Breast hygiene
Under breast hygiene refers to behavior to avoid infection of the chest, as in the female breast and especially during lactation are important to irritations and infections of the chest to prevent.
It is recommended that you only touch the breast with washed hands, especially when breastfeeding, in order to avoid the transmission of germs. For the puerperium and during the breastfeeding period, the recommendation applies to wash the breast once a day with warm water and a maximum of mild soap, avoiding the nipple and areola.
The use of dry nursing pads is necessary to keep the nipple dry. Breast pads made of cotton , wool or silk are particularly breathable.
Improper breastfeeding and sucking of the baby or frequent breastfeeding can lead to sore, cracked nipples. Sore nipples cause pain for the mother when breastfeeding. A nipple care , after feeding the last milk is left on the nipple in, prevents dehydration and has an antibacterial effect and thus contributes to avoid cracking nipples. Fresh air and sun also have an antibacterial effect on the nipple. If necessary, a lanolin ointment accelerates the healing of cracked nipples.
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- ^ Carol Green: Maternal Newborn Nursing Care Plans . 2011, Jones & Bartlett, ISBN 978-0-7637-7742-5 , p. 357 (in English; limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ a b c Ulrike Harder: Postpartum care in the clinic and at home . Thieme, 2005, ISBN 978-3-8304-5330-7 , pp. 85–87 ( limited preview in Google book search).
- ↑ a b Márta Guóth-Grumberger, E. Hormann: Special situations . In: Veronika Scherbaum, Friederike M. Perl, Ursula Kretschmer (Ed.): Breastfeeding: Early Childhood Nutrition and Reproductive Health . Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2003, ISBN 978-3-7691-0407-3 , p. 126 ( limited preview in the Google book search).