What to do if milk is swollen and painful and can't come out

After giving birth, women need to face a very important stage, which is breastfeeding. Generally speaking, women will have breast pain and milk will come out about 3 days after giving birth. For many new mothers, due to lack of experience, sometimes although the breasts are swollen and painful, the milk cannot be squeezed out. In fact, there are many reasons for this phenomenon. What should I do if the milk is swollen and painful but cannot come out?

What to do if breasts are swollen and painful and can't be squeezed out

1. If you can't squeeze out your milk, don't apply hot compress. The simplest reason is that heat expands and cold contracts. Hot compress will only make your breasts swell more and make you more uncomfortable.

2. Stand up and bend your body to 90 degrees like you are bowing. Let your breasts hang naturally. Use your fingers to gently pat the most swollen part of the breasts to break up the milk.

3. Then squeeze hard from the base of the chest downwards. If you cannot squeeze it out in one go, repeat it while patting and squeezing. Don't pat too hard, but squeeze with force.

4. When your milk is swollen, don't eat too nutritious food. Boil some deer antlers and drink them, which are very effective. You can also drink deer antler slices with boiling water. This Chinese medicine store sells it and I highly recommend it.

5. The most effective way is to let the baby eat more, and the best way is to let the baby suck milk. But sometimes the baby is too young and eats little, or cannot finish sucking. It doesn’t matter. You can continue to bend down and squeeze after the baby has sucked all the milk.

6. If it really doesn’t work, you can seek help from a professional breastfeeding therapist. A breastfeeding therapist also uses the milking method, but they are more professional.

7. If your child has a fever due to milk swelling, try not to let him eat. Go to the hospital to ask the doctor to prescribe medicine. Don’t delay, otherwise the milk will easily dry up if it is held back for too long.

Causes of postpartum breast pain

1. Hormonal changes occur after childbirth.

2. After delivery, a large amount of blood and lymph flow into the breasts, which can also cause breast pain.

3. The baby cannot breastfeed correctly and effectively.

You must ensure that you are in a good mood and get enough sleep. You should massage your breasts along the direction of the mammary ducts to ensure that the ducts are unobstructed. If necessary, you can ask a lactation consultant to help clear them. Also, you must drink more water, more soup, and let your baby suck more to promote normal milk secretion.