What are the symptoms of blocked breast ducts?

If the milk ducts are blocked, it may lead to insufficient milk supply for breastfeeding women. If milk cannot be discharged and accumulates inside, it will cause infection. If the milk ducts of a breastfeeding woman are different when she is breastfeeding, the baby may suck harder because he cannot get enough milk, which may cause pain in the mother's nipples. Try massaging the area around your breasts to help keep your milk ducts open.

The impact of blocked breasts on breast milk

1. There is little milk in the breasts and the breasts rarely feel swollen.

2. The breast pain is unbearable. No matter what methods are used, the milk will not come out and the baby will not be able to eat it.

3. I always feel there is milk congestion or lumps in my breasts. They will disappear after rubbing them for a while, but will return if I stop rubbing them.

4. In the early postpartum period, the breasts still feel swollen and painful. Due to various reasons such as the baby not being around, being angry, or the baby not wanting to eat, the milk supply becomes less and less, and the breasts are no longer swollen.

5. The entire breast is swollen and hard as a rock. No amount of massaging, hot compresses, or sucking can help, let alone using a breast pump.

6. The milk supply is sufficient, but the breasts sometimes feel tingling, and there is a slight tenderness when touched.

7. Milk accumulation and breast heat are early symptoms of mastitis.

8. There are lumps of different sizes in the breasts, which slide when touched and feel painful when pressed.

9. Milk accumulation causes lumps in the breast, which will not go away no matter how hard you try. Sometimes there are lumps in the armpits, which also cannot be rubbed away.

10. Inadequate breast care during pregnancy, excessive sucking by the baby or excessive self-massage after delivery, but no milk production, leading to nipple ulceration or cracking.

Among the various postpartum breast problems mentioned above, most of them are directly related to blocked milk ducts. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that "if the milk meridians are blocked, there will be no pain if they are unblocked, and pain means they are blocked." This is the principle.

It is important to pay more attention to breast problems after delivery, because there is a possibility that these problems will be reflected in the baby through breast milk. In fact, no matter which part of the body feels uncomfortable, it is worthy of mothers' attention. Solving it as soon as possible is best for your body.

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