I was down with fever on Saturday night and Sunday morning and there are plugged ducts on my right breast. And that made me very worried. I can’t imagine letting my breast go under the knife again and the grueling dressing. So I quickly made appointment with the doctor; thank God he is open on Sunday evening.
At the clinic, the doctor got his clinic assistant to do warm compress and try to press the milk out from the swollen part. Thank God it can came out and he advised me to do the same when breastfeeding. He also subscribed me with antibiotic coz I was feverish.
As I am typing this, the lumps are gone because I really pressed them hard during breastfeeding but the pain is still there. I think it is due to the pressing. hehe. Unfortunately, my baby does not really like to latch on this part of my breast. I read that due to Mastitis, milk will be saltier taste due to the increased sodium and chloride content. But I still forced him to latch as not to let this breast become engorge.
I also understand that Plugged Ducts and Mastitis is common in breastfeeding moms. One of the blogger mommies told me she got it a few times and her daughter is already 1yo. This really scares me. I hope, I won’t get it again! Oh ya, she advised me to take garlic pills that has leichitin and echinacea. That is how she self treat herself whenever she has mastitis. I think, I must get those 2 pills ready in hand; just in case this problem comes back again.
Stumble it!
hi Miche..heard so many people getting sick nowadays, we must strengthen our immunity against the virus.. when u recovered, try taking multi vits to booster up..
i didnt know breastfeeding can have complications too.. being engorged is painful, i know… anyway, take care and wish u speedy recovery..
Hope you are fine now.
Aiyo….I’m worried I get it too.
I had it a few times previously. It was a real pain and I mean really painful. I remember having to press out milk that had pus in them to throw away.
Anyway, I’ve got some links and readings in one of my old posts. See if they are useful for you? The links can be found at the end of my post.
The Pain of Mastitis
http://motheringtimes.blogspot.com/2008/06/pain-of-mastitis.html
I still get Mastitis up until today. It always happens when I don’t b/f Baby C on time or when I’d dozed off and didn’t feed her on that side of the breast. The moment I feel a slight pain on that breast, I will quickly pop double dosage of garlic pills with lecithin and Echinacea. Also use ice to apply directly on that breast. And most importantly, let Baby C suckle on that breast the whole day haha! And massage it too! So the next time you feel the slightest pain in your breast, be careful. After a few days, the pain will be burning. Act before the pain accelerates k?