? About Nursing...mastitis??? Posted: 02-23-06 18:35pm
K, I have nursed before ( I have 3 kids)
but I have never felt this pain
before...The pain is on the under part of
my boob, from my bra line up to my
nipple....It feels like a really bad
bruise.It hurts all the time, really bad
when I nurse...Do you think this could be
mastitis???Im gonna make a drs app, soon I
just thought I would ask here too...Thanks
every one who replies...
Amber
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lsipes
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 325
Posted: 02-23-06 21:07pm
Keep nursing and pumping on that breast as
much as you p.O.S.S.I.B.L.Y can!! I
cannot stress that enough!!
Is it red or purple at all? Like it's
infected? I don't know from your
description if it is mastitis or not, but
just be sure that you feed and pump off
that side as much as possible and
completely empty the breast.
I had mastitis so bad my breast was
completely purple, hard, and couldn't
release milk. I went to a quack doctor
(military doc) and she told me to stop
feeding on that side and take antibiotics.
The only problem is that by that time it
had abcessed, so antibiotics couldn't get
in, and nothing could get out. Besides,
the *worst* thing you can do with mastitis
is stop feeding on that side!! I ended
up having to have surgery. I urge anyone
to go to the doctor as soon as they have
symptoms even remotely close to mastitis!!
Lol... I had to feed my son off one side
for 12 months (he was only 3 months old
when I had surgery)
