There is no doubt about the benefits of breast pump, but it is actually a "double-edged sword". Once used improperly or frequently, it may also become a "sharp weapon" to hurt mother's breasts. In recent years, more and more mothers suffer from breast pain or even nipple edema due to misuse of breast pumps.
Do not suck for more than half an hour. Women who give birth naturally appear postpartum physiological breast fullness on the second day after delivery, and women who have cesarean section appear on the third day after delivery. At this time, as long as the baby sucks correctly, the mammary duct can usually be unblocked. If you want to use a breast pump, you must first ensure that the mammary duct is unobstructed. Under normal circumstances, the time for sucking milk on both sides should not exceed half an hour.
If the breast pump is used when the mammary duct is not smooth, it may be blocked more and more. The distribution of female mammary ducts is umbrella-shaped. If the mammary duct above is blocked, the nipple and areola can't suck milk. Because the breast pump will compress the breast when sucking milk, it will damage the local soft tissue for a long time, which will cause edema.
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1, if there is too much milk, you must use a breast pump.
If there is too much milk accumulated in the mother's breast, there will be a milk spray reflex, which will cause the child to swallow too late, easily choke on milk, or simply refuse to suck milk. And when the breasts swell too much, it is not easy for children to hold the areola.
Milk, especially post-milk, is particularly rich in nutrition. If it is blocked in the mammary duct for a long time, it is easy to breed bacteria, leading to pathological breast fullness. At this time, the breasts feel particularly painful, and mothers are often very painful. Some mothers will have a fever and even get mastitis. At this time, use a breast pump to suck out the excess milk.
2. Suck out excess milk after feeding.
Mothers with more milk can use a breast pump to squeeze out part of the front milk before breastfeeding, and then let the baby suck when the breast is slightly soft. If you feel that your breasts are still swollen after breastfeeding and there is still milk left, your mother can also use a breast pump to squeeze out the remaining milk.
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