I found a lump under my arm. I just had a
baby 1 week ago and I am breastfeeding,
could this have anything to do with
breastfeeding? I am going for an
ultrasound tomorrow.
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woosleyworldwide
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Lump under arm Posted: 04-15-08 06:41am
I had my son on January 4th 2008- about 3
months ago. I stopped breastfeeding my son
out of my right breast about a month ago
due to a cracked and bleeding nipple.
After stopping the feeding, I got three
pimple like soars, almost like blisters,
on my boob. My son also developed the same
sore on his chin. Then I got a rash in
both my arm pits, but I continued to
shave. About a week ago, I developed large
painful bumps in just my right armpit-
deep pimple like volcano soars. It started
with one in the middle of my armpit and
then 6 big bumps form in a half circle
around that one. I have never experienced
anything like this before. I went to the
doctor and he said that after pregnancy
the skin changes pH and that these soars
are common. He gave me a bacteria cream to
apply twice a day as well as antibiotics.
My doctor told me to stop using deodorant
and after applying the cream to cover my
armpits with baby powder. To be honest,
the baby powder is what eased my
discomfort. So, anyone out there with this
problem, just remember to take antibiotics
once a day for 1 week (I don't like
antibiotics, but when the soars burst it
can cause staff infection if you don't
take it), clean the area with gentle soap
twice a day (I used the ultra mild
top-to-toe baby wash I bought for my son),
then cover the area with baby powder. I
thought I would start smelling of BO, but
with washing the area twice a day and
using the baby powder, I never smelled
bad. It's been one week since I last saw
my doctor and the soars are almost
completely gone. I think the bumps formed
because I stopped breast feeding. Posted
by Sofia
