What should I do if I have a milk blockage five days after a c-section?

The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and how you are doing it.
1. Hot compresses: generally speaking, milk secretion increases after three days of cesarean section, when the milk is not discharged in time five days after the cesarean section or the two breastfeeding time interval is too long, it is easy to cause milk stagnation and lead to milk blockage. When there is a milk blockage, first choose a clean hot towel to apply hot compresses to the local breasts.
2. Appropriate massage: under the guidance of the doctor can be used to massage the way slowly push the milk to the nipple, slowly dredge the area of stagnation, if necessary, the use of breast pumps to help dredge. If a series of measures can not improve the situation of milk blockage, you can ask a professional lactation consultant to help dredge.
After cesarean section, we should pay attention to appropriate rest, appropriate bed activities to promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function, and can reduce the occurrence of thrombotic disease, appropriate increase in diet and nutrition can promote the body to recover, keep the vulva clean and dry, and change the underwear diligently. Mothers should also be encouraged to breastfeed and breastfeed on demand. When the milk rises, it can be actively handled under the guidance of the doctor to avoid causing acute mastitis and so on.