Avoiding milk is a process that breastfeeding women must go through. Due to various postpartum reasons, pathological conditions, inability to breastfeed, or the need to resume breastfeeding when weaning, the problem of milk engorgement will occur. So, what is the correct massage method during the milk engorgement period?

In fact, whether we are promoting lactation or restoring milk to solve the problem of engorged breasts, we must first master the basic techniques of kneading breasts: kneading, holding, stirring, dotting, rolling, tapping and pushing. And you need to master the basic techniques. Kneading method: Use the palms of your fingers to hold the surgical site and perform gentle and gentle internal and external rotations from left to right, front and back, to drive the subcutaneous tissue. Technique requirements: The relative position of the skin of the surgeon's fingers, palms, and elbows to the skin of the surgical site remains unchanged, and the movements should be mainly clockwise, from light to heavy, rhythmic, even, and slow. How to hold: The operator places the thumb of one or both hands against the other four fingers in a pincer shape. A method of continuously and rhythmically lifting the muscles at the surgical site. Technique requirements: When the thumb and four fingers are brought together, the strength should be symmetrical, the movements should be coherent and rhythmic, and the force should be flexible. Dial method: Deeply press the operation site with the fingertips or finger abdomen. After pressing to a certain depth, wait until there is a feeling of soreness and swelling, and then use the method of poking the muscle fibers, tendons, ligaments, and meridians in a vertical direction. Technique requirements: When dialing, the area to be applied should be fixed, and no friction should be caused with the skin. Deep force should be used, from light to heavy, evenly and gently. Pointing method: Use the tips of the fingers, the tips of the fingers, or the protruding part of the flexed finger joints to focus on the surgical site or acupuncture point, press it, cut it, and point it. Technique requirements: vertical force, deep and penetrating force, from light to heavy, steady and powerful, avoid using violence. Rolling method: Place the back of the palm and the little finger side close to the surgical site, and alternately roll back and forth. Technique requirements: During the operation, the hypothenar eminence and the little finger side of the back of the palm should be adhered to the skin with force. Do not jump or rub. The focus point of the hand is from the ulnar side of the back of the hand to the middle finger line. Tapping method: Half-clench the palm into an empty fist, use the flexion and extension of the wrist to drive the hand, and use the heel of the palm and the tips of the fingers to tap the surgical site alternately with both hands. Technique requirements: The technique should be even, coherent and rhythmic. Pushing method: Use your fingers, palms and elbows to apply force to the surgical site, and perform a single or arc-shaped movement in a horizontal push. Technique requirements: The force should be large and the force should be heavy. After mastering the basic techniques, we will start to use the following four methods. Knead the milk to solve the problem of breast enlargement. First, use the roots of your palms to massage in a clockwise direction, using gentle movements to avoid excessive force that may cause breast sagging. The second step is to massage the second joints of four fingers. During the massage, the four fingers can be flexed and flexed side by side, and the fingers should be clenched into fists. At the same time, the finger joints should be moved during the massage. The third step is to massage the thumbs of both hands alternately, in the direction of the breast toward the nipple, which is suitable for patients with breast masses. Finally, for patients with armpit lumps, rub the lumps with your hands in the direction of the chest and nipples. The movements should be gentle.

As always mentioned, the correct massage method for recuperating breasts and solving breast enlargement is generally the above four points. Stable recuperation also requires drug treatment to avoid squeezing and prevent the occurrence of acute mastitis.