ENGORGED BREASTS ??? CRACKED NIPPLES ? BREASTFEEDING ISSUES 🤱 #shorts #obstetrician #breastfeeding

Breast engorgement is when your breasts become overly full. They may feel hard, tight and painful.

💧 In the early days, engorgement can be due to your milk coming in and your newborn not feeding as much as perhaps they need to !!

💧 Newborns feed little and often. It can take a few days for your milk supply to match your baby's needs.

💧 If your baby isn't well attached to the breast, it may be hard for them to take your milk when your breast is engorged.Check the latch first.

💧 The nipple can become a little overstretched and flattened, and possibly painful.

💧 Engorgement can still happen once you have learnt the skill of positioning and attachment, usually when your baby hasn't fed for a while.

📌 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩?

To ease the discomfort of engorgement, apart from your baby feeding, you could try expressing a little breast milk by hand.

🔥 Wear a well-fitting breastfeeding bra that doesn't restrict your breasts.

🔥Place warm cloth on your breasts just before hand expressing if they're leaking.

🔥 Apply chilled cabbage leaves to your breasts after feeding or expressing to reduce the pain and swelling (the evidence on the benefits of this method is weak, but it may work for some women).

🔥 Massage the breasts with lukewarm water. This definitely works even if others fail.

P.S:CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU EXPERIENCE BREAST ENGORGEMENT WITH FEVER AND WHEN IT’S EVEN PAINFUL TO TOUCH.

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