What to do if your chest hurts after induced labor

Many women experience breast pain after induced abortion, which is worrying. In fact, this is normal. Because the hormone level in the body of pregnant women will change, but when the abortion operation is completed, the female hormone has not returned to normal, thus causing breast pain. So, what should you do if your breasts swell and hurt after induced abortion?

1. For the situation of breast engorgement after childbirth, the breast milk must be sucked out. Simple manual method will definitely be painful. It is recommended that mothers use the help of a manual breast pump to suck out the milk accumulated in the breasts. Because milk accumulated in the breasts for a long time will cause milk knots, you can try to use a manual breast pump to extract breast milk every day during the postpartum milk swelling period, which can not only relieve the pain of milk engorgement, but also effectively prevent breast diseases.

2. Apply hot compress to the breasts. It is recommended that mothers apply a clean hot cotton towel to their breasts before each nipple sucking. The breasts can promote blood circulation only when they are warm and moist. It also has a very good therapeutic effect on some milder breast diseases. Be careful not to apply too high a temperature to avoid scalding the skin.

3. Mothers with breast pain can clear the meridians of the whole body by taking a hot bath. They can also use the shower head to directly spray the breasts while bathing, and pay attention to spraying from bottom to top. This will help to stop milk production and restore breast elasticity. Mothers can try this method, but they must be careful to be appropriate.

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Grain and bean foods that reduce milk production

Barley tea, maltose syrup, maltose, malted milk, glutinous rice, star anise (cumin).

Fruits and vegetables that reduce milk production

Amaranth, eggplant, onion, cauliflower, broccoli, bean sprouts, wild rice stem, long beans, raw loquat leaves, leek, radish, green beans, lotus root, day lily, corn, cabbage, purslane, long beans, maltose, winter melon, toon sprouts, wax gourd, sweet potato, cucumber, oyster mushroom, mushrooms; green plum, hawthorn fruit, jujube, banana apple, persimmon, guava, red grapefruit, orange, pear, wax apple, tangerine, sand apple, pomegranate.

Meat products for weaning

Protein foods (beef liver), hairy crabs, young pigeons, free-range chickens, beef, mutton, sausages, pork loin, goose meat, large squid, crucian carp, sea cucumber, and snails.

Chinese medicinal materials: wild ginseng, codonopsis, mint, peppermint, gardenia, ginkgo, Korean ginseng, and dandelion flower.

Seasoning: chicken essence, pepper, cumin, star anise, fermented black beans, vinegar, pepper, chicken essence, mint, salt, vinegar, light soy sauce, too much ginger, fermented black beans (the black kind), brown sugar.

Others: tea, persimmon cake, freshly ground coffee, chrysanthemum tea, and chocolate. In addition, foods that are cool, acidic, alkaline, or too salty can reduce milk production.