Can I breastfeed if I have breast pain and fever?

The only thing a mother can do during the confinement period is to breastfeed her baby. However, some mothers experience breast pain during breastfeeding, accompanied by fever. Many pregnant women are very panicked when this happens. So, can I breastfeed if I have breast pain and fever? Let’s take a look at it below.

1. There are generally three reasons for breast pain and fever during breastfeeding. One reason is the accumulation of milk. When the pregnant woman's milk accumulates, the baby cannot be pumped out. Many pregnant women use hot compresses or massage, but this makes the situation worse, resulting in swelling, pain and fever. This type of reason can be treated by reducing the fever and draining the milk.

2. The second reason is being too tired. The physical fitness of women who have just given birth is not very good. If they do not get enough rest after giving birth, the fatigue of the body can easily lead to the invasion of pathogens such as colds. Once invaded, it will cause breast swelling and pain and fever. The third reason is also colds, but it is caused by catching a cold due to not keeping warm properly.

3. No matter what the reason is, you must first reduce the fever. If the fever temperature does not exceed 38 degrees, you should let the baby suck more to ensure that the breast milk will not be reduced. If it is caused by a fever or a cold, you can soak your feet in hot water, which will make the body sweat more and it will be easier to reduce the fever. If the condition is serious, you must seek medical attention immediately without delay.

3 reasons why breast pain causes fever

1. The first type of fever is generally related to milk stasis. If the mother's breasts are too swollen and hard during the first milk swelling, the product cannot be sucked out, the manual breast pump cannot be sucked out, and relatives blindly apply hot compresses and rub the breasts, which will cause the swelling to worsen, and then cause breast diseases such as fever or mastitis! When this happens, the treatment generally involves reducing fever, swelling and milk discharge. If the fever is mild, the condition will improve after all the accumulated milk is discharged. Therefore, new mothers do not need to worry too much even if they have a fever.

2. The other is related to fatigue. People generally think it is related to breast swelling, but it is not. Some mothers are too tired from breastfeeding after childbirth and do not get enough rest. In addition, exposure to wind can cause symptoms of a cold, most of which are fever or slight breast pain!

The two mothers I met recently came here because they were too tired from breastfeeding after giving birth. Generally, there is not much breast milk after giving birth, the product's appetite is relatively small, and it is very difficult to express breast milk, so most of the products go to bed before they are too full. In this way, because the baby eats less, the sleep quality is relatively short, which is what mothers generally experience as waking up from time to time. If the baby drinks milk repeatedly, the mother's rest time will definitely not be able to keep up. In addition, the new mother has just given birth and her body is weak. If she keeps drinking milk like this, her resistance will undoubtedly be reduced, and the body will have some fever or other symptoms!

3. Breastfeeding mothers do not pay attention to keeping warm. I think it’s okay in summer, but I don’t know that new mothers sweat too much and are prone to getting caught in the wind if they are not careful! So the key lies in prevention.