The most useful food for the breast baby is maternal milk. And there is nothing better and touching than breastfeeding baby. But it often happens that during the feeding at mom, there are not quite pleasant, and sometimes quite painful, sensations. There are several reasons for breastfeeding pain. Let's try to figure out the origin of these pains, as well as consider ways to get rid of painful sensations.
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Excess milk release
Breastfeeding pain can be caused by excessive milk in the chest. Moreover, the strongest tide of milk occurs when a mosper change on the very first milk, the chest is tight and crowded. Reducing the pain will help the frequent attachment of the baby to the chest. No need to push the milk completely - it is necessary to do if there are high temperatures and redness on the chest to avoid mastitis.
Painful sensations over time pass, because the mother of milk stands out as much as the child drinks it. After three months, the chest should become soft.
Feeling pain in nipples
Pain in the nipple is caused by the wrong applied and the capture of the baby's kid itself. From the very beginning of feeding, the baby adjusts to the nipple, with time, the pains must pass. But if pain remains, you can get rid of it with the following methods:
- a convenient pose for feeding must be selected;
- properly pick up the chest at the end of feeding;
- softening nipples with special creams, hygienic procedures, air baths.
If the pain is caused by disease
Sometimes breast pain in GW can be a consequence of any disease:
- Thrush: put the thrush is easy, the wet and warm environment contributes to that, and mom and baby can get sick. With the signs of thrush, you should consult a doctor to appoint appropriate treatment.
- Mastitis. Pain with breastfeeding can be when mastitis - when bacterial infection falls into the tissue of the breast and she is inflamed. The chest is not accurate when mastitis is completely, as the milk ducts are clogged. When signs of mastitis, you should immediately consult a doctor.
- Milk stagnation. Another reason that causes pain with breastfeeding is stagnant milk, as a rule, due to the fact that the milk bunch has blocked the duct. In this case, you need to completely relieve the chest, grind the milk pump. Compresses on breasts with medicinal herbs help.
What are the other reasons for pain in the chest at gv?
Pain with breastfeeding, except above mentioned reasons, may be caused:
- incorrectly chosen bra - when it is too close, or there is a lot of decoration from lace, and on the nipple area passes;
- premenstrual syndrome when menstruation resumed in a nursing mother. Directly such pain with the feeding of the baby is not connected. The pain is caused by the fact that it was during this period that the breast is very sensitive.
What do you need to do when the chest pain appears during feeding?
To facilitate pain of nursing mom you need:
- apply the baby to the chest correctly;
- use special tools to reduce dryness and removal of skin inflammation of the nipples;
- the use of dry hot compresses to feeding and compressing compresses after feeding;
- consumption of sufficient liquid, raise and try to rest if possible;
- in the event that the pain in the chest is too strong, it is possible for a day or two to abandon breast feeding. During this time, inflammation of the skin of the nipples will pass.
Breast massage will help get rid of pain in breastfeeding. He will save from the stress of milk even at the initial stage of lactostasis. In case of lactostasis, breast massage needs to be made as long as possible.