What to do if you have nasal congestion during breastfeeding?

Many breastfeeding women catch a cold and have a stuffy nose, so they dare not breastfeed their babies for fear of infection or that the medicine will be harmful to the baby. In fact, breastfeeding is normal unless the baby has a high fever, and the baby can also obtain antibodies through breast milk to enhance disease resistance. Breastfeeding women must pay attention to rest more after a cold and eat less spicy and irritating foods.

Here are some ways to treat colds without taking medicine or injections:

1. If you feel you have a cold, take action in the early stages to prevent the cold from getting worse. When you first catch a cold and start to feel itchy nose and throat, you can do appropriate exercise to increase sweating to recover. Do the following exercises 2-3 times to recover. The method is: stand upright with your feet slightly apart, straighten your neck, raise your head as far as possible, open your eyes wide, stick out your tongue as long as possible, straighten all ten fingers of both hands, and then exert force from the top of your head to your hands and toes until your whole body trembles and makes a continuous "ah" sound, repeat 2-3 times.

2. Find a large cup and fill it with half a cup of boiling water at about 50 degrees. The person with a cold should put his mouth and nose into the mouth of the cup and continuously inhale the hot steam, 3 times a day.

3. If you have a cough, you can beat an egg, add a small amount of white sugar and ginger juice, and take it 2-3 times with half a cup of boiling water to stop the cough.

4. If a sore throat is caused by a cold, you can gargle and rinse your throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. It will be effective after more than 10 times.

5. Drinking chicken soup regularly can enhance the body's natural resistance and prevent the occurrence of colds. It not only improves the quality of breast milk, but also relieves symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose during colds, and is more effective in clearing respiratory viruses.

6. Massage therapy method: Hold the forehead with one hand, and use the thumb and index finger of the other hand to place the Fengchi acupoint of the person being massaged, and knead for half a minute. Fengchi point is located in the depression on the outside of the big tendons on both sides of the hairline behind our neck. Pinching and rubbing the Hegu point can also relieve colds. The Hegu point is located at the junction of the thumb and index finger on the back of the hand, which is the highest point of the muscle. Use the tip of your thumb to pinch and knead the Hegu point of the person being massaged 30 times, alternating hands, until you feel local soreness and swelling.

When you catch a cold during breastfeeding, our all-purpose boiled water should come into play. At the same time, pay attention to your diet and eat light and easily digestible food. If the condition is serious, you can take an appropriate amount of Isatis root. In conjunction with the above six methods, drink plenty of water, fresh juice, eat light and easily digestible food, and get a good rest, and you will often get better quickly.