Question

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is postpartum and has engorged breasts. Which of the following nonpharmacological comfort measures should the nurse include in the teaching? O O Wear nipple shields during the feeding, Apply cabbage leaves after feedings. Use a breast binder for 2 days. Use plastic-lined breast pads. o

Answer 1

Answer is: Apply cabbage leaves after feeding.

Breast engorgement is inflammation in the breast cells that occurs with increased blood flow and milk in your breasts in the first few days of postpartum. Applying the cabbage leave for 20 min not more than 3 times a day, can give relief from engorgement a it causes decrease in the breast milk supply.  The green cabbage plant contains a high concentration of sulphur, which is known to reduce swelling and inflammation.