If your breasts are swollen like a stone 4 days after delivery, you should encourage breastfeeding and combine breast massage with hot compresses and breast pump to empty the breast milk.
Milk secretion is relatively high at 4 days postpartum, and the baby’s limited ability to suckle may make it impossible to empty the milk. In addition, many mothers may experience blockage of the milk ducts during the initial breastfeeding process, resulting in milk retention in the breasts, which ultimately leads to swelling of the breasts like a stone.
1. Encourage breastfeeding: Although the baby’s ability to suckle is limited, mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed. Through the baby’s sucking, it can promote the opening of the milk ducts, which is conducive to the discharge of milk, and improve the swelling of the milk.
2. Massage and hot compresses: By massaging and applying hot compresses to the breasts, you can improve the tightness of the mammary ducts, which is also conducive to the emptying of breast milk. However, it is important to look for a professional physician to prevent damage to the breasts, resulting in mastitis and other conditions.
3. Breast pump emptying: In addition to the above treatment, you can combine the breast pump to empty the breast milk, using negative pressure to empty the breast milk. During the operation, it is necessary to pay attention to the gentle action and avoid violence, so as to reduce the damage to the breast.
In order to minimize the damage to the breasts and promote breast milk emptying, it is recommended that mothers seek early medical examination and targeted adjustment and treatment.