When you put on your underwear and notice two flab spots under your arms, do you think it's just weight gain? In fact, it's probably a secondary breast. After pregnancy you will know more clearly why it is called "secondary milk". After pregnancy, the underarm protrudes a large piece, the doctor said that the auxiliary milk, there is a sour swelling feeling on the press. Is there a mother in the same situation? Will it disappear on its own after birth?
In fact, secondary milk is not rare, the incidence of about 2%-6% in women. Accessory mastas are usually bilateral, most have no obvious areola and nipple, just a mass of tissue, and a few people will have complete nipple, areola, and breast tissue. General pre-menstrual side milk will also swell pain, pregnancy significantly increased, there are nipple side milk during the probreast will even secrete milk.
We humans have a lot of breasts encoded in our genes, and by the sixth week of development, an embryo will have formed 6-8 breast primordia. Under normal circumstances, except for the breast of a pair of breast base continue to develop into a breast, the rest will be degraded by the 9th week of the embryo, if there is no degradation, it will become underdeveloped, small secondary milk. In the absence of pregnancy, most of these side milk is not perceptible, once pregnant, under the stimulation of estrogen, it begins to show. Most of the accessory milk is not to worry about, but any inflammation, benign and malignant tumors that may occur in normal breast tissue can occur in the accessory milk, but the probability is still relatively small. If there is significant swelling, discomfort, and other abnormalities, it is recommended to see a doctor immediately.
People who have secondary milk before pregnancy have no special discomfort, and most of them are long in the armpit hiding place, not easy to be found, even if some people feel some discomfort, it has not attracted attention. However, during pregnancy and puerperium, under the influence of hormones, expectant mothers will feel the swelling of the underarm breast in addition to the enlargement of the breast, and even some of the secondary breasts have nipple-like protrudations. When the child is born, the breast is full and begins to secrete milk, then the auxiliary milk is also with the increase, swelling and tenderness, swelling pain, although there is no nipple, a few people will still have milk through the skin. Don't worry, after stopping lactation, the secondary milk will also shrink, milk secretion and tenderness will disappear, and it will generally shrink to the pre-pregnancy state, but it will not disappear by itself.
Expectant mothers should choose the right size underwear according to the changes of their breasts, the elasticity should be large, the side is higher and wider, and the underwear that can completely wrap the entire chest can be a good protection for the breast and can well avoid the development of the breast toward the armpit. In addition, in the third trimester, the expectant mother should try not to press the auxiliary milk, because the stimulation brought by the massage may cause contractions, and even lead to premature labor. If the expectant mother feels uncomfortable side milk swelling, you can use a hot compress to relieve it.
In fact, the principle of the secondary milk is the same as the breast. If the breast in the accessory milk is smooth, then the milk will smoothly flow from the accessory milk to the breast, or along the breast of the accessory milk. However, if the breast of the secondary milk is not smooth enough, it may cause distension, which is the same feeling as breast distension. Usually it doesn't matter. If you want to continue breastfeeding, you may need to decompress the secondary milk and periodically suck out the milk secreted by the breast tissue inside. If the symptoms are too obvious, you need to go to the hospital to ask a doctor for advice, and you may need to consider stopping breastfeeding. After the milk is returned, the secondary milk will also slowly shrink and stop milk production.
There are two methods of eliminating accessory milk. This method is more thorough and suitable for those with more breast tissue in accessory milk tissue. The resection is not complicated and can usually be done under local anaesthetic. The stitches are removed seven days after a secondary mastectomy with pressure dressing. It generally does not have a great impact on daily work. If the doctor is skilled, the operation is not dangerous; Postoperative recovery is also fast; No side effects or sequelae or anything like that. Will not affect future pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding. If the accessory milk is still enlarged or uncomfortable after ceasing breastfeeding, removal may be considered for cosmetic reasons. The method of liposuction is suitable for patients with more adipose tissue in accessory milk tissue. Under the guidance of B-ultrasound, this procedure is relatively simple. For friends with armpit odor at the same time, it can also solve the problem of armpit odor.