What to do if milk supply decreases after mastitis

After suffering from mastitis, it is easy for the mother to have less milk, which is also a common symptom. During this period, on the one hand, timely treatment should be carried out, such as hot compresses, massage, and breast pumping to empty the milk to treat mastitis. On the other hand, dietary adjustments should be strengthened, and more foods that help promote milk secretion should be eaten, such as drinking some carp porridge and some crucian carp soup, etc.

What to do if milk supply decreases after mastitis

If there is insufficient milk after mastitis, mothers can consider using food to stimulate lactation to increase their milk supply.

1. Carp porridge

500 grams of fresh carp (alive is preferred), remove the scales and organs, cut into small pieces and cook porridge with white rice or millet. Do not add salt to the porridge and eat it bland. Because carp is rich in protein, it has the effect of stimulating appetite, strengthening the spleen, eliminating cold and promoting milk production. If you use 1 carp (500-700 grams) to cook soup (with a little soy sauce, not salt), and eat the meat soup, it has a good lactation-promoting effect.

2. Crucian carp soup

500 grams of fresh crucian carp, remove the scales and internal organs, add 60 grams of bean sprouts (or 6 grams of tongcao, available at Chinese medicine stores) and cook into soup. Eat the fish and drink the soup twice a day for 3 to 5 days. Crucian carp can harmonize the stomach, replenish deficiency, eliminate dampness, promote diuresis, and promote lactation. Tongcao can promote ventilation and lactation, and the effect is better when paired with crucian carp. Crucian carp soup should be eaten lightly.

3. Pork bone and tongcao soup

500 grams of pork bones (cavity bones, ribs, and leg bones are all suitable), 6 grams of tongcao, add 1000 ml of water, boil for 1 to 2 hours, boil it into about 1 small bowl of pork bone soup, add a little soy sauce, drink it all at once, drink once a day, for 3 to 5 days. Pig bones have the effect of replenishing qi and blood, and producing milk. They can help postpartum women to secrete milk, replenish the body, and promote recovery.

4. Pig's trotter and Tongcao soup

1 pig's trotter, 3 grams of tongcao, add 1500 ml of water, put into a pot (casserole is better) and cook together. Use high heat first, then change to low heat after the water boils. Boil 1 pig's trotter and take it continuously for 3 to 5 days. The pig's trotters were eaten at lunch. Because pig's trotters are rich in protein and fat, they have a strong effect of nourishing and activating blood circulation. Tongcao can promote diuresis and lactation. The combination of the two can help mothers recover from the disease and promote lactation.

5. Stewed Lean Meat with Yellow Flower

25 grams of dried day lily (also known as golden needle vegetable) and 250 grams of lean pork, boil or stew until cooked and serve as a side dish. You can also cook the same amount of day lily and a pig's trotter together. Daylily can treat female blockage (but it must be used dry and cooked with pork or pig's trotters to be effective)

6. Light pork elbow

1 pork elbow, 1 portion each of Chinese Angelica Root and Vaccaria Segetalis. The three ingredients are simmered in a ratio of 100:2:2 with clean water over low heat until cooked. Eat meat for lunch and soup for dinner. Angelica sinensis is an important gynecological medicine for nourishing blood and regulating menstruation, and it also has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. Fenugreek has the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, promoting lactation and reducing swelling. Pork elbow is rich in protein and fat. The combination of the three has the effects of promoting blood circulation and replenishing blood, promoting menstruation and lactation, and strengthening the body. It is especially suitable for those who have no milk and are weak after childbirth.

7. Ejiao and Jujube Soup

250 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, 1000 grams of dates, 500 grams of walnuts, and 500 grams of rock sugar. Peel the walnuts and mash them for later use. Wash the jujubes, add appropriate amount of water, put them in a pot and cook them until they are soft. Use clean gauze to filter out the skin and core, put them in another pot, add rock sugar and walnut kernels and simmer over low heat. At the same time, put the donkey-hide gelatin in a bowl and steam it until it melts. Then add it to the jujube and donkey-hide gelatin pot and cook it into a soup. Take 2 to 3 tablespoons every morning after delivery, which can replenish qi and blood, regulate the spleen and stomach, moisturize dryness and nourish yin.

This medicinal soup is very effective for postpartum recovery, body function conditioning, and lactation promotion for most mothers. It is especially effective for women who give birth in winter.