mastitis?

redlocks · December 2008

I think I'm getting mastitis. I have a clogged duct and there is a red area on my breasts and last night I had a bad case of the chills, I'm not sure if I had a fever. Is this mastitis? It's not painful yet and I'd like to prevent this. Do I need antibiotics now or can I pump out? TIA

cvincent0423 · December 2008

call your doctor. ?sounds like it and it can get bad fast.

Wally3 · December 2008

ditto pp - the sooner you catch it the better.

rachelxx05 · December 2008

Sounds like it to me. Mine started with chills, my breast was red and painful and felt like my skin was on fire... I then got a fever and spent Thanksgiving in misery. The next day I got antibiotics

Felt better after about 24 hours. GL

MrsAmers · December 2008

Nursing as much as possible will relieve the clog a lot better than pumping. There is more advice for relieving clogged ducts on kellymom.com

Personally, I rested and nursed as much as possible and rode it out for 24 hours. Each time (all 3) I felt better within 24 hours and didn't need antibiotics. If I wouldn't have felt better I would have called my doctor for meds.

If you can avoid antibiotics I would, they increase your risk of thrush which is 100x worse. (I had that, too.)

jerseygirl81 · December 2008

It definitely sounds like mastitis. I have to disagree with pp, if it's mastitis and not a clog you'd be safer to get the antibiotics. Mastitis is a deep tissue infection and it can get very dangerous very quickly.

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