Compaction in the mammary gland of a nursing mother

When there is a tightening in the mammary gland of a nursing mother, doctors most often use the term "mastopathy". This diagnosis is of a collective nature. With this kind of disorder, mums can have inflammatory process in the mammary gland, milk stagnation, infection of the ducts of the gland itself. However, no less often, the cause of compaction in the breast in a nursing mother is mastitis.

What is lactational mastitis?

This kind of disorder is characterized by an inflammatory process. It is caused by the ingestion of a pathogenic microorganism, which often occurs when nipples are injured during sucking. With a similar violation of iron increases in volume, swells, becomes red and painful to the touch.

What is lactostasis and how is it manifested?

Often, young mothers can be heard: "I breastfeed on schedule, but there was condensation." In such situations, it most likely is about lactostasis, or in the people - the stagnation of breast milk.

It can happen for various reasons. So, quite often this phenomenon is noted almost at the beginning of breastfeeding, when there are tides of milk, i.e. produce its mammary glands more than the baby needs. As a result, the ducts can become clogged and it is in these places that the lactation appears in the breast in the breast. The massage of the breast and its expression after each feeding will help with this ailment.

In what other case, when breastfeeding can there be a condensation?

The most dangerous cause of such a disorder may be lipoma - a benign tumor that is formed from adipose tissue. Such a neoplasm does not bring painful sensations or any discomfort to a woman; is fraught with an increase in size and transition to a malignant form.