What to do if you have a fever caused by breast engorgement

For mothers with plenty of breast milk, if the milk ducts are blocked, it is easy to cause breast milk accumulation, and then bacteria will take the opportunity to enter, causing mastitis, which may be accompanied by fever, so mothers must pay attention. So what should we do if the fever is caused by milk swelling? I believe that many mothers want to know this. The following experts will give you a detailed introduction. I hope you will pay attention to it:

1. Immediately stop breastfeeding: If the mother's fever or cold is not very serious, she can continue breastfeeding. However, if symptoms of fever caused by mastitis appear, mothers must pay attention and stop breastfeeding immediately to prevent the bacteria produced by the inflammation from being transmitted to the baby through breast milk, causing the baby to become sick.

2. Hot compress or massage to smooth the breast lumps: Mothers can use hot compress or massage to have a certain effect on the smooth flow of hardened breast lumps. When applying hot compress, mothers should be careful to avoid the nipples and nipples; when massaging, mothers should hold the bottom of the breast hard, and then massage in a clockwise direction from the bottom of the breast to the nipple.

3. Squeeze out unnecessary milk: If the mother has more breast milk, you can use a manual breast pump to suck out the unnecessary milk. Generally speaking, after the unnecessary milk is squeezed out, the mother's fever will subside.

4. Lactation consultant can help with lactation: If the mother's milk swelling causes fever, she can ask a professional lactation consultant to help with lactation. As long as the mammary ducts are unblocked, the unnecessary breast milk can be discharged, which can relieve the pain to a certain extent. I believe the mother's fever will naturally subside.

The above is a brief introduction to "What to do if you have a fever caused by milk engorgement". I hope it will be helpful to everyone. The fever caused by the increase in mother's milk will affect the quality of breast milk and have a certain impact on the baby's physical and mental health. Therefore, if a mother develops fever during breastfeeding, she can try the above method, and I believe it can have a certain relief effect. At the same time, in daily life, if the mother has sufficient breast milk, she must squeeze out the unnecessary milk in time.