Tips to mnimize the galactocele

Having Experienced of galactocele made me realize how pain it was. So, As I already success to deal with it, I'll share with you guys

1. Make sure that it is a galactocele by doing the usg. 

2. If the galactocele (which consist of milk) already hurting you and has a lump, then you need a short cut by draining it first using a syringe (let the doctor do that).

3. Although you have drained the galactocele, the milk will keep producing, hence the lump will start to grow again. So you need to do some treatment at home. The treatment is home therapy and so easy to do.

4. Do a hot/warm compress every time you gonna nurse and massage the breast first. You need a special ways of massage which you can see on youtube.

5. You need to breastfeed to the breast that has a galactocele first, because baby will suck it stronger.

6. After a hot compress and massage and nurse, you need to put a cabbage on the breast (or icepack) as it gonna calm your breast. Do it for 10-15 minute.

7. Always nursing as often as possible.

8. The last but not least, you need to fasting. As I am moslem, I am fasting consistent with the religion rule. (eat at dawn and break the fasting when sunset, no eat and drink). It really affect the milk production as it slows the production, so you have chance to emptying the breast.

Hopefully those tips gonna work on you guys.. Good Luck!

Anyway, I forget to mention.  If you have a galactocele:
1. Don't use a tight bra especially with a wire.
2. Don't sleep on your tummy which is pressing your breast.