Mastitis
I think I’m starting to get mastitis, my left breast is so sore and warm to touch. I don’t have a lump though so am unsure.
But as the day has progressed it’s felt worse and I’m now starting to feel run down and achy (I don’t know if it’s connected)
I’m going to call the drs tomorrow. But just wondered if anyone had the same and any tips that worked on relieving the pain? I have continued to breast feed , massage the area and had a hot shower.
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Is it red? Lots of water, ibuprofen, cold or warm compress and feed as much as possible on that side. I had mastitis and only realised once I got flu symptoms. Felt immediately better once I started taking antibiotics though x
I ended up in hospital for 3 days on a IV Drip, the dr gave me antibiotics and then a lump appeared and my boob was so hard, keep feeding on both sides, cold compress don’t put heat on it, only express when your boobs are full and not to hard, I hope you are okay and it clears up 🙏🏼
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I had mastitis last weekend and it was awful! Not so much my boob being sore but more the flu like symptoms that came with it. I did what you did- hot shower, massaging and continuing to feed, although I phoned out of hours as I didn’t want to wait for the GP to open again on Monday. I know the doctors will be open again tomorrow but you might want to consider out of hours as it can escalate quickly. Ibuprofen is your friend also!