Should I squeeze my nipples after my baby girl is born?

In some places, there is a traditional custom of squeezing the baby's nipples after it is born. In fact, this is a very superstitious custom. It is a kind of dregs among the people and is quite harmful to children. Because squeezing the baby's nipples is very dangerous and can easily cause injury to the baby's nipples and induce mastitis. For baby girls, it can easily lead to inverted nipples.

Should I squeeze my nipples after my baby girl is born?

In fact, the claims that not squeezing a boy's nipples will cause his breasts to grow larger as he grows up, and that not squeezing a girl's nipples will cause her nipples to become sunken or her milk ducts to become blocked as she grows up are all unscientific.

In fact, over-squeezing the baby's nipples is a very dangerous thing. This practice can easily injure the nipples, invade bacteria, cause mastitis, and even cause abnormal breast development in the baby's future in severe cases. For baby girls, inverted nipples may really occur when they grow up.

Newborn babies, regardless of gender, will have bilateral breast swelling about a week after birth. Some may be as big as half a walnut, some as big as broad beans, and some may even secrete milk. This is because during the fetal period, the fetus has a certain amount of estrogen, progesterone and prolactin from the mother in its body. This is a normal physiological phenomenon.

After the baby is born, the estrogen and progesterone from the mother are suddenly cut off, prolactin is released, and breast hyperplasia is stimulated. It usually disappears on its own in about 2 to 3 weeks and does not require treatment.

The consequences of squeezing a child's nipple

1. The nipples of newborns should not be squeezed. When it comes to inverted nipples, many mothers will think of their painful breastfeeding history. When they think of their own breastfeeding history, they don’t want their little princess to go through it too. So, with the thought of "this is all for your own good", I squeezed my baby's nipples with all my heart.

2. It’s not a big deal if your baby has a little inverted nipple, so mothers don’t need to worry too much.

3. There is no need to squeeze inverted nipples. Many people have protruding nipples during puberty, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. Even if your nipples haven't protruded during the breastfeeding period, we can correct them in many ways. No need to squeeze nipples at all.

4. Squeezing nipples is dangerous. The self-protection mechanism of the skin of a newborn baby is very fragile. If you squeeze the baby's nipple at this time, it is very likely to break the baby's skin, causing infection, or even sepsis, which is life-threatening.

Therefore, the nipples of a newborn baby must not be squeezed. It’s okay that the old man is feudal and superstitious. But as human beings of the new era. Mothers must think twice before doing anything and pay attention to scientific basis. Otherwise it will only bring harm to the baby. Mild cases can be treated, but severe cases may affect the child's life. Always keep this in mind.