Severe congestion will lead to mastitis of breast

If some breast burning, swelling, and pain, and fever symptoms, most likely got mastitis. Then continue to breast-feeding is very important because it can clear the breast, then milk is still safe for children. Before feedings with a hot wet towel in the breast and continue to feed her child, especially with the pain of breast feeding, to make children part of the big mouth latch onto the areola (the nipple above the black part). When feeding, gently massage in mass, mass to the nipple with his finger from the direction of massage, which can help open the blockage of the breast. Transform feeding position so that the milk from the breast of every part of the outflow. If you can not breastfeed, you can hand or breast pump to milk squeezed out. Must maintain the flow of milk can open the blockage of the breast. Wear loose clothing, and rest as much as possible.

Most cases, within 24 hours of mastitis can be improved. If the fever more than 24 hours, taking antibiotics, intravenous penicillin 8,000,000 units, once every 5 to 10 days. If you are allergic to penicillin, erythromycin can be used 500mg, 4 times a day, once every 10 days. Paracetamol can be used as a fever. In the treatment should also continue to make milk flow, milk by hand or breast pump to suck out.