Contents:
- Medical Video: Breastmilk and the difference between Colostrum, Foremilk & Hindmilk - How Breastfeeding Works
- What is Galactorrhea?
- The cause of the baby's nipples secretes fluid
- Is there a special treatment that can be done for galactorrhea?
Medical Video: Breastmilk and the difference between Colostrum, Foremilk & Hindmilk - How Breastfeeding Works
In the early days of birth, sometimes the baby's nipples release milk-like fluids. This might make the baby's parents panic. The condition of the discharge is often referred to as galactorrhea in infants. What are the causes of galactorrhea in infants? Is this normal? Can it be cured? See the explanation below.
What is Galactorrhea?
Galactorrhea is a liquid that comes out of the human nipple, but is different from milk as produced by nursing mothers. Galactorrhea is a condition that can be experienced by newborns or even adult men.
Galactorea itself is not a disease, but it can be a sign of a problem in the body. This can actually happen to women, even those who have never had children or after menopause. However, cases that occur in newborns may make parents anxious or panic.
The cause of the baby's nipples secretes fluid
The condition of galactorrhea experienced by this baby is often caused by too much hormone prolactin, which is the hormone responsible for milk production when the baby is born.
Then there are other health conditions that make the baby's nipples release milk-like fluids. Because, prolactin is produced by the human pituitary gland, which is located near your brain. These glands are like peas at the base of your brain. His job is to remove and regulate several hormones.
Well, when you are pregnant, your mother's high estrogen levels pass through the placenta into the baby's blood. This can cause enlargement of the baby's breast tissue, which may be related to the discharge of the baby's nipples. While the conditions experienced by men or women who have never given birth, it can be caused by the development of tumors in the pituari.
Is there a special treatment that can be done for galactorrhea?
Treatment of discharge from the baby's nipples can actually disappear by itself in the next few months, and this is normal to experience. If this condition is caused by a tumor, galactorrhea can be treated with medication or surgery.
If certain medications you take cause galactorrhea, your doctor may prescribe a different drug. In many cases, no treatment is needed, and the condition disappears by itself over time. However, during the healing period you should avoid some things such as avoiding touching the baby's breast area, or avoid putting the baby in tight clothes until the body is hit by friction.
Also avoid massaging, squeezing or intentionally removing all fluid from the baby's nipples. It is feared that this could make bacteria enter the mammary gland, which then causes mastitis. Mastitis is a condition in which bacteria enter the breast through broken skin (nipples) or through the milk ducts in the nipple.
