How can breast massage promote milk secretion?

After experiencing a painful childbirth, breastfeeding is the mother's top priority. Mothers who choose to breastfeed must pay attention to it in their daily lives. Massaging the breasts more often can ensure that the breast milk ducts are unobstructed and there is sufficient milk secretion. Avoid insufficient milk secretion from the mammary glands, which will make the baby not full. This will also cause some damage to the nipples when the baby sucks on the breasts. Reasonable massage helps protect the breasts.

How to do breast massage during lactation ?

Breast massage during lactation is somewhat different from daily massage, but generally there are two massage techniques for breast massage during lactation:

The first breast massage technique

1. Use one palm to lift the breast from the base, and use the thenar muscle (the large muscle group at the base of the thumb) of the other hand to push towards the nipple several times.

2. Use both hands to gently twist the nipples for about 30 seconds.

3. Use the thenar muscles of both hands to massage the chest for 2 to 3 minutes, from the outside to the nipple.

4. Use both hands to massage the waist alternately (clockwise) until the skin on the waist feels warm.

The second massage technique

1. Wash your hands and apply mild, non-irritating, pure natural ointment or a little milk on your hands.

2. Give the breast physical therapy or hot compress first.

3. Relax your mind.

4. Squeeze the areola and gently massage the breast skin. This will help stimulate milk production.

5. Massage the breast from the outside toward the nipple with moderate force. In addition, do not massage vigorously in a circular motion.

How to do breast massage during lactation? Benefits of breast massage. Breast massage techniques

What are the benefits of breast massage ?

1. Make breasts smooth and tender

When massaging, applying some olive oil and moisturizer can increase the effect of massage and make the breast skin more elastic and feel better.

2. Immunity can be enhanced

Rub the thymus with your hands 200 times a day. The thymus is about four fingers wide below the depression between the collarbones under the neck. Make a hollow fist and rub the body back and forth on both sides of the thymus to enhance immunity.

3. Keep breasts young

Everyone knows that the face needs to be massaged regularly, otherwise it will become sagging and wrinkles will form. The same goes for the breasts, which also need to be caressed regularly to maintain a youthful state. Otherwise, they will become inelastic and dull.

4. Keep breasts firm and not sagging

Many women start breastfeeding after giving birth, which causes severe breast sagging. At this time, you should massage more, place your hands along the lower side of the breasts, and begin to gather the breasts upwards. Do this 20 to 30 times a day, which can have the effect of lifting your breasts.

5. Detect breast lumps early

Many women believe that breast problems only occur when they are painful or itchy, but they don’t know that lumps that don’t hurt or itch are one of the symptoms of breast cancer, so don’t take it lightly. Touch the entire breast from time to time, and if you find a lump, seek medical attention immediately.

6. Relieve breast tightness

After women's breasts mature, they have to wear underwear. Sometimes, in order to make the breasts look shapely, the underwear needs to be tight to create cleavage. Often at the end of the day, the breasts will feel very tight. When you return home at night, take off your underwear and massage your breasts properly to relieve the tightness.