Breast plug easily lead to mastitis

Breast plug easily lead to mastitis, mastitis within 24 hours could be better. If the fever more than 24 hours, consider the application of antibiotic treatment, eight million units of intravenous penicillin, used in conjunction 5 ~ 10 days. If you are allergic to penicillin, erythromycin can be used 500mg, 4 times per day, qd for 10 days. Paracetamol can be used as a fever. In the treatment of the same time, should continue to make milk flow, by hand or breast pump to suck out the milk.

In the lactation period, if the formation of breast lumps and have pain may be due to breast milk is thick, was blocked. As a part of the breast milk stops flowing, it may also lead to mastitis. If some breast burning, swelling, and pain, and accompanied by fever, most likely got mastitis. Then continue to breast-feeding is very important, because this can clear the breast, then the milk is still safe for children. In the breast-feeding before the hot wet towel on the breast and continue to feed her child, especially with the pain, breast feeding, to make children part of Zhang Dazui latch on the areola (the nipple at the top of the blackened section). When gently massage the breast-feeding lumps, lumps with your fingers from the direction of the nipple massage, which can help to open the blockage of the breast. Transform position to make the milk from the breast-feeding in various parts of the breast out. If you can not breast-feeding, you can hand or breast pump to milk squeezed out. Must maintain the flow of milk in order to open the blockage of the breast. Wear loose-fitting clothing, and rest as much as possible.