What causes breast pain during lactation?

The happiest things in life include the day you get married and the day you become a parent, watching your children get married and have children. So when you become a mother for the first time, you should pay more attention to the physical changes of yourself and your baby during the breastfeeding period. If you catch a cold, it will affect feeding your baby. You should also choose medicines carefully because the medicines you take will have a direct impact on the baby. So what is the reason for hard lumps and pain in the breasts of breastfeeding mothers? Dear mothers, please take a closer look.

Common breast problems during lactation include:

1. Nipple cracking:

Cause: Failure to properly care for breasts during pregnancy; failure to master correct breastfeeding techniques.

Treatment: Clean and care for the breasts. Apply lanolin after each feeding to keep the nipples soft and smooth. Correct the baby's sucking posture to avoid repeated nipple cracks caused by incorrect sucking. Wear loose cotton underwear and bras and continue breastfeeding. If the pain of nipple cracks affects breastfeeding, you can use a breast pump and a special nipple shield.

2. Breast pain:

Reason 1: Milk stasis

Treatment: Wear a comfortable bra, apply hot compress on the affected side for 3-5 minutes before breastfeeding, massage the breast to clear the lumps, increase the number of feedings, express milk correctly and use a breast pump.

Reason 2: Mastitis

Treatment: Use a breast pump as early as possible. If there is no breast abscess, the expressed milk can continue to be fed. If a breast abscess occurs, the expressed milk should be discarded. You should see a doctor and receive anti-inflammatory treatment under the doctor's guidance.

3. Nipple illusion:

Cause: Within one month after the baby is born, if the mother's milk production is low or the mother and baby are separated for various reasons, such as feeding the baby with milk from a bottle, the baby may no longer be willing to suck the mother's nipple.

Treatment: Maintain confidence in breastfeeding and do not give up breastfeeding easily; make full use of the breast pump to help mothers promote milk secretion in various difficult situations; use auxiliary feeding devices and special feeding cups, and try to avoid using bottles.

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Lactation is a special physiological period. Taking good care of breasts during lactation is of great significance to the health of both mother and baby.

First of all, hard lumps and pain in the breasts occur during lactation. A specific condition for its occurrence is that mothers are breastfeeding. Therefore, no matter what treatment method is adopted, care must be taken to avoid causing adverse effects on the baby. I hope that all mothers can get rid of the pain of breast lumps and pain as soon as possible and can bring their babies to grow up healthily.