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The year I got admission into school, my cousin had just given birth to a baby boy. I went to visit her and she showed me the baby’s breasts, they were swollen and seemed to be getting bigger.
She said her mum had been massaging it with hot water twice a day, but it wasn’t helping. I didn’t really know what was going on then, so I told her to go to the hospital.
When she came back, she was disappointed. No drugs, no cream, just one instruction: stop touching it. They told her it would go away on its own.
Thankfully, she listened. Within a few days, the swelling disappeared.
Here’s the truth: Swollen breasts in newborns are common. It happens because of the mother’s hormones in the baby’s body. It’s normal and temporary.
What you should NOT do:
❌Don’t press it.
❌Don’t massage it.
❌Don’t apply hot water.
All these can cause infection (mastitis or even an abscess), and that’s when it becomes a real problem that may need antibiotics or even surgery.
Sometimes, doing nothing is the best treatment.
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