What to do if pregnant women have itching around their breasts

Pregnant women will experience many symptoms of discomfort after becoming pregnant, and their breasts will gradually change. This is because they need to feed their babies breast milk after giving birth. The nipples of pregnant women will also become darker and darker in preparation for the birth of the baby. Some pregnant women also find that they feel itchy around their breasts. Let's take a look at what's going on.

After pregnancy, the body will secrete a large amount of estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin, causing the breasts to enlarge. The nipples, areolas, and breasts will also change. The skin sometimes becomes dry, rough, itchy, and even swollen and painful. Cleanliness is important at this time, and try not to irritate the skin. If it's still serious, you should see a doctor again.

Generally, pregnant women should be able to detect this condition more easily because they will want to scratch due to the itch, so pregnant women should not be too careless and ignore it. If your nipples are itchy, you should first observe whether there are other symptoms associated with their appearance, because cancer sometimes causes skin inflammation, redness and swelling. If the color of the nipple skin has not changed and the color of the secretions is normal, you can just observe it; but if it is itchy and there is peeling and swelling, you should seek medical attention immediately. Nipple inflammation and concurrent cancer are more likely to occur in Caucasians. It is less common in people of other breeds, but pregnant women do not need to be nervous if it occurs. It may also be caused by lack of hygiene and lead to itching in the body.

What to do if your nipples itch during early pregnancy

1. First of all, this is because after we become pregnant, the placenta and villi secrete a large amount of estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, etc., which will enlarge our breasts and cause symptoms of breast itching, especially our nipples and the small particles around the nipples appear particularly prominent. Coupled with the friction of clothes, the itchiness drives us crazy.

2. We can deal with it like this: First of all, we generally don’t need to worry too much about this phenomenon. If the itching is really uncomfortable, we can wash the nipples with clean water, or apply moisturizing skin care products appropriately. This will effectively relieve the itching and prevent nipple cracking caused by itching. What we need to pay special attention to is that when applying moisturizing skin care products, you should avoid the nipples, and just apply them on the areola and breasts, because if the nipples are stimulated, it can easily cause uterine contractions and cause premature birth or miscarriage.

Note:

Even when our nipples are itchy, we must remember not to scratch them with our fingers, because there are a lot of bacteria in the nails, and it is easy to scratch the skin and cause infection when scratching with nails.