Blood in milk
Friday, November 20th, 2009One of the most terrifying experiences during lactation blood is found in breast milk. However, mothers need not panic at the sight of blood as this is a very common phenomenon in a woman who is breastfeeding her first baby.
Blood tends to appear in breast milk during various medical conditions affecting mothers.
The most common among them is to have a cut or abrasion on the nipple or the surrounding region. Wounds on the nipple is caused mainly due to biting teeth. The blood tends to ooze out of that hurt the baby once pressure is applied through suction. Stop the bleeding once the injury is completely healed. If you notice any mothers such wounds, which should always be careful to clean the area before feeding. Infections tend to spread easily through wounds.
Another important cause for blood in breast milk is vascular engorgement or rusty tube syndrome. Syndrome patients have a rusty pipe increased blood supply to the breasts a few days before the day of hope. (more…)