Why do women's breasts become red and swollen during lactation?

For breastfeeding mothers, this stage is relatively hard. In addition to taking care of the body and restoring physical strength, you also have to feed the baby. Then there will be many breast worries, such as worrying about not having enough milk, or too much milk and milk engorgement, etc. Among them, the most common problem is redness and swelling of the breasts. We will discuss this issue below, and hope that mothers can refer to and pay attention to it.

During lactation, the breasts fill with milk and form lumps: This situation often occurs in mothers who have not breastfed for a long time or have too much milk. If this is the case, you can let your baby suck more and discharge some milk in time to relieve the pain in your breasts. Be careful not to let your breasts become swollen and painful due to excessive milk, as this can easily lead to mastitis or milk retention. If no solution is taken, this will be accompanied by a high fever and lumps in the breasts. This has an impact on both mother and baby.

Emotional instability during lactation can also cause lumps: due to women's physiological structure, they often experience breast pain when they are anxious or angry. Women should try to maintain a happy mood during the breastfeeding period, especially not to sulk. When a mother feeds her baby with milk produced when she is in a good mood, the baby's personality will also become cheerful. Therefore, new mothers should pay attention to their emotions for the health of their babies.

Breast lumps before and after menstruation during lactation: Many women will have menstruation during lactation, and often feel breast pain before and after menstruation. The breast pain at this time is caused by the female physiological structure and is not a disease.

So far, we have a preliminary understanding of the problem of red and swollen breasts during lactation. A considerable part of it is due to too much milk and the baby not sucking much, which easily causes swelling and pain. There is also breast swelling and pain caused by menstruation. Finally, psychological and emotional changes, such as sulking, can also have an indirect impact on breast swelling and pain. Therefore, it is also important to maintain and regulate a smooth mood.