1. Can the milk be expressed when the breast is swollen during weaning?

When the breast is engorged greatly during weaning, it is possible to express a little more. But you must not squeeze short, and you must exercise restraint. The traditional approach is to not express the milk even if it rises. Old people will say that once the milk rises, the milk will go back. But in fact, allowing the breasts to expand without restriction is very risky. Once the breast ducts are blocked, it is very likely to cause mastitis

Therefore, in order to prevent mastitis caused by weaning, milking should be done slowly.

If the swelling is really not enough, apply a hot towel to the breast to relieve some pain. When the pain is unbearable, touch the lump in the breast with your hands. If it feels hard and you can even see the breast ducts bulging, you can squeeze out some milk appropriately. But you must not squeeze too much, and you must do it step by step, squeezing less each time.

Actually, besides expressing milk engorgement, there are other good ways to alleviate the problem of engorged milk during weaning.

2. Methods to relieve milk engorgement during weaning

1. Cabbage therapy

Using cabbage for external application to breasts is a common folk method: cut a cabbage head, wash it After cleaning, completely peel off each cabbage leaf, cover the entire breast with the cabbage leaves along the armpits and pectoralis major muscles, then use a bra to slightly pressurize the cabbage leaves and the skin, and remove them after 24 hours. This method can effectively reduce breast engorgement and prevent new mothers from suffering from mastitis due to improper maintenance.

Take 120g of Glauber's Salt, put it into two gauze bags, apply it externally on both breasts and bandage it. It can significantly relieve the feeling of breast swelling and pain, and is particularly effective in treating red, swollen and painful breasts. .