When to start wearing bra after delivery
Breast Sagging & Breast Engorgement Problems After Pregnancy
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mom come India this is our Breast Care
Series we've divided the series into two
parts part 1 of this series was posted
on our channel two days back where we
covered all the problems and solutions
related to nipple care especially when
you're breastfeeding in part 2 which is
this video we'll be talking about breast
sagging and breast engorgement because I
feel that those are two problems that
every woman worries about especially
poster their delivery so let's get
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first problem which is breast sagging
now three reasons because of which
breasts sag are number one a lot of
people believe that when you are feeding
the child you should not wear a bra
because that can interfere with the milk
production or that can cause pain in the
breast this is a myth it's absolutely
wrong imagine when you were growing up
as a woman also you always focus on
ensuring that you wear the right bra
right size right shapes so that your
breasts don't go out of shape similarly
even after delivery nothing changes you
need to wear the right bra depending on
your size your size might be a larger
size now since your breasts are more
full so make sure that you're wearing
the right bra you could wear a nursing
bra you could wear a regular bra but
make sure you're wearing one at all time
like you would do in your normal days
also number two a lot of people feel
that breastfeeding leads to or the
breast sagging that's absolutely wrong
improper feeding position while
breastfeeding leads to breasts sagging
now what normally happens is that to
give a lot of comfort to our babies we
end up going to the babies to feed them
but the golden rule is that always bring
the baby to the breast
don't take the breast to the baby when
you're taking the breast to the baby
your overall position of the body your
breasts your neck your back everything
is getting affected and that's why not
only press sagging but a lot of women
complain that I have
of neck problem I have a lot of backache
while I'm breastfeeding all of that is
because maybe you're feeding position is
not right so make use of feeding pillows
make use of chairs to have a proper
posture while you're feeding your baby
that will ensure that your breasts stay
in the right shape number three is
weight gain now what happens is that as
part of pregnancy you gain weight
overall in your body including your
breasts and your breast tissues
continuously expand because they are
preparing for this entire new and long
process of breast feeding which
continues till about a year so your
breasts also continue to expand but post
you stopped breastfeeding once you start
losing your weight and start working on
toning your overall body your breasts
actually come back to your pre-pregnancy
shape so make sure that till the time
you're breastfeeding you don't focus a
lot on weight loss just focus on having
a healthy diet having lots and lots of
rest exclusively breastfeeding your baby
so that you can recover internally well
once you do that then losing the weight
will be very easy and then toning
through either yoga or you know other
forms of fitness will be easier for you
as a result of which your dress will be
back in shape now let's talk about the
second big problem which I think almost
all new mothers experience especially in
the first two months of their
breastfeeding journey this is breast
engorgement now what is breast
engorgement this is a time where the
breast becomes extremely full of milk it
is so hard that if you touch it it feels
like a rock you know it the skin on the
breast also starts to turn pink you will
feel that there's heat being generated
and all the milk in the breast gets
clogged in a way so because of which the
breast engorgement happens as it gets
severe it may also lead to fever it may
lead to chills and eventually if not
treated one time and if not treated
properly it can also lead to mastitis
which is a condition that you totally
want to avoid so number one reason of
breast engorgement is oversupply or over
production as many would like to call it
what happens is
that once your body starts to milk milk
it takes time for the body to understand
the demand which is your babies demand
and your body's supply it takes time to
settle down into a schedule or a routine
which is like a two to three hour
feeding process and because of you know
not settling during that period
especially in the first two months you
will have issues where you will have a
lot of milk production or it also
happens if you are trying to wean off
your baby from the breast or you've
started working and you're still making
a lot of milk because you're off which
your breast feels full and leads to
englishmen now what do you do in such
cases let me start by giving you my
example I personally experienced this
when Kabir was one month old I had a
normal delivery immediately started
making breast milk also and I had a load
of supply in the initial days
so one evening even my husband was not
home and I realized that my breast has
started to pain it started to turn pink
and you know I'm feeling chill but my
breast is I can feel a lot of heat in my
breasts and I suddenly looked at my
temperature and it was 101 degree and I
got really really scared I started
crying I thought that something is
happening to me the first thing that you
do is you reach out to your doctor I
contacted my gynecologist and she told
me to take three steps number one she
asked me to take a fever reducer
immediately because the rising
