What to do if breast obstruction leads to insufficient milk?

Breastfeeding is the best for newborns. Breast milk is high in nutritional value. Babies who are breastfed will have stronger resistance and stronger body functions. However, some newborn mothers have insufficient milk due to blocked mammary glands, which can cause the baby to be hungry and have decreased nutrition. Let us now learn about what to do if blocked mammary glands lead to insufficient milk.

Diet therapy

Pig's trotters and pigskin contain a lot of collagen protein, which can be converted into gelatin during the cooking process. Gelatin has a network space structure, which can bind a lot of water, enhance cell physiological metabolism, effectively improve the body's physiological functions and the water storage function of skin tissue cells, moisturize the cells, keep them moist, prevent premature wrinkles on the skin, and delay the aging process of the skin.

Recipe name: Pig's trotter soup (prescription for menstruation and childbirth)

Effect: replenishing qi and blood, beautifying and removing wrinkles

Ingredients: 1 honeydew melon (about 2 kg), 0.5 kg lean pig's trotter, 5 qian southern apricots, 4 qian northern apricots, 6 candied dates

Preparation method: Buy half-ripe honeydew melon, peel, remove the seeds and pulp, wash with clean water, and cut into pieces; wash the lean pig's trotters with clean water and blanch; peel the northern and southern apricots and wash with clean water; wash the candied dates with clean water; use a clay pot with appropriate amount of clean water, first boil the northern and southern apricots and candied dates over high heat until the water boils, then put the pig's trotters and honeydew melon into the pot and cook over medium heat for three hours. Add salt to taste and it is ready to drink. Note: Honeydew melon is nourishing and beautifying, Chinese and white apricots have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs and have the effect of relieving asthma, pig's trotters are nourishing and beneficial, and combined with candied dates which have the effect of moisturizing and replenishing deficiency, the soup cooked from it can clear and replenish lung qi, resolve phlegm and relieve coughs, reduce qi and relieve asthma, and has the therapeutic effect of nourishing and beautifying the skin.

Tofu, loofah and pig's trotter soup: 500 grams of tofu, 250 grams of loofah (with pulp), 50 grams of mushrooms, 1 pig's trotter, and appropriate seasoning. First boil the pig's trotter and mushrooms, add onions, ginger and salt to season. After they are cooked, add loofah and tofu and cook into soup. Eat it three times a day for 5 consecutive days.

Ingredients for peanut, jujube and pig's trotter soup: 100 grams of peanuts, 10 jujubes, 2 pig's trotters, and a little salt. Preparation method: 1. Soak peanuts and dates in water for 1 hour and then take them out. 2. Remove the hair and nails from the pig's trotters, wash them, and chop them into pieces. 3. Put the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, peanuts, dates and pig's trotters. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer until cooked through. Add salt to taste and serve.

Summary: It is a lactation drug. Ingredients: pig's trotters, tongcao. Main indications: treating insufficient milk.

The main reason for breast engorgement is the milk and connective tissue in the breast. When the placenta is delivered, prolactin increases. Stimulates milk production and causes the mammary ducts and surrounding tissues to swell. It reaches its peak on the third or fourth day after giving birth. If the mother fails to breastfeed early, or the interval between feedings is too long, or the milk secretion is too much for the baby to finish, the milk cannot be completely removed. Milk accumulation in the mammary ducts. Causes the breasts to become swollen and painful. At this time, the breasts become hard and are not suitable for sucking. The mother will reduce the number of breastfeeding times due to fear of pain, which will lead to cessation of milk flow. The best way to aggravate breast engorgement and prevent it is to let the baby start sucking as early as possible. Start breastfeeding within half an hour of birth, so that the amount of milk secretion will also be greater. Pay attention to the number of feedings. Once every 2 to 3 hours, in order to express the milk, ensure that the mammary ducts are unobstructed and prevent milk engorgement.

The above is a detailed introduction to what to do if the breast is blocked and the milk is insufficient. New mothers can increase milk production through the diet therapy described in the above article. Drinking more high-protein soups can increase milk production. Regularly massage the breasts to relax them, promote breast activity, and help with milk production.