Daily prevention and nursing of mastitis

Update Date: 2024-12-14 Source: Network

summary

Acute mastitis, as the name suggests, refers to sudden acute breast suppuration, which belongs to the scope of "mastitis" in traditional Chinese medicine. This disease usually occurs in the first time when the mother and postpartum 2 weeks to 6 weeks of mothers. Their disease is mostly due to improper breast-feeding and breast-feeding process caused by blockage. Or nipple rupture caused by bacterial infection and other reasons. But usually the prevention of mastitis is also their own can do.

Daily prevention and nursing of mastitis

1. Antenatal commonly used towel, soap wash wipe nipple, and with thumb, index finger pinch pull nipple, make the skin become tough.

2. Preparation before breast-feeding: the nursing mother should take a comfortable and relaxed feeding posture. If there is milk swelling or milk deposition, the affected side of the breast should be wet and hot compress for 3-5 minutes and do breast massage, pat or rub the hardened clot, and then squeeze out enough milk by hand or sucking device to soften the areola, so that the baby can correctly suck the nipple and most of the areola. If the nipple is sunken, it should be pulled out gently by hand or sucking device so that the baby can suck.

3. Pay attention to the method of breast-feeding: every time you breast-feeding, you should alternately change the posture of holding the baby, let the nipple and most of the areola suck in the baby's mouth, and then change the other side after sucking. Empty the milk every time. If cannot suck empty or milk bilges, can use hand to squeeze or suckle implement to pull empty.

matters needing attention

If the baby sleeps with nipples or does not put the milk, the mother can gently press the mandible with the index finger to gently stop sucking, so as to avoid pulling the nipples. After lactation, squeeze out a little milk and apply it on the nipple and areola, which can prevent and repair the cracked epidermis of nipple. If the nipple is accidentally sucked, it should be treated in time.