The correct way to heat the chest of pregnant women

Generally speaking, women's bodies will undergo some changes after pregnancy, and the most obvious change is the change in the breasts. Some expectant mothers will experience breast pain in the early stages, and then secrete milk in the late stages. In fact, this situation is quite common. You can choose to carry out appropriate massage to alleviate these symptoms, or you can use hot compresses. So should eight-month pregnant women apply hot compresses to their breasts?

Should pregnant women in their eighth month apply heat to their breasts?

After 34 weeks, you can apply a hot towel to your breasts to promote the smoothness of the milk ducts, and then massage your breasts. This will help you to produce better breast milk after giving birth. Use a hot cotton towel, and change it frequently for a total of 20 minutes. After applying the heat, gently wipe the nipples with gauze, and finally apply a little vegetable oil. The appropriate heat temperature should not exceed 45 degrees, otherwise it will easily cause burns to the breasts and nipples.

How to ice your breasts during pregnancy

1. Apply ice to the lettuce. The active enzymes in lettuce have the effect of relieving pain and reducing edema. Peel off the cabbage leaves one by one, put them into a plastic bag, and flatten them with a rolling pin. At this moment, the cabbage leaves have a little juice. Apply the cabbage leaves to the painful area of ​​the breast, paying attention to avoid the nipple area, for about 20 minutes each time, 3-4 times a day.

2. Apply ice to potato cubes. Potatoes can dilate mammary ducts, promote local blood circulation, and are a weapon for reducing swelling. Cut the potato into slices, avoid the nipples and apply to the painful area.

3. Apply ice with a cold cotton towel. Applying a cotton towel with normal temperature and humidity between 25-30 degrees to the milk knot can have the effect of cooling down.

It is not difficult to see that you can use a hot towel to apply to the breasts in the eighth month of pregnancy, but you must pay attention to the need to constantly change it during the application process, and the hot application time should not exceed 20 minutes, and after copying, you must also use gauze to gently wipe the nipples, and finally remember to apply some vegetable oil, so that it can be regarded as appropriate hot compress care.