Other names: painful breastfeeding

What does it mean?

At the time of breastfeeding on the mammary gland placed great demands. They must contend with sudden increasing its volume and must regulate milk production. Milk production is influenced behalf hormone prolactin (Lactoses = milk). His work is managed by secondly the time of the menstrual cycle, as well as breastfeeding and its frequency. There may be situations where increased amounts of prolactin and milk production in women after childbirth is consequently increased. It also puts much greater demands on the breast, causing painful lactation of excess milk.

Another option, which causes discomfort when breastfeeding is the increased sensitivity of nipples, inflammation of the skin around the areola or excessive push baby or child during suckling. The problem can occur when a baby’s first teeth and irritates mechanically nipple.

What to do?

If lactation painful due to excess milk and increased production of the hormone prolactin, so it is appropriate drug therapy. It is not necessary to immediately ceasing lactation, breast-feeding can be continued, but appropriate therapy. In that are used substances which are opposite to the effect of prolactin (PRL antagonists). Such substances include drugs containing dopamine (also prolaktostatinu – = stopping statin, decreasing).

In short at the end

Pain during breastfeeding should rather consult with your doctor. Its cause may be a truism, but it certainly is not the rule.