How to massage breasts to release milk

During the confinement period, mothers are always worried about what to do if their milk supply is not enough.

Massage with a comb

1. Use hot water or onion soup to wash the breasts;

2. Boil 20g of fresh castor leaves in 400ml of water until the volume is 150ml. Then soak a cloth in it while it is still hot and apply it on the breasts.

3. Warm the comb, preferably in a hot oven, and then place it flat on the breast, gently massaging and kneading it up and down and left and right, and repeating it several times.

Nipple Lactation Massage

First, use one hand to support the entire breast under the breast, and then use the other hand to slowly and gently squeeze the nipple part, slowly making the nipple and the entire breast soft. Use your thumb, ring finger and middle thumb to slowly pinch the nipple vertically and gradually pull it outwards. During the pulling process, the three fingers slowly tighten while rotating, and can rotate 360°, but be careful to be gentle and slow.

Massage techniques for the base of the breast

First, push the two breasts slowly toward the center, and bring the two nipples as close together as possible. This allows the base of the breast to move more than usual. Then put your thumb under your armpit, and use the remaining four fingers to hold the breast horizontally from under the breast. Then start to slowly pull your arms inward to make your chest gradually become firmer. Then wrap the entire breast with both hands, and then use the method of kneading dough to slowly knead the breast in the direction of your fingers.

Lip massage techniques

When the mother has less breast milk, the frequency of the baby's sucking should be increased at this time; because babies use more energy when sucking, so the baby's lips can be used to massage the areola.

Here is a tip for popular mothers, at the beginning, if you have no milk, don't forbid your baby to suck the nipple. You should let your baby touch the nipple more and stimulate the nipple more. This can train the baby to slowly learn to suck the nipple by himself, which can also play the role of promoting milk production.