Patient's question:
I had a miscarriage at 5 months, and three days after the procedure, my breasts started to feel painfully swollen and tender. I couldn’t even touch them. Besides a large amount of milk leaking out, my clothes were soaked through, and the milk flow hardly stopped. Initially, I thought that expressing the milk might help, but to my surprise, the milk became even more abundant, and the pain and swelling in my breasts worsened. I don’t know what harm expressing the milk might cause, so I’d like to seek advice from the experts on what I should do.Doctor's answer:
Your situation can be managed by drinking water steeped in sprouted barley to wean or taking vitamin B6 to wean. Without medication, you can use a breast pump to extract milk when your breasts feel full. Generally, two to three times should be sufficient for the milk to naturally wean without accumulation. Avoid waiting until your breasts become engorged and lumpy before expressing milk, as this may lead to a recurrence of mastitis. The above suggestions are for this issue, and it is hoped they will assist you. Wishing you a speedy recovery!