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Breast massage while breastfeeding
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Breast massage during feeding - in some cases, this may be the only means that helps reduce all the unpleasant consequences of breastfeeding. Very often, a nursing mother faces the problem of lactation disorders due to milk stagnation or other reasons, which brings painful sensations to the mother and does not bring satiety to the child. In this case, it is necessary to carry out treatment and it is better to start not with medicinal procedures using ointments, but to carry out physical and physiotherapeutic procedures in order to avoid complications in the future.
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