Massage method to promote lactation after cesarean section. What is the best way to promote lactation after cesarean section?

What are the differences between cesarean section and natural birth in promoting lactation? Let me introduce you to the method of cesarean section in promoting lactation. Parents who want to know about the method of postpartum lactation can learn from the detailed introduction below.

Lactation massage method after cesarean section

Nipple lactation massage method: The mother supports the breast with one hand and gently squeezes the areola with the other hand to make it soft. Pinch the nipple vertically with the thumb, index finger and middle finger and gently pull it outward. Pinch the nipple vertically with three fingers, press and tighten the fingers as much as possible, and change the position, which can be rotated 360°.

Breast lactation massage method: First, mothers can use the palms of both hands to gently massage along the breasts from around the breasts to the nipples to promote blood circulation and dredge the breast ducts. If there are lumps on the breasts, they should push from the soft part to the hard part until the whole breast becomes soft. Finally, use the thumb and index finger to squeeze around the areola to achieve a more effective lactation effect.

What foods can promote lactation?

1. Tofu Tofu has the effects of invigorating qi and harmonizing the middle, promoting body fluid and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is also a lactation-promoting food. Boiling tofu, brown sugar, and fermented rice in water can produce milk.

2. Peanuts Peanuts can be used to treat spleen deficiency nausea, edema, leucorrhea in women, anemia, various bleeding diseases, dry cough, dry cough, chronic cough and other diseases. They can also promote lactation after childbirth.

3. Luffa Luffa is a Chinese medicinal material. It is picked after the luffa matures, turns yellow and dries up, and the skin, pulp and seeds are removed, washed and dried. It has the functions of clearing the meridians and cooling blood and detoxifying. It can cure blood stagnation and meridian obstruction. Experts suggest that if there is poor milk secretion and breast lumps, you can take luffa appropriately under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine to clear the meridians and promote lactation.

4. Daylily Daylily is also called daylily flower, and has other nicknames such as day lily. Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of eliminating dampness and heat, relieving chest tightness, promoting urination, stopping bleeding, and promoting lactation. To treat postpartum milk retention, stewing lean pork with daylily is very effective.

5. Water chestnuts As a vegetable, water chestnuts are sweet, fresh and refreshing. Chinese medicine believes that water chestnuts are sweet and cold in nature, and have the effects of relieving heat and toxins, preventing thirst, promoting bowel movements and promoting lactation. Nowadays, water chestnuts, pig's trotters and tongcao are often used together for cooking and eating, which has a good lactation effect. Since water chestnuts are cold in nature, nursing mothers with weak spleen and stomach and loose stools should not eat too much.

6. Lettuce Lettuce is bitter and cold in nature, and has the effect of promoting lactation. When the mother has little milk, she can use lettuce to cook pig's trotters. This method of eating not only reduces greasiness, is fragrant and delicious, but also has a better lactation effect than using pig's trotters alone.

7. Peas Peas, also known as green beans, are sweet and flat in nature and are very rich in phosphorus. Cooked green peas can be eaten lightly or pea sprouts can be mashed and squeezed into juice to drink, both of which can help with lactation.

How to stimulate lactation after caesarean section

What are the differences in the lactation-inducing foods eaten during a normal birth?

For mothers who have had a caesarean section, the nutrients they absorb after delivery should first be used to heal the wound, and then to secrete milk. Moreover, due to the wound, new mothers are basically unable to let their children suck milk within half an hour after delivery like mothers who have had a natural birth. In the first three days after delivery, they should try to let their children only eat colostrum.

But even so, mothers who have undergone caesarean section still have to insist on breastfeeding. If there is no milk at the beginning, you can let the baby stick to your chest and let the baby suck on the nipple to stimulate milk secretion. You must not give up at this time.

Secondly, the mother should massage the breasts to clear the milk ducts as soon as possible. Starting from the second night after giving birth, the new mother will feel that her breasts are very swollen. In this case, you should first apply a hot towel to the breasts, then massage the breasts along the mammary glands, drag the breasts with four fingers, and squeeze the nipples with the thumb until milk spurts out. Although it hurts, you must persist and don't give up.

Then it is necessary to drink more milk-promoting soups, such as pig's trotter soup, red bean soup, fish soup, tofu rice wine soup, etc. There is also a secret recipe: boil orange seeds in water and drink it. Put a small handful of orange seeds each time, add 500ml of water, and boil it on low heat until it is half full. Generally, it only takes one to two days to drink.