Testing positive
So I’ve been having this weird patch on my areola since I found out I was pregnant which was 23 weeks ago. The patch is extremely itchy and has liquid continuously coming out of it that is somehow also dry at the same time where it feels like it’s cracking and burns. The doctors tested it and here are the results. Has anyone else tested positive for this before?
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@Callie I think I’m just more afraid of how intense I have it just because it’s been 6 months of having this. Hopefully it’s not as bad I think it is because I’ve been already told that I have a higher risk of preterm labor due to my placenta
@Angelina fortunately if it is a staph infection there’s tons of treatments, creams, pills, sprays etc. your OB will get it taken care of, but definitely recommend getting it cleared up before baby comes if you plan on breastfeeding just to make sure baby doesn’t get it too.
@Callie hopefully it gets treated starting tomorrow! I was planning on exclusively pumping because I don’t really like the feeling of breastfeeding as for my first daughter it wasn’t really a good experience
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Looks like maybe you do have a staph infection, they’ll take care of it, but if it is it can spread, so don’t get the liquid on your hands and then scratch other parts of your body, it’s super contagious.