What should I do if the mother squeezes milk?

It is very important for mothers to take care of their breasts after delivery, because the breasts are the food warehouse of the baby. If they are not properly cared for, it is easy to cause breast inflammation and ulceration. Many mothers have plenty of milk, and their babies are too small to completely suck out the milk from their breasts. If the mother does not deal with the remaining milk in time, lumps will form. So what should a mother do if she stops squeezing milk? This is a question that has been bothering many mothers. The following is a brief introduction to it.

What should I do if there is a lump when I am expressing milk?

1. Hot compress

Hot compress can make the milk lumps blocking the mammary glands unblocked and improve breast circulation. When applying hot compress, be careful to avoid the areola and nipple areas because the skin in these two areas is more tender. The temperature of the hot compress should not be too hot to avoid scalding the skin.

2. Massage

After applying hot compress to the breasts, you can massage them. There are many ways to massage the breasts. Generally, you hold one breast with both hands and massage alternately from the bottom of the breast to the nipple, and then squeeze the milk into a container.

3. Use a breast pump

When your breasts are swollen and painful, you can use a manual or electric breast pump to assist in expressing milk, which is very effective.

4. Hot Bath

When your breasts are swollen and painful, you might as well take a hot shower and massage your breasts, which will feel more comfortable.

5. Soak breasts in warm water

If there are lumps in the milk, you can put a basin of warm water on your knees, then bend your upper body to your knees, let your breasts soak in the basin, and gently shake your breasts. Gravity will allow the milk to flow out more easily.

The lumps in the milk are caused by too much milk in the breasts, which causes breast swelling and pain. Especially from the third day after delivery, the symptoms will be more obvious. The main way to solve the problem of lumps in the milk is to discharge the milk in time. If the milk in the breast is not discharged in time, milk engorgement will occur, which is mainly manifested as chest pain and breast milk lumps. Breast engorgement not only brings pain to mothers, but also has a certain impact on breastfeeding.

If there are lumps in the breasts, it is not good for both the mother and the baby. In severe cases, it can cause breast inflammation and fever. Therefore, mothers must prevent the occurrence of lumps. When the breasts are secreting milk, they should let the baby suck them. If the milk is not completely sucked by the baby, they should find a way to squeeze out the milk.