To take care of your breasts during breastfeeding, you need to do these things!

Breastfeeding is beneficial for every baby. Breastfeeding can help babies become smarter, improve resistance, and increase immunity. Babies who grow up with breast milk will develop more healthily, so many women will insist on breastfeeding after giving birth. There will be some secretions and hair on the breasts after breastfeeding, so you should also pay attention to cleaning to ensure breast health.

Before each feeding, you should do breast care in four steps:

1. Hot compress: Apply a hot towel to the breast for 2-3 minutes;

2. Patting: Pat gently in clockwise direction for 2-3 minutes;

3. Massage: Use the thenar or hypothenar eminence to massage from the outer quadrant of the breast in a clockwise direction. Massage each breast for 2-3 minutes;

4. Shake: Hold the nipple and shake it for 2-3 minutes.

After this treatment, pinch the areola and nipple with your thumb and index finger separately and squeeze them towards the sternum, and the milk will be discharged smoothly.

Nipple cracks can also occur during breastfeeding, which is mainly caused by incorrect sucking posture of the baby when sucking milk. The baby should not only hold the nipple, but should hold most of the areola and nipple. After feeding, the new mother can squeeze out some milk and apply it on the nipples. This will neither cause nipple cracks nor cause pain to the mother's nipples when the baby sucks.