What should a postpartum woman do if she has lumps and pain in her breasts?

Many women experience breast lumps and pain after childbirth. This pain will not only affect women's normal confinement period, but also affect the baby's breastfeeding. Generally, this situation will make it difficult for the baby to absorb the mother's milk, and it will also cause breast pain in women. So what should a woman do if she has lumps and pain in her breasts?

Symptoms of postpartum breast lumps:

There were no lumps before delivery, but one or two days after delivery, after milk production, some lumps suddenly appeared in the breasts. Some were small bumps, and in some cases, the entire breast was severely swollen. Moreover, the milk doesn't come out, and I have to squeeze it hard with my hands to get out a little bit. Swelling or tingling throughout the breast. If the above phenomena occur, it can be determined that it is milk stasis, which is commonly known as milk blockage.

The reason for milk blockage is that the mammary ducts are blocked when milk is just produced after giving birth. The milk accumulates inside, forming small lumps or lumps, which seriously affect milk supply. Some mothers have milk regurgitation after one or two days of blockage because it is not cleared in time, and the baby has to eat milk powder. Some of them developed mastitis and needed to go to the hospital for injections and medication. What's worse, some people have to undergo surgery due to suppurative infection caused by delayed treatment. We remind you: Don’t underestimate the small postpartum lumps, as they can cause great harm to the mother. Don't be blindly careless.

Reasons for hard breasts after childbirth:

1. Lobular hyperplasia may be caused by fluctuations in hormone levels in the body. You can try taking Xiaoyao Pills for conditioning. Patients with breast hyperplasia should go to the hospital for a specialist examination once a year, and if necessary, have a color ultrasound, infrared breast radiography or molybdenum target photography examination. It is recommended to take Ru'an tablets for treatment.

2. Milk stasis. If the stasis is severe, infection will occur and cause mastitis. Mastitis is caused by milk stasis. If milk stasis cannot be eliminated in time, it will cause excessive pressure, local congestion and edema, and bacterial invasion to form inflammation.

Treatment of postpartum breast lumps

1. Small remedies

Remove the thorns from the cactus, grind it into a paste, and apply it to the affected area (if you add an appropriate amount of Glauber's salt and Indigo, the effect will be better, for example, you can add 10g of each into the cactus paste and mix well.

2. Chinese medicine conditioning

Chinese herbal decoction treatment has great advantages, and there is no embarrassment of drug resistance, so the effect is much better.

3. Chinese medicine massage treatment

This is the most effective treatment. The specific method is to relieve breast edema and expel milk. It can be solved by a professional masseur, and most patients can be cured in one treatment.

4. Antibiotic infusion therapy

This is the conventional and least effective method.

5. If the type is more serious, comprehensive treatment can be used simultaneously with various methods for better results.