How to relieve the unbearable pain of breast swelling after childbirth

Pregnant women need to breastfeed their babies after giving birth, but they don’t know that there are many problems with breastfeeding after childbirth that make pregnant women overwhelmed, such as mastitis and milk engorgement during breastfeeding. The occurrence of this situation causes a lot of headaches for many pregnant women. So, many people want to know, how to relieve the pain of breast engorgement after childbirth?

Milk increase mainly refers to the fact that a few days after a pregnant woman gives birth, breast milk will gradually increase. At this time, the breasts will become warm, swollen and swollen, but breast milk will be discharged normally. Under normal circumstances, the milk supply of pregnant women will increase within two or three days after giving birth. However, everyone's physical fitness is different, so it should not exceed 12-48 hours at most. Therefore, pregnant women with breast swelling can apply ice to themselves.

Ice compresses can help the milk ducts recover and relieve the swelling, heat and pain caused by breast engorgement. However, pregnant women should never apply hot compresses to their breasts, otherwise it may aggravate the problem. Pregnant women need to drink more water to promote blood circulation in the body, which is beneficial to blood flow in the breasts and relieve milk engorgement. In addition, pregnant women should not rush to consume milk-inducing soup after giving birth, so as not to affect breast recovery.

When this happens, you need to breastfeed or express milk in time to relieve the pressure on the breasts. Secondly, maintain a light diet and eat less light foods. You can also use an ice pack to apply ice to the painful area or massage it with your hands to relieve the pain.

Generally, it is not appropriate to consume milk-inducing soup until the mammary ducts are unblocked. In addition, pregnant women can apply cabbage or potato cubes to the lumps in the breasts, usually changing them every 20 minutes. This can help reduce the lumps and help relieve the discomfort caused by breast engorgement. If a pregnant woman has severe breast edema, she can consult a doctor and massage her breasts under the doctor's guidance to relieve the discomfort of breast edema.