What to do if there are lumps in the milk?

After giving birth, the mother will breastfeed the baby. During the breastfeeding process, the mother may experience milk accumulation due to many reasons. Generally speaking, after milk accumulation occurs, the mother will feel swelling, pain or lumps in the breasts, and it will also affect feeding the baby. At this time, milk should be discharged in time.

Solution to excessive milk accumulation:

When the breasts are swollen, apply hot and wet compresses to the breasts for 3 to 5 minutes before breastfeeding, then gently massage, pat and shake the breasts to dredge the mammary glands, and then squeeze out the milk with your hands or a breast pump to soften the areola so that the baby can suck the nipple and most of the areola smoothly. Every time you breastfeed, you should empty the milk to keep the mammary glands unobstructed. After the milk is emptied, you can avoid milk congestion and relieve breast pain. After breastfeeding, wear a support bra to improve local blood circulation.

Solutions to milk accumulation caused by incorrect sleeping posture:

Go to the pharmacy and buy deer antlers (not velvet antlers), scrape out the powder with a knife and take it with warm water before going to bed, and you will basically be cured the next morning.

Solution to milk accumulation caused by improper use of breast pump:

The correct breastfeeding method should be for the baby to empty one side and then eat the other side. In addition, you should also pay attention to the strength of the breast pump. If you use too much force and too frequently, the breast pump will press against the surrounding tissue of the breast and cause swelling, resulting in inverted nipples. The baby will not be able to hold the nipple and will not be able to suck milk. In fact, as long as the breasts become soft and no longer swollen, they have been sucked empty. A new mother's milk secretion is based on the needs of the baby's body and will not be excessive. Moreover, the breasts will automatically release milk and will not swell to the point where the mother cannot bear it. At this time, there is no need to use a breast pump. It is better to let the baby express the milk by himself as much as possible.

Symptoms of postpartum milk accumulation

Milk accumulation often occurs in primiparas with excessive milk and improper breastfeeding methods. The initial symptoms are that the mother feels breast swelling and pain, a lump can be felt in the breast, and the surface color of the breast skin may be normal or slightly red. When milk accumulation occurs in parturients, they often also experience fever. If the parturient cannot discharge the milk in time, acute mastitis may occur.

The specific symptoms of postpartum milk accumulation are: the entire breast is like a hard stone, which cannot be touched or handled. It will be relieved a little when the baby has just been fed, but it will not be long before the secreted milk will make the breast become like stone again. Breast engorgement is due to the accumulation of blood, fluid, and milk in the breasts, which is caused by improper and infrequent breastfeeding. Effective care usually relieves symptoms within 24 to 48 hours.