What should I do if I have lumps in my breasts during lactation? Simple and effective method

What should I do if I have lumps in my breasts during lactation? Simple and effective method

Women may also experience lumps in their breasts during breastfeeding. This may be caused by excessive milk or the inability to discharge milk smoothly. For this situation, women have some ways to solve it themselves.

1. Using a hot towel can relieve pain

If there is a lump in the breast and it is painful, you can use a hot towel to apply heat to the lump, which can help clear the mammary gland and relieve pain.

2. Shower your breasts with hot water and massage them

Shower your breasts with hot water, gently massage them, or shake them left and right to help milk flow out and thus help unblock the mammary glands.

3. Use a breast pump to suck out the milk

If you have milk lumps, you can buy a breast pump to suck them out. It may be a little painful when sucking, but you can just bear with it. If the milk lumps are not very serious, you can usually use a breast pump to clear them and remove the lumps.

4. Ask a lactation consultant to dredge the mammary glands

If the breast pump cannot suck out the excess milk, then ask a lactation consultant for help. They have professional techniques and experience to help clear the mammary glands. The effect is very good and can generally eliminate lumps.

5. Go to the hospital for a check-up

If the lactation consultant cannot solve the problem, then you need to go to the hospital for a detailed examination to see if you have breast disease so that you can detect it early and treat it early.

6. Feed both breasts evenly when breastfeeding

If you only feed one side during breastfeeding, it is easy for the other side to have excess milk that is not discharged, blocking the mammary gland and causing lumps. Moreover, after weaning, you will find that the milk from the side that is frequently fed is larger, while the milk from the side that is less frequently fed is smaller, so breastfeeding should be balanced.

7. Use a breast pump to suck out the unfinished milk

If you feed both sides evenly and there is still some milk left, you will need to use a breast pump to suck out the remaining milk. Do not let the remaining milk remain in the breasts, as this will easily cause lumps.

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