breastfeeding

[patiti91]

So my daughter is now a week old and ever since then ive been breastfeeding her. But now im noticing lumps under my armpits and im getting concern is this normal?

[tomorrow264]

Your body should figure out soon how much milk you need for baby and it'll start to regulate how much you produce so you don't get engorged unless its been longer then usual between feedings or pumping.

[mrsMartinez91]

Also how often are you feeding or pumping? Maybe if you pumped/fed more frequently your breasts wouldn't become so full or even engorged.

[mrsMartinez91]

You should pump 15-20 min on each side or untill your breasts are soft. I've read to pump 2-3 min after the last drop to make sure there isn't another let down.

[patiti91]

Thank you girls yes they started to go away i was so scared thinking bad stuff.. hot showers really did it.. and oh my i would just stand there getting ready to get in the shower and they would leak like omg... with the pump i fill up a 6oz bottle each and they still hurt.. and thank you mrsmartinez91 ill check it out :)

[tomorrow264]

You don't have mammary glads in your arm pits and they can become engourged with milk. What has helped me was hot showers and warm compresses and then massage the area. When I happened with my first child I freaked out and thought I had tumors.

[Suzy93]

I noticed the same thing! My son is 10 days old and I noticed that the first week. They seemed to go away after I fed him though. I think its when you have too much milk because they would leak like crazy

[mrsMartinez91]

There is also a breastfeeding forum here on medhelp come and join us.

[mrsMartinez91]

I think it could not be clearing the breast. I heard that you can change positions and that can help. Also I'm not sure if pumping is an option just to make sure that each breast is "truly" empty. You don't have to buy an expensive pump since you might not be using it very often.