What should I do if my breasts become swollen during weaning? Learning these tricks is very useful

After a woman stops breastfeeding, her breasts are still secreting milk, so she is likely to experience breast pain. There are many solutions to this problem, such as using a breast pump to suck out the milk, or eating more foods that can help replenish milk.

1. Breast pump: The pain and swelling during weaning is related to the accumulation of milk. In severe cases, mothers may also suffer from breast disease. Therefore, during the period of milk swelling, you can try using a breast pump to suck out the accumulated milk, which can help relieve the pain. Breast pumps can be purchased in general supermarkets or maternal and child supply stores, but please note that you must clean and disinfect the breast pump before using it to prevent breast infection.

2. Hot compress: Hot compress can relieve the pain of breast engorgement caused by weaning. After using a breast pump to wash out the milk, the mother can apply a hot towel to the breast. The hot compress can make the milk lumps blocking the mammary glands unobstructed and improve breast circulation. When applying hot compress, be careful to avoid the areola and nipple areas because the skin in these two areas is more tender. The temperature of the hot compress should not be too hot to avoid scalding the skin. Generally, there is no limit to how many times you can do it per day, as long as you keep the breasts soft.

3. Hot bath: A hot bath is beneficial to the unblocking of meridians throughout the body. If you still feel breast swelling and pain after weaning, you can take a hot bath. When taking a bath, you should pay attention to massaging the breasts, which will feel more comfortable.

4. Cold compress: This method is mainly for mothers with more severe swelling and pain. Cold compress can have a pain-relieving effect, but you must remember to squeeze out the milk before applying cold compress.

5. Reduce the intake of soups and water: Mothers should pay attention to not drinking soupy foods during weaning, as this will increase milk production. If the bloating and pain are severe, it is recommended to drink malt or barley malt (commonly known as two bud soup). However, you should go to a regular Chinese medicine store, because the Erya should be processed with vinegar, otherwise the effect will not be very good.

6. Wet-suctioning drugs: Common weaning-suctioning drugs include vitamin B6, malt water, ethinyl stilbestrol oral solution, etc. The main function of milk-suppressing medicine is to hinder the secretion of milk from the mammary gland, thereby fundamentally reducing the problem of swelling and pain during weaning. However, it should be noted that the medicinal properties of ethinyl estradiol oral solution are relatively strong. For some mothers, use of it may affect the secretion of milk after regeneration. At the same time, mothers should not continue breastfeeding after taking it to avoid affecting the baby. Therefore, do not use strong weaning drugs unless absolutely necessary. If used at the same time, it is best to take them under the advice of a doctor.

7. Lactation promotion by a lactation promoter: A lactation promoter is a professionally trained technician. Their main method of solving milk swelling and pain is to adopt the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. They press the corresponding acupoints to dredge the corresponding meridians. They use 8 techniques such as pressing, massaging, pushing, holding, kneading, pinching, shaking and beating to dredge the milk and have a relieving effect.

8. See a doctor: Some mothers experience severe breast swelling and pain. At this time, you should be careful about developing mastitis or other breast localized inflammation. It is best to go to the hospital for examination and treatment. If the swelling cannot be relieved and the pain continues after the mother has tried various methods to stop breastfeeding, she can go to the hospital and ask the doctor to prescribe painkillers.