Does acupuncture increase lactation? The correct method is the most important

Everyone has heard of the method of acupuncture to promote lactation, but many people are skeptical. Experts say that acupuncture to promote lactation has certain scientific reasons, but it must be a professional and reasonable acupuncture method to be effective, so this method is worth recommending to everyone.

1. My colleagues have tried it, some said it worked, some said it didn't work after a while. I had it too. I had milk, but it was often blocked. But after the acupuncture, the milk was more, but the blockage became worse. You can try it, but it's best to use a famous one. Don't worry, my daughter doesn't want to drink milk powder now, and my milk is not enough. She is almost 5 months old and only eats 300ML to 500ML a day. According to the instructions of the milk powder, she should eat 1000ML at this time, and 480ML during the confinement period. I am also worried. Which mother has a good solution?

2. I received a call from a patient who had been receiving treatment in the outpatient clinic before. It has been a month since she gave birth to her second child. Her milk supply has been decreasing in the past few days. Her baby cannot get any milk and she is crying anxiously. She wants to get treated through acupuncture, but she cannot come to the hospital too many times. She asked me how many times it will take to get treated? Because my home is on the West Fourth Ring Road, it takes three hours to go back and forth to our hospital. My child is still very young and needs to be fed every two hours. It is not very convenient to bring the baby with me every time I go out. There are generally two situations for the treatment of insufficient milk. One is caused by weak qi and blood, which will take longer to adjust; the other is caused by liver depression and qi stagnation, which can be adjusted quickly, usually 1-2 times of acupuncture will cure it.

3. This Tuesday, the patient came to the clinic with his eldest daughter, his second daughter's baby, a confinement nanny, and a friend who helped drive. The patient had a good appetite, good sleep, normal bowel movements, yellow urine, a red tongue with a slightly yellow and greasy coating, red edges and tips of the tongue, and a thin and stringy pulse. The patient has no problem with qi and blood, the main problem is insufficient milk caused by liver qi stagnation. I said to the patient, "Your qi and blood are quite good. It's mainly due to liver depression and fire, which causes poor milk secretion. You'll need acupuncture to regulate the qi of the liver meridian and it will be fine. Generally, 1-2 acupuncture sessions will be enough." After hearing this, the patient said happily, "I've been a little anxious these days. My dad is sick and my mom has to take care of him and has no time to help me take care of the children. The confinement nanny is not suitable, so I have to change her. My eldest daughter is disobedient and quarrels with my younger daughter every day. My husband often goes on business trips." I persuaded the patient again and started treatment, selecting the following acupoints: Tanzhong tonification method, Rugen tonification method, Shaoze purgation method, Zhongzhu purgation method, and Shenmen purgation method. This family came to the clinic again on Wednesday. The patient said that her milk supply was much better and her breasts didn't feel swollen anymore. But the baby was eating and her milk supply was quite plenty, enough for the baby. She wanted to consolidate the results, so I selected acupoints for her for the second time: the heart point and liver point for purging, and the spleen point and stomach point for tonifying. After the acupuncture was over, the patient asked me if I wanted to have acupuncture again. I said, "You don't need to do that if your milk supply is sufficient. If you want to take care of your body, you can wait for a while and come back after things at home are in order. It's not convenient to have the baby running around with you."