Most breastfeeding women know firsthand about such an unpleasant phenomenon as lactostasis.
Lactostasis is the stagnation of milk in the chest, when one or more ducts are clogged due to poor emptying of the breast or part of it.
Symptoms of lactostasis often occur several days after birth, when milk comes.
- Symptoms
- Causes of lactostasis
- General recommendations
- How to treat folk remedies?
Symptoms of
Symptoms of lactostasis are usually pronounced and are characterized by:
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painful sensations in the mammary glands that do not pass after emptying the breast; - swelling, redness and chest tightening;
- uneven milk flow during decantation;
- possible increase in body temperature.
In those places of the mammary glands, where the stagnation has formed, it is usually easy to feel the seals and the slightest pressing causes acute pain.
Causes of lactostasis
The WHO( World Health Organization) provides the following list of causes and factors contributing to the development of lactostasis in a nursing mother:
- Reduced duration and frequency of feeding( infrequent breast feeding or feeding on schedule).
- Incorrect attachment of the baby to the breast and ineffective sucking. In this situation, the baby does not completely capture the halo of the breast, which leads to its incomplete emptying. Incorrect gripping can also occur due to the child's short frenum and because of the use of the nipple and bottles since birth.
- Close underwear or clothing compressing the mammary glands.
- Sleep in the position on the abdomen, when the chest is squeezed.
- Minor injury or bruised chest.
- Stress, overstrain.
- Strong supercooling.
- Feeding only in the daytime( while at night the breast is poured and requires devastation).
Also, the risk factors for developing lactostasis include twin feeding, increased milk production or tandem feeding ( typical for pediatric children).
General recommendations
- When clogging the ducts of the mammary glands, they must be emptied as much as possible. This can be done with the help of massage and the effect of moderate heat. And, of course, try as often as possible to put the baby to the chest, alternately from one to the other. It is also recommended to constantly change the position of the baby during feeding, so as to contribute to the emptying of all parts of the mammary glands.
- Do not forget about compliance with the rest and sleep of nursing mother, try to avoid stressful situations.
- Lingerie and clothing should be free and comfortable, not restricting the movement and not squeezing the chest.
- You can not sleep on your stomach or back, it's better to lie on your side.
- During feeding, it is important to monitor the comfortable, correct position of the baby and the maximum contact with the nipple.
- If the child sucks not often, but intensively, the excess milk should be expressed. You can do this manually, by massaging the seals or using a breast pump.
Traditional medicine offers many recipes in the treatment of lactostasis. Before this, it is strongly recommended that you consult with your doctor.
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How to treat folk remedies?
- Treatment with cabbage leaves .This method is one of the most popular and effective in treating stagnant milk. Leave the cabbage leaf thoroughly, make a few incisions or mash in your hand to extract the juice. Apply to the sore spot for at least three hours, after which to change to fresh. The most effective is a leaf of cabbage, smeared with honey.
- Infusion of chamomile .Take two tablespoons of chamomile flowers and steam with a glass of boiling water. We let it brew for one hour. We soak in warm infusions gauze and apply to the chest for 15 minutes. The procedure can be repeated up to three times a day.
- Eucalyptus broth .Eucalyptus leaves pour cold water and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes. The broth is insisted on for 24 hours and the nipple is treated before each feeding of the baby.
- Honey scone .To make it, you need to take onion, chop, a tablespoon of gruel mixed with a similar amount of honey and rye flour. Form a cake from the resulting mass and apply to the chest. On top, put a plastic bag and cover with a woolen scarf or scarf. Apply to the breast for at least a day, changing three times.
- Flax seeds .One teaspoon of flax seeds rinse and boil 100 ml of boiling water. Infuse before mucus is formed. The resulting infusion impregnate the gauze bandage and make a compress. Starch with vegetable oil .Vegetable oil is mixed with starch in a 1: 1 ratio. The obtained ointment is applied to the diseased parts of the breast.
- Treatment with onion .Take one onion and bake it in the oven. Cool to body temperature or slightly higher and apply to the chest. After a few treatments, you will feel relief.
- Decoction of the silvery cauliflower .Two tablespoons of dry silver tartar pour 100 ml of boiling water, put on a plate and cook over low heat for five minutes. Insist for about half an hour before cooling down at room temperature and strain. Take three times a day before eating, dividing the volume into equal parts.
- Beetroot Compress .Raw the beetroot on a fine grater and mix with honey. Put the mixture on gauze and put on a sore chest.
It is important to understand that if the lactostasis problem lasts more than two to three days, a high fever is observed, maybe even fever and chest tightness does not go away, should contact a doctor as soon as possible for the timely and high-quality care of .
Long-lasting lactostasis is fraught with a complication in the form of mastitis.