Swollen and painful breasts on the fourth day after a normal delivery may be due to poor milk ducts, mastitis, breast abscess and other triggers. It can usually be treated by diet, medication, surgery and other treatments.
1. Poor milk ducts: Pregnant women’s milk is more than sufficient after delivery, but due to the secretion of milk is too viscous, resulting in the absorption of newborns appear obstacles, may cause the milk blocked mammary ducts, part of the pregnant women manifested in the phenomenon of the fourth day of the breast swelling after the smooth birth of the phenomenon.
In such cases, the consistency of milk needs to be adjusted in time, which can be regulated by hot compresses and massages. In addition, it is usually recommended that pregnant women eat a light diet.
2. Mastitis: The lack of appropriate breastfeeding experience in the early stages of pregnancy can lead to a certain amount of milk stagnation, which in turn leads to bacterial and other pathogens infections, causing the occurrence of mastitis, and some pregnant women show symptoms of breast swelling and pain on the fourth day of pregnancy, accompanied by redness and pain in the breasts.
It is recommended that pregnant women take amoxicillin capsules, cefixime capsules and other drugs to control the infection. Do not touch the wound to avoid aggravating or spreading the infection.
3. Breast abscess: pregnant women may not have feeding experience after giving birth, leading to the source of infection into the breast, so that the body’s mammary ducts become infected, and even further formation of pus in the infected area, some pregnant women manifested in the fourth day after giving birth to the symptoms of breast swelling and pain.
Surgical treatment is recommended if necessary, and the abscess can be surgically incised. Also take medications such as cefixime capsules and azithromycin capsules to control the infection.
Breast swelling and pain on the fourth day after normal delivery requires prompt medical attention to minimize complications.