How long after giving birth is it better to use a breast pump? How to relieve the pain in the nipples caused by breast pumping?

Breast pumps are baby products that most breastfeeding pregnant mothers will come into contact with. Some pregnant mothers may use breast pumps to store milk for their babies when they go out. When pregnant mothers use breast pumps, they often experience breast pain due to pressure. How should they solve this problem?

It depends on the specific situation. Generally speaking, it is better to use it at 2-4 weeks. For mothers with their first child, it is not known when is the best time to use a breast pump. In fact, it is not used right after the baby is born, because after birth, the baby needs to suck by himself, which will stimulate the mother to secrete milk. If the milk is insufficient or blocked, you can find a milk massager, which is quite helpful. After it is no longer blocked, you can use food to supplement the milk, and use a breast pump to wash out the milk that the baby cannot drink.

Generally, 10-15 minutes is enough. There is no hard and fast rule. Just suck enough milk. The amount of milk produced by different physiques is different. Under normal circumstances, it is normal to use a breast pump to suck out 1000-2500 ml. The number of times you suck is related to the amount of milk your mother has. You can suck once every 3 hours. Frequent sucking is helpful in maintaining the amount of milk. If you wait until the milk is full before sucking, it may lead to a decrease in milk. The baby can suck 60-100mmHg at a time. In addition, when using a breast pump, you should wash your hands and breasts in advance, and then squeeze your breasts to make sure that the mammary glands are not blocked. In addition, the breast pump should be cleaned and disinfected, and then you should find a comfortable place and posture, press the funnel and massage pad of the breast pump tightly against the breast, and do not let air in to avoid loss of suction.

You can apply a hot towel to your chest before use, or turn down the power of the breast pump. If some mothers use the breast pump incorrectly, it will cause nipple redness and swelling or even inflammation. If you find that your nipples hurt when using a breast pump, it is mainly caused by the excessive negative pressure of the breast pump, which causes the milk to flow too fast. If you want to effectively relieve the pain, you can adjust the power of the breast pump to a low gear and proceed slowly when using the breast pump, which can effectively improve the pain. Before using the breast pump, you can apply a hot towel to your breasts for 5-10 minutes, and then use the breast pump, which can also relieve nipple pain when using the breast pump.

You can apply erythromycin ointment or massage. Some women use breast pumps incorrectly, which leads to cracked nipples. What should you do? If this is the case, you should not use a breast pump to suck milk. Small cracks can be smeared with breast milk. Wait until the cracks are basically healed before using a breast pump. If it is a larger crack, you can apply erythromycin ointment. If the breast pain is obvious, you can use your hands to gently massage from the outside of the breast to the nipple to discharge excess milk from the breast, which can relieve breast pain.