Can I continue breastfeeding if I have mastitis?

Many people think that as long as the baby is born, all the pain will be solved. In fact, the real pain is facing breastfeeding immediately. Long-term breastfeeding can lead to nipple infection and inflammation, causing mastitis. Patients with mastitis have to insist on breastfeeding their babies, but the breast pain is very serious. Whether patients with mastitis can breastfeed has become a concern for most people.

What to do if you have mastitis

In fact, mild mastitis will not affect breastfeeding as long as there is no abscess, severe infection or incision and drainage!

During the period of mastitis, breastfeeding mothers should insist on breastfeeding frequently with both breasts and empty their breasts in time to reduce the bloating and pain caused by congestion.

The baby is the best "milk-release artifact". It is recommended that mothers try the rugby style or semi-lying breastfeeding method, allowing the baby's chin to be as close to the lump as possible to suck.

When your baby is sucking milk, you can squeeze your breasts and use your hands to squeeze the blocked lumps with steady force to achieve a better drainage effect!

When the baby is full or is not around, the mother can use a breast pump correctly to express milk once every 2 to 3 hours to effectively relieve milk congestion.