I'm a day behind on my 30 days. I will catch up tonight.
The reason I'm a day late? Not because I'm lazy or I forgot, but because I woke up Sunday morning feeling like complete death. I definitely thought I was coming down with the flu. I went to work despite feeling like that & just kept feeling worse. I went to the bathroom during my shift & realized I definitely have Mastitis. My boob was really sore & had red spots on it.
What is mastitis? Mastitis is an unpleasant complication of breastfeeding — one that happens quite frequently, especially within the first six months of nursing. It is the swelling and inflammation associated with an infection in the breast tissue and milk ducts. Mastitis is quite painful, and needs to be treated immediately by a doctor.
With that being said, it SUCKED/SUCKS. I had a fever of 101 last night and my head was pounding. Body was achy. Luckily my awesome OB called in a script for me & it helped after my second dose. I went to bed feeling like crap, but I woke up at 3am for feeding time & my body aches & fever disappeared. My boob is still really sore though. I hope this goes away fast!
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Hey Danielle! Saw you were following me so I followed you :) Beautiful little girl you all have!
ReplyDeleteI got mastitis with Sawyer, my second, I know how painful it is. Glad that you were able to get meds fast and are feeling better! Good for you on the nursing too - I'm still nursing my second at 18 months
Oh I meant to add - What helped clear mine out was taking a super hot shower - let the water hit your sore spot and just stand there trying to massage it out and express at the same time. It hurts, but it really did help. A heating pad will help too along with some ibprofeun.
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