Why do pregnant women have lumps under their armpits?

Many mothers develop diseases and need timely treatment to ensure their safety and avoid them contracting diseases that leave serious roots of the disease. Many mothers have lumps under their armpits after giving birth, which seriously affects the patient's health. So why do mothers have lumps under their armpits? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

It occurs after childbirth and at the same time as the breasts swell.

First of all, you should empty the milk in time. If the child cannot finish sucking, you should use a breast pump to suck out the milk in the breast. Pay attention to nipple hygiene and apply hot water externally frequently. You can also ask a lactation consultant to help with milk secretion.

Don't be afraid of this phenomenon. In fact, this lump is a kind of mammary gland, but it is not normal breast tissue, but congenitally underdeveloped breast tissue, called accessory breast. Since there is no milk secretion normally, there is no feeling. After childbirth, the mammary glands become active and milk is secreted in large quantities, which sometimes accumulates into hard lumps and causes a feeling of swelling and pain. This attracts attention and leads to the discovery of lumps under the armpits.

This type of lump does not require medical treatment. If it is really swollen and painful, you can take painkillers or apply saltpeter topically for 24 hours and the pain will subside.

It is caused by blocked mammary glands. It is recommended that you apply hot towels more often and ask your baby to suck more milk, which will stimulate the nipples and mammary glands. If conditions permit, you can find an older child to help you suck, because your child's suction is limited. And if you can squeeze manually, it is also OK, but it will be painful (it will get better after a period of time, basically not more than 1 week). After your mammary glands are basically unobstructed, your above symptoms will be significantly alleviated until they disappear. If there is no improvement after a while, it may be due to lumps in the armpits after breastfeeding. Consider swollen lymph nodes. It is recommended to go to the hospital for examination and anti-inflammatory treatment

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the mother shows the above symptoms, timely treatment is needed to ensure her safety and avoid affecting the patient's physical health due to the above problems, especially to prevent the possibility of sequelae. Finally, I wish the patient a speedy recovery.