What causes breast pain during lactation?

Many women will experience some abnormalities in their breasts during lactation, and the breasts are a high-incidence area for breast diseases, so when there are abnormalities in the breasts, women must not ignore them. Moreover, if there is any abnormality in the mother's breasts, it will affect normal breastfeeding. Therefore, some women experience hot and swollen breasts during breastfeeding. What causes breast tenderness during lactation?

1. What causes breast pain and swelling during lactation?

Hot and swollen breasts during lactation should be a manifestation of acute mastitis, which is caused by milk stasis and bacterial infection. For your current situation, you can use the method of hot compress on the breasts to treat it, and take amoxicillin capsules and other medications for treatment. If the symptoms are severe, you should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time. You should pay attention to rest, eat a light diet, eat more vegetables and fruits, and avoid squeezing your breasts.

2. What to do if your breasts become hot and painful during lactation

1. Try to ensure that the milk is emptied

The main cause of mastitis is the accumulation of milk and the poor drainage. Therefore, whether in the early or late stages of mastitis, promoting the smooth drainage of milk should be the top priority. In the early stages when no abscess is formed, you can breastfeed your child and try to let the child suck out all the milk. If there is abscess or high fever, stop breastfeeding your baby. You can choose to manually express or use a breast pump to drain the milk.

3. Comb massage

Mastitis can be treated with Milk Easy Source without any side effects. Let’s prepare a comb first. Any material will do, wooden combs are best. Use a comb to comb from the base of the breast, which is the nipple, from top to bottom. And repeat the previous action. Generally comb your hair 20 to 50 times, twice a day. Comb your breasts every day until the lumps in your breasts are gone. The principle of this method is to increase blood circulation in the breasts from the outside, but you should be gentle while combing and not use too much force.

4. Hot towel compress method

Pay attention to breast hygiene at ordinary times to reduce bacterial infection. Apply some hot compresses and a hot towel (not too hot) to the lower part of the breast to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. You can also apply egg yolk oil or sesame oil to the nipples to prevent and treat nipple cracks.