Mastitis :(

kyreb1 · February 2015

anyone else suffered from this at all? So painful !! I'm currently on anti biotics it's been two days but not feeling much better, any good pain relief options??

ljordan722 · February 2015

I just got over a bout of mastitis! I just took aleve or Tylenol and the antibiotics. Just nurse through the pain & make sure to keep that breast as empty as possible to clear the blockage out. I pumped right after he nursed to make sure it got empty & stayed up all night to make sure he nursed every 2 hours. Mine only lasted about two days!

ljordan722 · February 2015

Oh & I used those purple gel bead pads from lansinoh heated in the microwave! Heaven! Well worth the investment if you plan to continue breastfeeding!

kbl13 · February 2015

I had it really bad with my first.. it took 3 different antibiotics to finally take care of it. Make sure you are nursing a lot and massaging while in a hot shower.

nana4ye · February 2015

I found it helped to lay in a warm tub (kind of sideways to get the infected breast in the water and express/massage the infected area. But yeah. It's the worst. Keep it as empty as possible. Cabbage leaves helped, but they can lower milk supply, so I only used them when I got mastitis while weaning.

Whitty313 · February 2015

Mastitis is awful! At first I thought I had the flu with my symptoms until I noticed the red patch under my breast along with a significant and painful lump

massage, pumping, nursing and lots of rest! And yes those purple breast pad things you can heat or freeze are great. Also, I developed mastitis directly after doing way more than I should have been being only 2 weeks postpartum, so take it easy!

mikeANDjen448 · February 2015

I've had it twice now. DS is 5 weeks. It's awful! And this time has caused my supply to TANK

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