What should I do if my mother can't produce milk?

When a mother is breastfeeding, her breasts are swollen and full of milk, but the baby cannot drink the milk. This may be caused by blocked milk ducts or because the milk is too thick to be discharged. In this case, the mother needs to massage her breasts appropriately to relieve breast swelling. As for how to deal with milk shortage in postpartum women, it is recommended that mothers can relieve the problem according to the following content.

What to do if the maternal breasts are blocked and milk cannot come out

During breastfeeding, if lumps form in your breasts and you feel pain, it may be because the mammary glands are blocked by thick milk. Mastitis can also occur when milk becomes stagnant in one part of the breast. If part of your breast becomes hot, swollen, and painful, and you have a fever, you may have mastitis. It is important to continue breastfeeding at this time because it can unclog the mammary glands and the milk is still safe for the baby.

Before feeding, apply a hot, wet towel on the breast and feed the baby continuously, especially when feeding with the painful breast. Make the baby open his mouth wide and hold the areola (the black part above the nipple).

Gently massaging the lump while breastfeeding, using your fingers to push from the lump toward the nipple, can help unblock a blocked milk duct. Vary your feeding positions to get the milk flowing from different parts of your breast.

If you are unable to breastfeed, you can express the milk by hand or with a breast pump. It is necessary to maintain the flow of milk in order to unclog the blocked mammary glands. Wear loose-fitting shirts and rest as much as possible. If a larger lump has appeared and is accompanied by fever, tenderness, etc., you should go to a breast surgeon for treatment.

Symptoms of blocked breast ducts during lactation

1. There is little milk in the breasts and the breasts rarely feel swollen.

2. The breast pain is unbearable. No matter what methods are used, the milk will not come out and the baby will not be able to eat it.

3. I always feel there is milk congestion or lumps in my breasts. They will disappear after rubbing them for a while, but will return if I stop rubbing them.

4. In the early stages, the breasts may feel swollen and painful. However, due to various reasons such as the baby not being around, being angry, or the baby not wanting to eat, the milk supply will become less and less, and the breasts will no longer be swollen.

5. The entire breast is swollen and hard as a rock. No amount of massaging, hot compresses, or sucking can help, let alone using a breast pump.

6. The milk supply is sufficient, but the breasts sometimes feel tingling, and there is a slight tenderness when touched.

7. Milk accumulation and breast heat are early symptoms of mastitis.

8. There are lumps of different sizes in the breasts, which slide when touched and feel painful when pressed.

9. Milk accumulation causes lumps in the breast, which will not go away no matter how hard you try. Sometimes there are lumps in the armpits, which also cannot be rubbed away.

10. During pregnancy, the breasts are not in the right position, the baby sucks or the breasts massage themselves too much, but the milk still cannot come down, causing nipple ulceration or cracking.

It is very common for modern women to have blocked mammary ducts and be unable to produce milk. Once modern women find that they have blocked mammary ducts, they must take timely measures to improve the symptoms. In fact, as long as you actively take the measures in this article to deal with it, the mammary ducts will be unblocked quickly and the milk will come out quickly.