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Mastitis is an infection and inflammation of the breast tissue that occurs most frequently while a woman is lactating and breastfeeding. It can occur when bacteria, often from the baby's mouth, enter a milk duct through a crack in the nipple. See also Mastitis While Breastfeeding . About 1%-3% of breastfeeding mothers develop mastitis. Engorgement and incomplete breast emptying can contribute to the problem and make the symptoms worse. Breast infections most commonly occur one to three months...
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Expressing breast milk by breast pumping occurs when a lactating mother using a manual or electric breast pump attached to her nipples, apply and release suction to her nipples allowing breast milk to flow steadily into an attached container, usually feeding bottles. The freshly pumped milk is then stored and preserved in the sealed container to later feed an infant. Nursing mothers often pump breast milk if they spend significant amount of hours away from their infants before returning to them.
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When trying to breastfeed for the first time, your breast must be prepared for Let-Down. The let-down reflex means your milk supply is ready to flow. Sufficient milk supply makes breastfeeding easier for you and your baby. Your breasts will often tickle or tingle as your baby latch on and begin to breastfeed. Often after your baby unlatches from your nipple, unused breast milk will drip. This is a healthy sign that your milk has “let-down.”
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What is Mastitis?
Tuesday, September 04 2018 02:47 by MomsPumpHere