Can moxibustion be used on the breasts?

Moxibustion is a kind of physical therapy. Many people like to use moxibustion to regulate their bodies, and the effect is very good. Moxibustion treats diseases by stimulating acupoints and is also within the scope of traditional Chinese medicine treatment. The harm it causes to the human body can be said to be minimal. Can women use moxibustion on their breasts during pregnancy? Women who are breastfeeding can use moxibustion to regulate their bodies, but try to avoid the abdomen, waist and other parts. Let's learn more about the details.

1. Can I do moxibustion during breastfeeding?

Moxibustion can be done during breastfeeding. However, it is not recommended to do it on the waist, sacrum and lower abdomen. Specific analysis: Moxibustion is a natural therapy that uses moxa cones and moxa sticks made from moxa leaves to smoke and roast the acupuncture points of the human body to achieve health care and treatment. It is for external use and will not affect the quality of breast milk, so there is no need to worry about harming the baby. In the words of traditional Chinese medicine, moxibustion has the effects of warming yang and replenishing qi, dispelling cold and relieving pain, replenishing deficiency and consolidating collapse, warming the meridians and dredgeing collaterals, eliminating blood stasis and dispersing nodules, and replenishing the middle and benefiting qi. It can be widely used in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, and ENT diseases, and is especially effective for mastitis, prostatitis, periarthritis of the shoulder, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, etc.

2. How to take care of breasts during lactation

1. Breastfeeding mothers should ensure adequate nutrition to meet the physiological needs of both mother and baby.

Otherwise, it may result in insufficient milk or lack of milk, which will affect the growth and development of the baby; it may also cause excessive consumption of body fat, weight loss, and breast atrophy in the future.

2. Breastfeeding mothers should maintain a good mental state, be in a good mood, have a regular life, and get enough sleep.

Avoid various mental stimulations and negative emotions that may cause poor milk secretion and excretion.

3. When breastfeeding, you should try to empty the milk as much as possible. If the baby cannot completely suck out the milk each time, use a breast pump to suck it out.

Avoid milk stasis, otherwise it is easy to cause bacterial infection and lead to acute mastitis.

4. When breastfeeding, feed alternately on both sides to avoid breast asymmetry caused by feeding one side too much.

5. Pay attention to health care during breastfeeding to avoid acute inflammation of the breast caused by milk accumulation, trauma, nipple biting by the baby, etc.; breastfeeding mothers should avoid contact with toxic substances such as benzene, lead, mercury, organophosphorus, and various radioactive substances such as X-rays and isotopes, and use various drugs with caution or not at all.

6. Breastfeeding should not exceed 1 year. Generally, 6 to 10 months is appropriate to avoid ovarian function suppression caused by long breastfeeding, excessive atrophy and degeneration of the breast, and decreased sexual desire.