How to express the breast correctly?

Many women even sometimes face the need to express their milk during the baby's breastfeeding period. In particular, this valuable and nutritious liquid may be needed in order for the father to feed the crumbs on his own until the mother is absent.

To express the milk, you can use the traditional manual method or ask for help with modern breast pumps. Anyway, the process of expressing the breast is quite laborious and in some cases can deliver a woman a lot of pain or discomfort. To prevent this from happening, every young mother needs to know how to correctly express the milk from her breast.

How to express the breast with your hands?

Of course, if Mom is forced to decant the breast after each feeding, it is better to use the breast pump. Meanwhile, for single cases, when it is rare to empty the mammary glands, you can turn to the traditional manual method, especially since it is much safer than using any, even the most modern device.

To manual expression did not cause pain and severe discomfort, a young mother should first cause a rush of milk. To do this, you can use one of the following methods:

• apply a warm cut of tissue to the mammary glands;
• take a warm shower and massage the breast with a jet of water;
• to drink a mug of hot tea with the addition of milk, broth of wild rose or any other warm liquid;
• to soak your feet in hot water;
• a little to stimulate the nipples with the pads of the fingers;
• In addition, if the chest is large enough, you can bend slightly and shake it with both hands.

Next, you should use a step-by-step instruction that will tell you how to express the large or small chest with your hands:

1. Prepare a large enough bowl with a wide neck and sterilize it.
2. Wash your hands thoroughly and dry them.
3. Sit comfortably by placing the dishes under the mammary gland.
4. Place the thumb of one hand over the areola, and the index and middle finger under it.
5. With your index finger and thumb, gently press the areola in the "towards yourself" direction.
6. When the milk starts to drip, gently squeeze the skin fold with two fingers and pull it away from yourself.
7. Constantly moving your fingers clockwise, achieve complete emptying of all sectors of the breast.

How to express the breast with a breast pump?

Before decanting milk with the help of a breast pump it is advisable to carry out the same preparatory procedures as before the traditional manual method. Next, you need to pick up a funnel of the right size, so that the nipple does not lie against its walls and can move freely from side to side. Women-owners of large breasts, as a rule, have to stop their choice on a funnel with the maximum possible diameter.

Having located a breast pump on a breast, include it in the socket or start making movements with your hands, stimulating the expressing of milk. If you feel pain or discomfort while using the device, stop using it immediately and try again. Probably, you have chosen a funnel of the wrong size or incorrectly placed a breast pump on your chest.