What are the treatments for postpartum breast pain?

After giving birth, a woman's breasts will secrete a large amount of milk. If the milk cannot be discharged smoothly, breast pain is likely to occur. At this time, you can apply hot compresses, which can promote blood circulation, promote smooth milk discharge, and effectively relieve breast pain. In addition, new mothers should pay attention to more matters.

1. Apply hot compress.

When the milk ducts are unobstructed and milk secretion is excessive, the breasts will also become swollen and painful. In this case, hot compresses can be used to provide relief. Because hot compress can unblock the milk lumps in the mammary glands, thereby promoting normal circulation of the breasts. However, it should be noted that since the skin on the nipple and areola is relatively tender, do not touch these two areas when applying hot compress, and the temperature of the hot compress should be kept appropriate to avoid burns to the skin.

2. Pay attention to a light diet.

When severe milk engorgement occurs after childbirth and milk secretion is low, you must pay attention to a light diet and drink less greasy soups. You may want to cook winter melon peel soup and drink it as water, which has the effect of reducing swelling and promoting diuresis.

3. Use a breast pump to extract the milk.

If your breasts are severely painful due to milk engorgement, you may want to use a breast pump or express the milk manually. However, be careful not to pump or express for more than fifteen minutes at a time, otherwise it may easily lead to edema of the areola or nipple.

4. Let your baby suck more milk as early as possible.

Start letting your baby suck milk as soon as possible after delivery, and let him suck milk once every two hours or so. If the baby is not around or does not want to suck, you should regularly imitate the baby's sucking movements to knead the nipples and squeeze out the milk. This will not only enhance milk secretion, but also effectively prevent breast pain in postpartum mothers.

5. Make sure both breasts are empty when feeding your baby.

If the baby is satisfied with sucking from one breast, the mother should squeeze out the unfinished milk from the other breast, which can effectively relieve the bloating and pain.

6. If breast inflammation occurs after delivery, the mother should immediately express the milk in the breast and seek medical examination and treatment.