Postpartum breast expansion how to do

Expansion of maternal milk have many problems. In addition to changes in feeding patterns, preventive measures, the expansion of breast milk when nursing is also very important. If improper care may lead to ductal obstruction, mastitis, milk and other back problems.

 (1) If the nurse the baby or the mother feels the situation is not ideal for nipple pain, the vast majority of baby with pacifier because the incorrect position. Mother of the baby should latch onto the areola, the nipple is right will result only latch onto the nipple to suck properly, so my mother have pain.

 (2) give your baby every 2 to 3 hours feeding time, even if the baby needs to wake up so it does not matter. If breastfeeding, still feeling breast tenderness, very uncomfortable, you can use the milking out excess milk and prevent excessive swelling.

 (3) sucking the side of the breast, the other side of the breast can be set to catch out a small cup of milk, to reduce swelling sense, must not be artificially blocking the outflow of milk. To inform mothers, if the baby is not emptying the breast after eating, to help mothers to breast milk remaining emptying. In fact, there is some old people said, the more crowded the milk, milk more serious inflation problem.

 (4) breast-feeding should be two alternating breast feeding, each time not more than 20 minutes. Interval feeding meals, you can use cold compresses or ice to relieve pain.