1, the advantages of Chinese medicine massage (1) massage mainly makes the breast lumps soften and the occluded milk ducts open, so that the accumulated milk can be excreted; (2) massage can also loosen the adhesion of the breast, so that the internal tissue of the breast can be loosened and the milk can be gathered at the breast sinus through the milk ducts smoothly, so that it is easy for the baby to suck, and prevent the milk from accumulating again and the breast from being swollen and painful due to the ducts not being open; (3) massage can promote breast (3) Tui Na can promote local blood circulation and enhance the lactation function after delivery. (4) Tui Na avoids the disadvantages of poor absorption of breast lumps caused by antibiotics and affects breastfeeding (the issue of caution in using antibiotics during lactation mastitis will be discussed separately later), and is a non-radioactive, non-invasive natural health care therapy with strong operability and fast results, with no side effects on the mother and baby. 2, the specific methods of Chinese medicine massage Chinese medicine believes that the breast is located in the chest, where the meridians meet, is “the place of the zongjing”. The foot Yangming Stomach meridian runs through the middle of the breast; the foot Fructus Yin Liver meridian runs through the diaphragm, and is distributed around the nipple; the foot Shao Yin Kidney meridian runs through the liver and diaphragm from the kidney, and enters the lung, and its branches enter the chest; the foot Tai Yin Spleen meridian, goes up the diaphragm, and passes through the outer side of the breast; the Ren pulse travels between the two breasts; the Chong pulse travels up the umbilicus to the middle of the chest and is dispersed. Therefore, in addition to local breast massage, other points should be added and subtracted according to the patient’s different accompanying symptoms. The basic procedure is as follows: (1) Pressing and kneading the meridian points: Pressing and kneading the foot Sanli outside the shin bone and the inner calf San Yin Jiao, and pressing the Tan Zhong and breast root points locally; (2) Taking the shoulder well: Putting the thumb on the back of the shoulder above the scapular gland, and the other four fingers on the top of the lack of basin point, with the thumb and four fingers exerting symmetrical pressure, making a continuous kneading action; (3) Local pushing: Taking the pectoralis major muscle and the whole breast, pressing the base of the breast in a circular pattern with the palm root or the fish interval; (4) Stretching the breast (4) stretching the nipple: slowly pull the nipple outward in 4 directions, pulling the areola skin and subcutaneous tissue to make the nipple protrude outward, and then lift the nipple several times (2 min); (5) pushing and squeezing to drain the breast: use the pushing and squeezing technique to drain the milk from the root of the breast toward the nipple. Note: Positioning of the relevant acupuncture points: in the chest, on the current median line, flat between the fourth ribs, midpoint of the line connecting the two nipples. Breast root point positioning: in the chest, when the nipple is straight down, at the root of the breast, fifth intercostal space, 4 inches from the front median line. Positioning of the foot Sanli point: on the anterolateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calvaria point, one cross finger (middle finger) from the anterior edge of the tibia. Positioning of the Sanyinjiao point: on the medial calf, 3 inches above the high point of the inner ankle. (The 3 inches in the positioning is defined by the same body inch in Chinese medicine, the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger together, to the middle finger at the transverse line of the middle finger, the four fingers across the amount of 3 inches.) A special reminder to all mothers is that if you are diagnosed with the initial stage of mastitis, please press and rub immediately on your own or go to the nearby Tui Na department for consultation. It is best to use the softer fish interval to press and rub, even if you have fever. You should not go for antibiotics as soon as you have a fever, you will be in pain and not able to breastfeed your baby, and it will easily cause chronic mastitis, which often recurs. (The specific reasons for caution in using antibiotics for mastitis during breastfeeding will be explained in detail in the subsequent article)