How to determine whether the breast is suppurative

Breast suppuration will have an impact on the baby's health, because breast suppuration will directly affect the quality of milk. To determine whether the breasts are festering, you can check whether the breast milk has a foul or rotten smell, or whether the breasts are red, swollen, or painful. Breast health is also something that all female friends need to pay attention to, and any discomfort symptoms need to be treated in a timely manner.

1How to judge whether breast milk is suppurative

1. Smell of breast milk: Normal breast milk has a milky smell, and some say it has a milky flavor, which varies from person to person. But the festering milk has a slightly foul or rotten smell.

2. Look at the shape of the breast. The root cause of milk suppuration is acute mastitis, which is usually caused by milk accumulation in the breast. It is not discharged in time and becomes cheese-like, blocking the mammary gland. If the breasts become red, swollen and painful and you start to have a fever, then you may have mastitis.

3. Look at the color of breast milk. Normal breast milk is white or off-white. The color of purulent breast milk will change and it will contain some pus.

2 How to deal with suppuration of breast milk

1. Stop breastfeeding. The suppuration is caused by mastitis. It is best not to feed the baby with milk containing pus.

2. Hot compress and massage Hot compress and massage are mainly used to relieve milk congestion, dissipate lumps, and relieve symptoms of breast inflammation.

3. In severe cases, surgery is required for drainage. Acute mastitis can cause high fever, and at this time, medication or intravenous infusion is needed to reduce the fever. However, blocked breast glands can only be drained through surgery to promote the discharge of milk and lumps. If postpartum care is neglected, resulting in breast blockage and inflammation, you will not be able to take good care of the baby while suffering from the illness.

3 Colors of Healthy Breast Milk

colostrum

Colostrum is the most nutritious part. It is the milk that flows out of the mother in the first two weeks after she starts breastfeeding. At this time, the milk is very viscous, yellowish in color and in small quantities. Colostrum is the most precious breast milk. It contains a large amount of minerals and antibodies, which are very effective in enhancing the baby's immunity. These nutrients are very little or even non-existent in subsequent breast milk, so colostrum is the most precious food for babies.

Light-colored breast milk

Light-colored breast milk looks very white, light and thin. You may have this kind of breast milk for a while after colostrum. This is because breast milk has too little fat, but it still has a high carbohydrate content and is rich in nutrients. This situation may be related to the mother's weak physique. The mother should supplement more animal fat and drink more stews, and the milk will become thicker.

4How to treat papillitis

1. You can use anti-inflammatory solution to clean it, see how effective it is, and then clean it with warm water.

2. It is recommended to take oral anti-inflammatory drugs, which is conducive to wound healing.

3. You can use a warm towel for hot compress, apply erythromycin locally, pay attention to hygiene, use lotion to clean, and take anti-inflammatory drugs.

4. Nipple pain may be caused by sebaceous cyst, sebaceous adenitis, or breast hyperplasia. You can first apply a warm towel to the area and pay attention to local cleanliness.

Recommendation: If male breast lumps and pain occur, it indicates that the body's male hormones are relatively insufficient and it is difficult to buffer the internal estrogen. Male breast lumps may also be caused by liver damage, adrenal insufficiency, etc.