temperature is not as it is good for the
body
so for breastfeeding women the fever
reducers only has to be taken as
prescribed by your doctor so I won't
mention the name of the fever reducer
that I took number one number two she
asked me to take something hot
immediately it could be hot milk it
could be a hot food so because of lack
of time I immediately had a cup of hot
milk which brought my chill down number
three she asked me to do a warm compress
on my breasts so what I did is that in
the area where the breast was very
painful enough to that I couldn't even
touch it I put a cloth there and on top
of that cloth I put a hot water bottle
you can't put the hot water bottle
directly on the breast because the skin
is very
and it could lead to a burn or a severe
rash so I did that so I gave a very
light warm compress in that area and
after some time when the clogged milk
started coming out I started to feel
relaxed now what you need to do in case
of a home compress is that after you
feel relaxed just apply a little bit of
coconut oil because coconut oil is known
for its cold properties also just apply
a little bit of coconut oil in that area
to avoid any damage done to that skin
considering the breast tissues are so
soft so that's the third thing that I
did and I was immediately relieved and I
was able to feed my baby also because in
most cases when you have this oversupply
and when you have a engorgement it will
be difficult for the baby also to
consume milk or to suck milk so then I
was pretty much relaxed so these are the
couple of steps that you can take if you
don't have fever if you don't have chill
you can avoid the first two steps you
can directly do a warm compress do a
warm compress before feeding your baby
and once the milk starts to come out use
your hand to express some more milk so
that you feel relaxed if you have a pump
at home like I had a meddler
manual and a manila electric pump then
you can use the pump also to express out
milk that's the first thing that you can
do the second thing that you can do is
take a warm shower so go to the shower
stand in front of the shower and let the
warm water come on your breast the heat
from the warm water will relax your body
and will let the clock milk to flow out
and number three is pump the excess milk
so you can always pump the male keep it
in a bottle keep it in the fridge and
give it to your own baby using a bottle
that ways your baby can get breast milk
through bottle also especially at night
when the mother also wants some rest and
can sleep properly your partner can
always offer that milk to the baby and
the baby will also be on a full stomach
and sleep well or if you're somebody who
does not believe in giving bottles at
all and you can always do social causes
by donating your excess breast milk to
hospitals where they can use in a nice
use for babies whose mothers cannot
generate breast milk
the second reason for breast engorgement
is gap between free
now initially like I said that the
schedule will not be adjusted it takes
time to build a schedule the best thing
to do is feed your baby every two to
three hours during the day and max 4 to
5 hours during the night so that ways
your supply will also be maintained well
you won't have a lot of gap between the
feeding and the baby we'll be able to
use the milk also properly the third
reason is working moms so suddenly after
a few months when the mom breastfeeding
mom has to join work back you know
because of long hours in office what
does she do her body is still making
milk but her baby is not there to
consume that milk so the best thing to
do is check with your office before
joining if they have the right
facilities or feeding rooms where you
can go and pump your mail if they have
then definitely take your pump there
take bottle there pump the milk store it
properly bring it back home and feed
your baby in the night or use it for
your baby the next day because as it is
when you're away somebody would be
feeding the baby through bottle only so
why make it a formula based bottle
filled give breast milk through bottle
as much as you can so that's something
that you can definitely do or if your
baby is off milk now and you're still
having this problem then you can always
express milk and donate like I said the
last reason for this problem is when the
baby feeds only on one dress this is
very common right especially in the
initial days when the babies don't know
how to feed they just feed for a few
minutes and would go back to sleep or
they would feed on one dress and they
would feel feel full so what do we do
because for a woman both the breasts
have milk in most of the cases and when
the baby feeds only on one breast the
second breast kind of feels left out and
then gets into problems like breast
engorgement so the best thing to do is
feed your baby equally 15 minutes on
each breast if you feel that after that
30 minute process also the baby still
needs more milk then move on to the
first breast so that ways you will
ensure that the baby has consumed both
hind milk and four milk from both the
breasts which is excellent nutrition for
the baby and if your baby does not want
to feed as a demand just wants to sleep
now then definitely go ahead and pump
the excess milk that is lying in the
other breast don't let it stay there
because the more you let the male
stay the more chances that it will lead
to engorgement so these were my personal
or tips my experience on breast care
which begins during pregnancy and
continues throughout your breastfeeding
journey post your delivery in case you
have more concerns you can definitely
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