Sudden breast pain during breastfeeding

Sudden chest pain during breastfeeding is likely a symptom caused by mastitis. Mastitis has a relatively large impact on mothers because the severe pain caused by mastitis will affect their mental state. Mastitis can also be prevented through certain methods. Here are some tips on how to prevent mastitis!

1. It depends on the individual and needs to be supplemented

Some mothers have trouble producing milk, so their families rush to cook fish soup or pig's trotter soup to nourish their bodies. In fact, this approach is not necessarily appropriate. The first thing is to figure out what the reason is for low milk supply? Is it caused by low milk secretion or milk congestion and blocked milk ducts? That is, to distinguish whether it is true oligogalactia or false oligogalactia. Because in many cases, milk is being continuously secreted and accumulating in the breasts, but because the mammary ducts are not yet unobstructed, it cannot be discharged smoothly, giving the appearance of "not much milk", which is false low milk production. At this time, taking foods that promote milk production can only have a counterproductive effect and can easily lead to the occurrence of acute mastitis.

2. Keep your breasts clean

During breastfeeding, you can use gauze dipped in warm water to clean the breasts and nipples before breastfeeding. After breastfeeding, wipe the breasts and nipples clean with warm water. Never use chemical products such as soap and alcohol to scrub the nipples, otherwise the local defense ability of the nipples will be reduced, the nipples will become dry and cracked, leading to bacterial infection.

3. Breastfeeding massage

Women who have undergone caesarean section often have slow milk production and insufficient milk in the early stages, so they need timely milk-inducing massage. The time for manual milk expression should be 20 to 30 minutes each time, and the single time should not be too long. If milk cannot be discharged in one go, simply increasing the massage time will only increase the probability of local edema. The correct massage technique is to first apply paraffin oil or enema to lubricate the skin, then slide your fingers from the outer edge of the breast to the areola, and after several times, pull the nipple up and down to create local negative pressure under the areola, thus achieving an effect similar to that of a baby's sucking. In addition to the stimulation of massage techniques, you can let your child suck after the massage to increase the milk ejection reflex. The dual effects of massage and sucking will have a better effect and can reduce the occurrence of acute mastitis.