Mastitis
Pretty sure I’ve got mastitis on the way after nearly 9 months exclusively breastfeeding and never having it 🥲 does anyone have any tips on stopping it in its tracks before I get to the point of needing antibiotics? So far it’s just red,warm, hard and slightly swollen. I can still feed from the affected side at the moment x
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Try get the baby to keep feeding from it I believe is good advise
Hello, I worked with an IBCLC when I had the same symptoms you’re describing and she said that the best thing to do is to put an ice pack on the sore boob, don’t hand express or pump too much, take ibuprofen and paracetamol to reduce the swelling and pain and to feed as much as possible from that side. The advice used to be to massage the boob and hand express to relieve the blocked duct but this has changed recently so said to do what I’ve mentioned above. Hope it helps 💕💕💕