What should I do if I can’t get milk out of my breasts after giving birth?

Postpartum breast swelling and pain and abnormal milk discharge are usually seen when colostrum is too sticky, the milk ducts are not open or other diseases. Adjustment of diet, physical therapy, surgery, etc. are generally used. 1. Adjustment of diet: Generally, colostrum is sticky. Due to delayed breastfeeding, colostrum is concentrated in the breast. Or there may be narrowed milk ducts, resulting in breast swelling and pain, and the phenomenon of not being able to express milk. You need to drink more water to promote the dilution of colostrum. 2. Physical therapy: You can use hot towels to apply warm compresses and massage to relieve the symptoms of breast swelling and pain. If there is congenital malformation of the milk ducts, the milk ducts will be twisted and narrowed. If the milk is not discharged smoothly, you can use hot towels to apply hot compresses and local massage. This will relieve the symptoms of breast swelling and pain, and abnormal milk discharge. 3. Surgery: If there is a huge fibroadenoma or breast cancer in the breast. After the tumor grows, it will compress or destroy the surrounding breast ducts. The tumor will compress or destroy the surrounding milk ducts, resulting in the closure and narrowing of the milk ducts, or directly destroying the milk ducts, leading to milk blockage. Surgery is recommended after evaluation by a medical professional. If you are unable to breastfeed after giving birth, you need to consult a specialized clinician for professional guidance to avoid adverse complications.