Can I still eat after my breast milk has risen for a day?

Breast engorgement is a common phenomenon, which is more common in many postpartum women. If you have a problem with breast engorgement, especially if it lasts for a day, you cannot breastfeed your baby. Of course, after the milk engorgement, mothers need to take certain methods in time to alleviate this phenomenon, wait until the milk engorgement disappears, and then breastfeed normally. Here I will introduce to you how to deal with breast engorgement!

1. Early breastfeeding

A relatively simple preventive measure is for mothers to breastfeed their babies early. The best time to breastfeed is within 30 minutes after giving birth. At this time, the mother's body has more milk, and it can effectively prevent milk engorgement. At the same time, you should pay attention to the number and order of feedings. It is generally recommended to feed every two to three hours. If you have too much milk, you can use a breast pump to express it. This will relieve the milk engorgement after a day or two.

2. Hot compress

Using a hot towel to apply a hot compress to the breasts can also effectively prevent milk engorgement and relieve the milk accumulation in the mammary glands. It should be noted that the areola and nipple should be excluded from the hot compress area to avoid burns. At the same time, the temperature of the towel should be moderate, not too hot or too cold.

3. Massage

Massage should be followed by heat. It is usually recommended that mothers use both hands to support one breast at the same time, massage from the bottom to the nipple area, and then squeeze the secreted milk into a container.

4. Hot Bath

Sometimes if a mother feels breast pain, she can relieve the pain by massaging while taking a hot bath.

5. Warm water soak

Similar to the principle of taking a hot bath, the mother should first stand upright, place a basin of hot water of suitable temperature on her knees, and bend down until her breasts can enter the hot water in the basin. Then shake your body slightly to use gravity and heat to relieve breast engorgement.

6. Cold compress

Cold compress is the opposite of the hot compress mentioned above. If the mother feels that the pain of breast engorgement is unbearable, she can use cold compress. After the milk is cleaned up, apply a cool towel to the breast.

7. Folk remedies

There has always been a folk remedy of applying raw cakes to the breasts to treat milk engorgement and pain. The ingredients are two large raw cakes made of fermented flour. Press them into flat round shapes and apply them on your breasts, changing them once a day.

8. See a doctor

If the above methods do not provide relief, the mother should see a doctor, have the doctor examine the patient and prescribe some painkillers.