot compress, be careful to avoid the areola and nipple areas because the skin in these two areas is more tender. The temperature of the hot compress should not be too hot to avoid scalding the skin.

2. Massage

After applying hot compress to the breasts, you can massage them. There are many ways to massage the breasts. Generally, you hold one breast with both hands and massage alternately from the bottom of the breast to the nipple, and then squeeze the milk into a container.

3. Use a breast pump

When your breasts are swollen and painful, you can use a manual or electric breast pump to assist in expressing milk, which is very effective.

4. Hot Bath

When your breasts are swollen and painful, you might as well take a hot shower and massage your breasts, which will feel more comfortable.

5. Soak breasts in warm water

If there are lumps in the milk, you can put a basin of warm water on your knees, then bend your upper body to your knees, let your breasts soak in the basin, and gently shake your breasts. Gravity will allow the milk to flow out more easily.

I'm expressing milk and there's a lump. What's going on?

The lumps in the milk are caused by too much milk in the breasts, which causes breast swelling and pain. Especially from the third day after delivery, the symptoms will be more obvious. The main way to solve the problem of lumps in the milk is to discharge the milk in time. If the milk in the breast is not discharged in time, milk engorgement will occur, which is mainly manifested as chest pain and breast milk lumps. Breast engorgement not only brings pain to mothers, but also has a certain impact on breastfeeding.

If there are lumps in the breasts, it is not good for both the mother and the baby. In severe cases, it can cause breast inflammation and fever. Therefore, mothers must prevent the occurrence of lumps. When the breasts are secreting milk, they should let the baby suck them. If the milk is not completely sucked by the baby, they should find a way to squeeze out the milk.