How do you know if you have a mastitis?

Re: How do you know if you have a mastitis?

• Garnetbaby09

  March 2009

  We have another pumpkin??

  I haven't had it but I heard it feels like the flu...

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• Pumpkin111 member

  March 2009

  Garnetbaby09:

  We have another pumpkin??

  grrrreat.... lol

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• janinekrause member

  March 2009

  i thought i was sick- i had a fever, the chills, a hard lump, it was so painful...

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• r_keselburg

  March 2009

  when I got it I had a pain in my breast, it hurt to nurse, then I had a fever of 103. 3 I thought I had the flu but my breast hurt.  I called the doctor and they said it was mastitis, called in a antibotic told me to get on bedrest for 24 hours and nurse as much as possible.  You should call your doctor and ask. 

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• chadandamy

  March 2009

  Do you have any redness on your breast, specifically a pie shaped section?

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• cfitz16 member

  March 2009

  Hi:  When this situation happened for me, my doctor told me that if I didn't have a fever, I didn't have infection.  Assuming you don't have a fever, you still can turn it around on your own.  She advised me to get into the shower for 30-45 minutes, and massage the affected breast.  Once you are out of the shower, feed the baby and then pump.  Repeat until the soreness goes away.  Good luck.

  

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