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Becoming a mother is the most special moment of every woman’s life. There are many changes in body and life from pregnancy to delay. Even after the birth of the child, many things should be taken care of. Therefore, breastfeeding mother is asked to take the right diet. Because the child gets nutritious from him. At the same time, when a woman is made for the first time, she does not have many things, due to which she inadvertently makes some mistakes during breastfeeding.
In this, the child should take care of the right way to get breastfeeding properly. But at the same time some women feed the child only through one breast. Perhaps it can be comfortable for them. But this can make the child get used there. Apart from this, it can prove to be very harmful for the health of the woman. Let’s know about it from experts
Feeding the child in a way can cause problems to the mother
BLK-Max Super Specialty Hospital Principal Consultant Lactation Doctor Dr. Shachi Baweja in Delhi Told that the mother who makes her child breastfeed in a way, in the beginning, they may feel swollen or some liquid full. During the third-fourth day of birth, a lot of milk is produced and the breasts become tough and heavy, it is called “physical growth”. If the child is not drinking milk from one side, then the freezing of milk on that side can cause problems to the woman, which can cause problems like pain or fever to the mother. If milk does not come out in the breast itself, it may cause blockage or in some cases.
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The expert said that due to this, the difference in the size of both breasts can be seen. As the days pass and the child is drinking milk from only one breast, due to this, the other Best will slowly stop getting milk and thus it will become small in size. This will make both the breasts look different from each other and will feel numerous in wearing fit clothes. There is a stretch in the shoulder and hands of the mother from where the child is drinking milk.
What can be a cause of breast cance from one side?
It is said that if the mother will not give milk to the child from the other side, then it can increase the risk of breast cancer. but it’s not like that. If his milk has accumulated or the lump in unumed breast does not change in cancer. Prevention of breast cancer is caused by obstruction in the hormonal cycle during breast -feeding and it is for both breasts.
What happens by having a child breastfeeding in a way?
If your child drinks milk from only one breast, then these tips can be helpful for you. There can be many reasons for this, most of the reasons are in the baby, such as torticolis, in a situation in which the neck muscles shrink, it turns and swept the head in a way. Muscle tension can also be the reason for this. The way the child was breastfeeding in the early days, if milk is fed again and again from the same breast for several days, milk production in unusing breast is reduced, due to which the child prefers to drink milk from the other side.