Soft breasts but leaking milk

Milk regurgitation in pregnant women is the result of irregular milk secretion due to the lack of smooth milk ducts. In addition, pregnant women with active milk letdown reflex may also experience breast leakage in the first few weeks after giving birth, especially when breastfeeding. So what should mothers do if their breasts overflow with milk? What is the reason for breast milk overflow?

What is breast milk leakage?

Milk regurgitation in pregnant women is the result of irregular milk secretion due to the lack of smooth milk ducts. In addition, pregnant women with active milk letdown reflex may also experience breast milk leakage in the first few weeks after giving birth, especially when feeding the baby. The leakage will be significantly aggravated when they think of the cute baby or hear the baby crying. It is impossible to artificially prevent breast milk leakage. Generally, after a few weeks, the breasts become loose and this symptom will naturally disappear, but during the period of breast leakage, this symptom must be viewed correctly and handled properly.

What to do if breast milk overflows

There are generally two types of milk regurgitation. One is the signal of milk coming in, that is, the milk comes in when the breasts are stimulated. At this time, milk is also discharged. This is called milk regurgitation, which is a normal phenomenon. Therefore, it usually occurs when the breasts are swollen, or when the mammary glands are blocked, when the baby sucks the nipple, when drinking water, when eating, when the child cries, etc. Milk regurgitation at these times is all normal! All the mother needs to do is press one button!

When there is a small amount of milk leakage, you can use two pieces of gauze, fill it with a small amount of acrylic cotton, make a small milk pad of about 8 cm by 8 cm, put it inside your clothes to absorb the milk, but the small milk pad should be cleaned frequently and left to dry in the air to avoid pollution. If there is a lot of milk leakage, you can put a small plastic bra inside your clothes to prevent your clothes from getting wet and damaging your nipples. These two round small plate covers are padded inside the clothes. They will not affect the appearance and can avoid the embarrassment caused by milk leakage. If the mother needs to go out to work, she must feed her baby before going to work in the morning to empty both breasts as much as possible. During the afternoon rest, squeeze out all the milk to avoid milk leakage caused by irregular breast squeezing.