What to do if it hurts when milk is squeezed

Postpartum women are relatively weak and easily troubled by various diseases, among which breast engorgement is the most common. Generally speaking, mothers with sufficient breast milk are more likely to have milk engorgement, or milk expression. Due to milk swelling, lumps will block the mammary glands, causing breast inflammation, which will lead to breast swelling and even pain in the chest and armpits. In severe cases, high fever and headaches may also occur.

The breasts become hard and painful after milking. If not handled properly, breast congestion will affect blood and lymph return, and in severe cases, the gland ducts will be blocked. If milk stagnation lasts for a long time, breast tissue may become infected. It is better to apply a hot towel, and at the same time be careful not to squeeze, eat a reasonable diet, let the child suck more, and pay attention to diet, increase comprehensive nutrition, and do a breast examination if necessary. Breast pain should be considered as a possible cause of breast inflammation. You need to observe the condition of your breasts. If there is any inflammation, treatment should be sought. Breastfeeding is prohibited during the treatment period. If you want to express milk, you can first apply a hot towel to your breasts and massage along the direction of the milk ducts, massaging for 5 minutes on each side, twice a day. If you can bear it, you can massage longer. Be sure to use the hottest towel

Change it when it gets cold, and then squeeze again. Make sure to squeeze until there are no lumps in the breast. Be careful not to use too heavy a technique when squeezing. While applying hot compress, you can use a breast pump to express the milk yourself. If the condition is serious, you need to go to the hospital for anti-inflammatory injections.

Milk can only be squeezed out by squeezing the lactiferous sinuses that store milk, so stretching the nipple will not cause milk to flow out. The location of the lactiferous sinus varies from person to person, but is generally near the areola. When breastfeeding, you can squeeze the areola with your hands to allow the milk to flow out. Once you have located the lactiferous sinus, do not massage or compress the breast, just squeeze the areola. Expressing all the milk in your breasts will stimulate the mammary glands to secrete milk. Never express all the milk in your breasts at any time.

First of all, be careful not to hurt the areola and nipple when expressing milk. Use your thumb and index finger to squeeze the areola until it is painless. Even if your milk is having trouble coming out, don't squeeze it too hard. The key to milking is the location and angle of squeezing. Excessive force will injure the areola.

Secondly, the fingers used to squeeze the areola should be changed frequently. There are many positions for squeezing the areola. You can use your fingers to squeeze up and down, left and right, or diagonally. If you only squeeze one area of ​​the areola, that area will be overloaded and there is a risk of injury.

Again, try to avoid using a breast pump. The principle of a breast pump is to apply pressure to the surface of the breast through the nipple to make the milk flow out. This is not in line with the physiological structure of the breast, which requires squeezing the lactiferous duct sinuses to allow milk to flow out, and it can easily hurt the nipples, so be careful not to use the breast pump for too long.