Patient's question:
After giving birth, I insisted on breastfeeding my baby. During lactation, I sometimes felt breast fullness. When the breasts become full, it can cause pain. When can I stop feeling breast fullness during lactation?Doctor's answer:
During lactation, breast fullness is because your milk is not fully emptied. Long-term milk stagnation may lead to the occurrence of mastitis. Each time you breastfeed your baby, make sure every breast is fully emptied. If the baby doesn't finish your milk, you can use a breast pump to extract the milk. Once the milk is fully emptied, the feeling of breast fullness will disappear. At fourteen days postpartum, if you have hard lumps in your breasts, this is more likely due to milk accumulation and needs attention, as it increases the risk of mastitis.