What to do if the baby can't suck out the milk

I believe that many breastfeeding women are familiar with breast engorgement. This is a problem that can cause great pain to women and may even cause them to suffer from some diseases that are difficult to treat. Of course, the baby needs to suck the breast during the period of milk swelling. If the baby cannot suck out milk, other treatments will need to be adopted. So, what methods can alleviate the problem of breast engorgement?

1. Use a breast pump

Whether the milk engorgement is caused by the baby's inability to suck or the milk engorgement occurs after weaning, the mother can use a breast pump to solve the problem of milk engorgement. This can not only solve the various discomfort symptoms caused by milk engorgement, but also effectively avoid mastitis caused by mammary gland blockage. However, when choosing a breast pump, you must pay attention to the moderate suction force and ensure that the nipples should not feel pain when sucking milk. Experts suggest that mothers should choose an automatic breast pump with adjustable milk suction intensity to better solve the problem of milk engorgement.

2. Breast massage

When breast engorgement occurs, mothers can also effectively relieve the discomfort through massage. First, you should wash your hands with warm water, then hold the entire breast and apply even force to gently massage and squeeze from all sides of the breast towards the nipple. This massage method can not only help unclog the milk ducts, but also relieve symptoms such as skin edema. If you find that a certain part of the breast is particularly swollen and painful during the massage, you can squeeze it with a little force.

This massage method can help mothers who have been weaned to discharge the accumulated milk as quickly as possible, thereby preventing the blockage of the milk ducts here, and it also has the effect of preventing mastitis. When it comes to what to do about breast engorgement during weaning, proper massage is very necessary.

3. Cold and hot compresses

After expressing some milk, apply a soft towel dipped in cold water to the breast, or use a cold water bag for cold compress, which can help reduce breast congestion and relieve pain. Before breastfeeding, you can apply a hot wet towel to the breast for a few minutes, followed by gentle massage and patting to soften the breast and areola and reduce the feeling of milk swelling. When breastfeeding, you should feed the breast that feels more swollen first.