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² Poke root reduces swollen breast and pain. Use under doctor supervision.
² Elder is used to reduce swelling of engorged breast.
² Chamomile help control inflamed breast.
² Give your baby frequent feeds on both breast 10 to 15 minutes each.
² Use a pump to extract milk between feedings to control engorgement.
² Massage
breast while feeding to help milk flow easily.
² Mix 2 quarts of boiling water.
2 tsp. of vitex berries. 2 tsp. of blessed thistle leaves. 1 tsp. of nettle leaves. 1/2 tsp. fenugreek seed. 1/2 tsp. anise seed. Let it steep for 30 minutes, strain and drink 2 cups a day.
² Bryonia reduces swollen and hard breasts.
² Pulsatilla and calcarea is very helpful reducing size and hardness of engorged breasts.
² When production of milk is excessive and produces engorgement a cold compress using peppermint oil should be used.
² A compress of marshmallow and slippery elm often reduces engorgement.
Plugged duct
This is a problem that occurs when baby does not empty breast completely on each feeding, milk remaining in duct hardens and blocks duct eventually plugging it. Tight bras can cause plugged ducts as well. If breast feels sore it might be a sign of plugged ducts. A plugged duct should be taking care of as soon as possible, if not so it can develop into Mastitis.
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² Castor oil helps with inflammation and pain.
² Elder is used to reduce swelling of plugged breast ducts.
² Queen's delight Clears congestion of lymphatic vessels, stimulates white blood cells to react to infection.
² Check your nipples everyday, if you see dry milk on them or dark dots remove them with a cotton and warm water and feed your child as soon a s possible from that breast.
² Place baby in different positions every time, this will ensure that all ducts are being used.
² Place hot towels on breast or run hot water over them in shower.
² Massage breast in direction of nipple to try to get milk to come out. Mastitis
Mastitis is a condition that results when a plugged duct becomes infected, breast swells due to a bacteria that enters through tinny cracks on nipples. The breast infected with mastitis becomes red and painful with pus secretion other symptoms are fever, fatigue, vomiting or nausea.
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² Take poke root this helps mastitis. Use under doctor supervision.
² Queen's delight Clears congestion of lymphatic vessels, stimulates white blood cells to react to infection.
² Place hot towels on breast or run hot water over them in shower.
² Elder is used to reduce swelling of breast infected with mastitis.
² Rest as much as you can.
² Drink lots of water or alfalfa juice.
² Coat your nipples with breast milk after feeding.
² There are antibiotics that are safe for nursing mothers and their babies, see your doctor if your case is very severe. However we recommend that you try to avoid antibiotic as much as you can.
² Wash your hands before and after feeding, to prevent bacteria contamination.
² Dandelion is very helpful and popular herb to treat mastitis.
² The chinese use gentian to cure mastitis.
² Madder root is useful in relieving mastitis.
Cracked nipples
Cracked nipples can develop when baby is being position wrongly or by using damp breast pads. The nipple becomes irritated, red, and painful in some cases bleeding may develop.
² Calendula cream will soothe and encourage healing of cracked nipples and is safe for baby to swallow.
² The homeopathic remedy called chamomilla helps heal cracked nipples.
² The homeopathic remedy called pulsatilla helps heal cracked nipples.
² Sulfur is also helpful for cracked nipples.
² Apply vitamin E to sore and cracked nipples.
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