Comments on: Mastitis

By: Second Birthday Party Planning is Underway.. | Becoming Mom – Mommy Blog and Photography

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:40:26 +0000

[...] definitely want to keep this one more stress free than the last one, which you may recall gave me mastitis because my stress level was so high I couldn’t produce milk! (thank God I don’t have to [...]

By: Jasper on Ohdeedoh! | Becoming Mom

Jasper on Ohdeedoh! | Becoming Mom — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:11:46 +0000

[...] out of my blogroll for not putting up Jasper’s birthday message on his birthday (hey, I was feverish and hormonal!) you very politely emailed me back and told me that the way it works is there is a [...]

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:28:44 +0000

I would definitely get on the antibiotics as soon as possible. I had mastitis early on and the first antibiotics didn’t work. It turned into an abscess and I had to have a tube put into my breast to drain it. I had to have that in for 2 weeks – not fun at all. I hope it clears up soon for you!

By: Jasper’s First Birthday Party – Finally! | Becoming Mom

Jasper’s First Birthday Party – Finally! | Becoming Mom — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:55:18 +0000

[...] just happy (and more than a little relieved!) that it’s over and that I made it through.. though I can’t say my breasts would say the same thing [...]

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:56:01 +0000

So sorry to hear you’re going through this! It sounds awful! I hope it clears up quickly!!!

I’m 5 months pregnant with my first, and I’ve never even heard this could happen! I’m now reading up on it so I can learn how to avoid this from happening and what I can do in case it does. Thanks so much for sharing! So sorry to hear you’re so uncomfortable though! Get well soon!!!

By: ariana

ariana — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:22:25 +0000

Thanks everyone for the excellent advice..can you believe how many of us have had these issues? I love breastfeeding, but god, sometimes it really takes it’s toll!

One thing I wanted to mention that my lactation consultant said is that for mastitis (as opposed to clogged duct) that you should use cold compresses more than hot except for 20 minutes before feeding/pumping at which point you CAN use hot but don’t have to (according to her). I still feel a bunch of clogged ducts in there, so I am using the hot because I want to get those damn things out!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:30:52 +0000

ABC Mama is right on the mark. I’ve had three bad cases of mastitis and one milder case. They have all coincided with major stress incidents, so there’s no question that stress matters if you ask me! Take a day off work and SLEEP. It will do wonders.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:45:34 +0000

Oh no, poor you! never had mastitis but I can only imagine the stress, I thought for sure my supply would tank after the b-day party. Can’t wait to see pics of the party, we had ours over the weekend too!

By: Farah

Farah — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:59:03 +0000

for a clogged duct – warm up a bowl/or sink or warm salt water (as warm as you can stand it water and painfully massage your breast until you just can’t stand it anymore. Hopefully milk will start to come out.

Hoping you feel better soon

By: Farah

Farah — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:55:37 +0000

I had it a few times also – I used the Gential Violet (turns stuff purple for a while but much better than antibiotic route)