Video on massage techniques to relieve breast lumps during lactation
Apr 03, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Yu Xiaopeng
Introduction
Hard lumps in the breast during lactation may be related to milk accumulation, mastitis, or galactoceles. Scientific and safe massage techniques can be used to help dissipate the lumps. Massage should be performed under medical guidance, with the specific technique as follows: The patient lies supine on a treatment table, with both breasts exposed. The physician applies warm, moist towels to the area around the breasts to promote milk flow.
Lumps in the breast during lactation may be related to milk accumulation, mastitis, galactocele, or other causes. Scientific and safe massage techniques can be used to help dissolve the lumps. Massage should be performed under a doctor's guidance. The specific procedure is as follows:
1. The patient lies supine on the treatment table, with both breasts exposed.
2. The doctor applies warm, moist towels to the breast area to promote milk flow.
3. After cleaning their hands, the doctor locates the hardened area of the breast and gently massages along the direction of the mammary ducts toward the nipple.
4. Press firmly on the areola without moving the palm, applying pressure outward and toward the sternum.
5. Finally, manually examine both breasts to confirm the absence of noticeable lumps or tenderness, ensuring that milk accumulation has resolved.
In daily life, get adequate rest, drink plenty of water, maintain a light diet, and avoid spicy, stimulating, raw, cold, greasy, or fatty foods. Keep the body warm.
