Many novice mothers seem to have fallen from heaven to hell after coming home from the Yuezi Center. Not only should they arrange for their children to eat and drink Lazar, but their own * * * will not necessarily cooperate with milk production. Either there is too little milk, the child is not full, or there is too much milk or the child has a bad appetite, which leads to the mother's swelling and pain and even mastitis because of breast milk retention.
According to literature statistics, the probability of mastitis is about 20%, and about 50% of mastitis occurs within 4 weeks after breastfeeding. As long as women enter lactation, mastitis will come to you at any time, especially when the number of breastfeeding or milking times drops sharply.
Ke Tingrong, a pediatrician at Renai Hospital of Taipei United Hospital, said that the incidence of breast milk accumulation, forgetting to feed, too long feeding interval, sudden stop of feeding, too much milk, wearing a bra too tightly, having a wound or having a knife before, or the baby having congenital oral problems, such as lingual frenulum, will all increase.
"The best way to prevent mastitis is to regularly breastfeed the baby," Ke Tingrong suggested. You can first observe whether the baby has mastered the correct way of sucking milk. If mom can't kiss and feed, she can also empty the milk with a milking machine or her bare hands. Moreover, hot compress before feeding is moderate and mild, which can help the tissues relax and is beneficial to the emptying of milk.
Breastfeeding can be continued during mastitis. If the symptoms appear, they still do not improve after 12-24 hours of self-care, or the local redness, swelling, heat and pain are aggravated, or even fever appears, you should seek medical attention immediately. The general treatment is repeated aspiration of pus with fine needle, assisted with antibiotic treatment, and finally surgical debridement as a means. During mastitis, it is no problem and safe for a mother to feed her baby with milk, unless pus is squeezed out of the milk instead of milk.
Instead of looking for a "lactation consultant", it is better to ask a "lactation consultant" to help some lactating mothers hire a lactation consultant, which is very helpful to relieve the swelling of * * * *. There are also mothers who have serious complications due to improper * * * *, such as mastitis or * * * abscess, and even need hospitalization or surgical treatment.
Ke Tingrong said that it is not recommended that you or others directly rub * * * on the hard block. This will not solve the breast obstruction, but it may cause damage to the surrounding soft tissues, causing bruises or swelling, making the mother more painful and the milk more unable to circulate. "You should seek help from a regular lactation consultant," Ke Tingrong suggested. At present, there are many internationally certified lactation consultants, who can search nearby units for consultation on the Internet. In addition, some mastitis may be related to inflammatory breast cancer. If you have recurrent mastitis, or have poor recovery for a long time, or even skin ulcers, you should consult a professional medical team.