Breastfeeding is a problem that many new mothers may experience, and timely and accurate diagnosis and correct measures are critical to ensuring the health of mothers and children. This paper provides detailed information on the methods of diagnosis, symptoms, causes and prevention and response to breast-feeding, and helps new mothers to cope with this problem easily.
I. Symptoms of lactation
1. Local changes in breasts
• Red swollen fever: When a typical mammary outbreak occurs, the local skin of the breast is significantly red, which is a sign of increased blood flow in areas of inflammation. The light touch of the hand can be felt in the region, with increased skin temperature and pain. Initial pain may be light, similar to breast-milk swelling, but as the inflammation develops, it turns to stings or jumps, especially when the baby sucks or is under breast pressure. For example, mothers may suddenly feel the pain of one part of a breast on one side during the breastfeeding process, which requires vigilance against breast disease.
• Hard block formation: the inflammation region is prone to hard block formation. These hard blocks are variable in size, they are hard in texture, and borders are sometimes less clear. They are the result of milk silt in the breast catheter, which causes local swelling of mammograms and inflammation of inflammation cells. Mothers, when looking at their own breasts, feel a hard block different from normal breast tissue, accompanied by pain, should be of high interest.
2. All-body symptoms
• Heat: Breast inflammation is often associated with heat symptoms. Body temperature can rise gradually from around 38°C to 39°C or higher in severe cases. Heating is the response of the body ‘ s immune system to inflammation, which helps to increase the activity of the immune cell, but also makes mothers feel ill, weak and dizzy. Some mothers may suddenly experience heat and cold tremors at night, which may signal an increase in breast inflammation.
• Other infirmities: In addition to heat, there may be symptoms of headaches, all-body sores and appetite. These systemic symptoms affect the mental state and physical strength of the mother, which in turn affects normal breastfeeding and baby care. For example, a mother may be unable to concentrate on breast-feeding the baby because of headaches and indigence, causing the baby to weep.
II. METHODOLOGY OF MAJOR IRA
Self-examination
Visiting: Where there is sufficient light, mothers can stand in front of the mirror and look closely at the appearance of breasts on both sides. See if the breast is symmetrical, and if the skin is red and bruised, orange-skin changes or emits. Normal breast skin should be smooth and coloured, and may indicate breast inflammation or other breast problems if local redness or abnormal skin changes are observed on one side of the breast.
• Touch: lie flat on the bed, put one arm behind the head and touch the breast gently with the fingers of the other hand. The entire breast, including the nipples and irradiated areas, is examined sequentially in the direction of a clockwise or a counterclockwise, starting with the outside quadrants. It is felt that the breast tissues have hard blocks, knots, and that they have the right level of care to touch. If you touch a hard block, you need to feel its size, shape, texture, activity and if there is any stress. At the same time, the nipples are squeezed to observe the absence of a smooth discharge of the milk and the spill of the nipples. Normal mammograms are relatively even, with no visible hard block or pressure, and milk should flow out smoothly when the nipple is squeezed. If abnormalities are detected, such as pain in a hard block accompanied by pain and difficulty in excretion of milk, this may be a sign of breast disease.
Observe baby sucking
• If the baby shows resistance, cries when sucking a side of the breast or is unable to absorb the milk effectively after a certain period of time, it may suggest that the side breast has milk silt or breast inflammation. This is shown by the fact that breast inflammation causes local breast pains and hard blocks, which can result in poor milk excretion and can be difficult when the baby sucks. For example, a child normally sucks normally, but suddenly cries frequently when breastfeeding at a given time and does not want to suck one side of the breast, and the mother needs to check if the breast is abnormal.
3. Attention to physical response
• As mentioned earlier, the whole body symptoms of fever, headaches, all-body sores and lack of strength may be associated with breast disease. During the breast-feeding period, the mothers are to be aware of their state of health, and the possibility of breast inflammation is to be considered if there is an unknown cause of fever, discomfort, and with local breast symptoms. Especially in the early post-partum period, the body is relatively weak and is more alert to breast disease. For example, in the week or so after the birth, the mother suddenly feels cold and hot, while the breast is swollen, requiring timely breast screening and appropriate measures.
Causes of lactation
Milk siltation
• Untimely or irregular breastfeeding: When a baby is born, if it is not breastfed in a timely manner in accordance with the principle of breastfeeding on demand, breast milk is not empty for long periods of time and is easily silted in a breast catheter. For example, some mothers, who sleep late at night, fail to breastfeed their babies in a timely manner, which leads to the accumulation of breast milk and increases the risk of mammosis.
• Breast catheter congestion: conditions such as mammary flatting, internal insulation or fractures can affect the normal discharge of the milk, resulting in a constriction of the catheter. In addition, hysteria, breast tissue pressure, etc., can cause catheter congestion and emaciation. For example, mothers who wear inappropriate cortex breasts for long periods of time may impede the flow of milk, cause emulsions and lead to breast inflammation.
Bacteria infections
• Tipping of nipples: The baby is not snuffing properly and, if it is not in the correct position, it can cause a nipple to break. Broken nipples provide the entry point for the bacteria to enter the breasts in reverse along the mammary catheter and cause infection. Common bacteria have golden screen, etc. For example, new mothers lack experience in breastfeeding, so that babies suck only their nipples, rather than most of their tizziness, and are prone to the fracture of their nipples, making bacterial organisms available.
• Lack of attention to breast health: breast-feeding mothers tend to breed bacteria on the surface of their breast skin and increase the risk of infection if they do not always clean their breasts, especially after more sweating or milk spills. For example, in hot summers, mothers’ breasts are sweaty, and if they are not cleaned in time, the number of bacteria increases, which can cause breast inflammation.
