Patient's question:
Now the baby is four months old and has been exclusively breastfed. Recently, I've been experiencing breast engorgement and pain. There are many small white spots on my nipples, and there's mild pain, which seems like inflammation. What should I do?Help needed: How to deal with nipple inflammation during breastfeeding, how to treat it
Doctor's answer:
Based on the symptoms you described regarding your breasts, it is considered that the blockage of milk ducts at the nipple may have led to the recurrence of mastitis due to accumulated milk. It is recommended to maintain good breastfeeding habits. After each feeding, apply milk to the nipple, or use povidone-iodine to sterilize the nipple. Use a sterile syringe needle to pierce the white spots and express the pus. Sterilize with povidone-iodine, then use a breast pump to extract milk. If the milk is normal, the child can continue to breastfeed.