What should I do if my milk is clogged? Unclogging the breast ducts is the key

The open second-child policy has enabled many mothers to have another son or daughter. While they are happy, some problems have also arisen. For example, after the child is born, there are problems with breastfeeding. Some mothers find that they suddenly have milk knots, which is definitely a very disturbing and annoying thing. Moreover, severe milk knots may even cause mastitis. Therefore, "breastfeeding" is the key for mothers with milk knots. In fact, according to Chinese medicine, milk knots also mean "pain if they are blocked". Therefore, whether it is kneading or applying, the purpose is to expand the milk ducts, and then use external force to suck out the milk in them, so that they are unblocked. So, how should we do it specifically?

1. Key points

The key to "opening the milk" is to suck out all the accumulated milk, otherwise the "old milk" will not be sucked out, and "new milk" will be produced again, which will cause the milk to stagnate again, forming a vicious cycle.

Speaking of sucking, some people say that you should let the baby suck. This is not entirely correct. The milk in the milk knot is stagnant milk, and its properties have changed. It is not good for the baby to eat it. In addition, most of the raw milk knots are formed when the baby is still in the newborn stage. The baby has a small appetite and weak strength, which causes milk knots. Letting the baby suck may not be able to suck it out completely. The key to treating milk knots is to suck it all out!

(II) Opening milk knot

You need to use all the methods of kneading, applying and sucking. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Apply a hot towel (not too hot, should be within the tolerable temperature of the skin to avoid burns and skin breakage when rubbing), wring it out, apply on the RF, making sure to form a circle with the RT exposed in the middle (be careful not to apply to the RT), apply for a few minutes, wait for the temperature of the towel to drop, soak it in hot water again, wring it out, and apply again, repeat this process for about 5 minutes.

2. Now it’s time to knead. It’s actually better for LP to sit when kneading, because you can use gravity to promote the flow of milk. However, when we are doing it, we feel that it is difficult to exert force, so we adopt a lying position.

Be sure to pay attention to the technique: The kneading technique is very important. You must "wrap" the towel with both hands and press it tightly. Do not let the towel move on the skin, which will break the skin.

The direction of force is: from the base of RF toward RT (this is the direction of the milk ducts), push and squeeze, use force, it will be a little painful, but note, this pain is not the pain of epidermal friction, be sure to fix the towel, and imagine that the force is acting on the hard lump under the RF (that is, the accumulated milk), and the direction is from the base of the RF toward the RT. Rub, and remember to use a towel to absorb the milk every few times. Do not let the RF skin be too slippery to operate. If there are lumps, rub them more until they are broken up.

3. While kneading, if the towel gets cold, soak it in hot water and wring it dry. Repeat this process until the hard lumps become soft. When the hard nipples are almost softened, it's time to use a breast pump. Don't let the baby suck them, as the milk lumps contain stagnant milk, which is not good for the baby.

4. Breast pump. Electric breast pumps have several levels of strong, medium and weak. They have strong suction and save hands effort.