How to prevent mastitis by weaning

Weaning refers to weaning. As the child develops well, the mother needs to wean the child at the appropriate time. If weaning is not done properly at this time, it may lead to milk stasis, which can induce mastitis. Therefore, mothers must learn how to wean correctly, so as to prevent mastitis. There are many ways to wean, in addition to some dietary therapy, you can also use medication to wean.

How to prevent mastitis by weaning

Whether mastitis occurs during breastfeeding or after weaning, there will be obvious changes in the breasts, such as lumps, pain, redness, swelling, high fever, changes in the surrounding skin, general discomfort, loss of appetite and other symptoms, which seriously affect people's daily life and work.

As for how to prevent mastitis after weaning, you should empty the breasts completely and promptly when they feel swollen. Try to empty them completely and do not leave any fluid in the breasts to prevent the formation of a lump that may cause acute mastitis. When stopping milk production due to mastitis, you should also pay attention to consuming less soup and milk-inducing foods, so that milk secretion will gradually decrease until it stops completely.

Try to alternate between sleeping on your side and sleeping on your back, and avoid sleeping on your stomach. To prevent breast squeezing from causing milk stasis and acute mastitis. Do not wear a bra with steel supports to prevent the bra with steel supports from squeezing the milk ducts and causing local milk congestion and acute mastitis. At the same time, pay attention to your own hygiene and keep your nipples clean after milk overflows.

Whether we choose to stop breastfeeding by medicine or naturally, as long as we can avoid milk stasis, we can stay away from the trouble of mastitis. Mastitis is an acute suppurative infection of the breast. If serious symptoms occur, you should go to the hospital in time to take effective treatment measures to prevent the disease from becoming malignant and endangering the patient's life.

Weaning can be stopped by taking medicine.

(1) Bromocriptine: 2.5 mg each time, twice a day, for 2 consecutive weeks. It can be used up to the 21st day if necessary. Some people may experience nausea, and a very small number of people may experience dizziness, fatigue, vomiting or diarrhea after use. If these side effects are feared, the first dose can be halved.

(3) Vitamin B6, take 20 tablets three times a day. The milk will be gone in about three days.

(4) Apply Glauber's salt externally. Take 1 pound of Glauber's salt and divide it into 2 homemade small cloth bags. Flatten them and apply them on both breasts. After a period of time, the Glauber's salt will harden and can be removed. Applying it 1-2 times can dramatically reduce milk supply. You can also apply cold compresses.

(5) Injections are generally not recommended. If injections are necessary, 2 mg of estradiol can be used daily for 3-5 consecutive days.

(6) Instrumental weaning: Instrumental weaning can promote the contraction of blood vessels in the breast, leading to a reduction in milk production, with good results. However, it is troublesome to go to the hospital for operation every day.