Breast pump and prolactin help open milk?

For women who decide to breastfeed exclusively, the first important thing after childbirth is to start breastfeeding. Many pregnant women with poor milk will choose to use a breast pump or find a milkman. In fact, this may affect breast health.

Random use of breast pump may endanger maternal health. Since the invention of breast pump, it is more convenient for working mothers to carry and store milk, but this is only an auxiliary tool for feeding their babies. We should not be too superstitious. If the breast pump is used frequently, it will not only lead to poor emptying effect, but also lead to breast duct edema and increase the risk of mastitis. In addition, if novice mothers have to use breast pumps, they should pay more attention to the state of their breasts. If the areola bulges like an umbrella, the touch is granular, the breast is obviously silted, and there is local induration or pain in the breast root and armpit, it is necessary to consider going to the hospital.

Breast care requires professionals to master more than 20 kinds of related professional knowledge, such as breast health care, breastfeeding and meridian knowledge, which can not be mastered by simple training. It is not recommended to hire a prolactin casually. Slight obstruction of mammary duct can be solved by baby sucking and medical equipment during hospitalization. If the massage technique is improper, it will easily lead to breast duct obstruction and mastitis.

Tian Mengzi, deputy director of the Department of Mammary and Thyroid Surgery of Dongying People's Hospital, said that the incidence of mastitis has been very high in recent years, and there are not a few patients who come to see a doctor every day. Most of the patients who come to see a doctor have had breastfeeding experience. Although it is not certain that the onset is related to breastfeeding, it is indeed possible to aggravate the condition if the breastfeeding method is incorrect. When there is breast blockage during lactation, it is best to go to a regular hospital in time. In some cases, massage is not suitable for breastfeeding. If the judgment of the prolactin is not enough, or the method, steps and intensity of massage are incorrect, it will be ineffective or even counterproductive.

If the parturient has local redness, swelling, pain, breast mass, general fatigue or chills, and a fever of more than 38.5 degrees Celsius during breastfeeding, it is likely that she has mastitis, so she should go to the hospital in time.

It should be noted that after the newborn is born, doctors often hold it for their mothers to suck. In fact, this is the first step of "breastfeeding". The more the baby sucks, the more milk the mother will secrete. Mothers should maintain a balanced intake of nutrients, pay attention to the correct breastfeeding posture, and increase emotional communication and physical contact with their babies. If you encounter difficulties in breastfeeding after delivery, you should consult a professional medical staff to solve it. Don't worry too much, otherwise it will affect milk secretion.

This article is scientifically checked by Qu Bo, chief physician of general surgery department of Changjiang Shipping General Hospital and adjunct professor of Wuhan University Medical College. He is good at the diagnosis and surgical treatment of hepatobiliary diseases, gastrointestinal tumors, thyroid and breast diseases.