What to do if you have toothache during breastfeeding

When mothers are breastfeeding their babies, they need to pay special attention to their diet. There are many foods that mothers don’t eat. If the mother has toothache while breastfeeding, she should not only pay attention to her diet, but also not use any medications at will. She can only take some physical methods to relieve the symptoms of toothache. If the toothache symptoms are severe, it is best to consult a dentist and receive treatment under the doctor's guidance.

What to do if you have toothache during breastfeeding

1. Put a mint on the painful tooth.

2. Hold peppercorns in the area where you have toothache.

3. Ice compress: Apply ice to the cheek closest to the toothache area to relieve pain. Apply for 15 minutes each time, at least 3-4 times a day.

4. Rinse your mouth with concentrated salt water. Use saturated concentrated salt water (take an appropriate amount of water and add salt until it no longer dissolves). Concentrated salt water helps reduce inflammation. You can also dip a cotton swab in concentrated salt water and bite it on the swollen and painful tooth. Don't be afraid of the pain. Hold on for a while and be sure to rinse your mouth with boiled water afterwards.

5. Apply an appropriate amount of toothpaste to the toothache area, which will relieve the pain after a few minutes.

6. Garlic slices to relieve pain: Cut the garlic into thin slices and apply it to the pulse point of the wrist. If the toothache is on the left side, apply it to the pulse point of the right wrist. If you have a toothache on the right side, placing it on your left wrist can relieve some of the pain.

Folk remedies for treating toothache caused by inflammation during lactation

1. Periodontitis and gingivitis: Add an equal amount of white wine to an egg white, mix well, drink a mouthful, hold it in your mouth, and spit it out after 5 minutes. Do this twice a day, it will reduce inflammation and relieve pain in 2-3 days.

2. Toothache: 10 peppercorns and one or two liang of white wine. Soak the peppercorns in the wine. After ten minutes, hold the wine in your mouth. It will take effect in a few minutes. Do it twice a day for 10 minutes each time. It will be cured in 3-4 days.

3. Bleeding teeth: 3 taels of vinegar, 10 peppercorns, soak for 2 days and then hold in mouth, twice a day, 3 minutes each time, use for 5 consecutive days for special effects.

4. Ice compress: Just like treating bruises, applying ice to the cheek where the toothache occurs can relieve pain. Apply at least 3 to 4 times a day, each time for 15 minutes.

5. Gently brush the second joint of the ring finger on the palm of both hands, and then brush the back of both hands between the index finger and thumb and the base for 2-3 minutes each. Use the thumb joints of both hands to rub up and down on both sides of the nostrils 36 times, and then use the left thumb and index finger to press the Yingxiang points on both sides of the nostrils 50 times.