Over the last week I have had quite the issue with my left breast. Normally that is the favored side for nursing because it produces about three times as much milk as righty does.
I woke up last Monday morning to a heavily engorged and sore breast. I tried nursing the baby on it more but it just hurt! I pumped several times but it didn’t seem to help at all!
Now, I’m no stranger to mastitis; I had it when my Izzie was about 4 weeks old. I had the fever, chills, body aches, the whole shebang. This time around I never had fever but by Tuesday I was at work and in a lot of pain. I felt like I had been hit by a train!
I also started noticing a severe pain in my nipple during latch on (think back to the first weeks of nursing and multiply that by about five) and I noticed a white bump… The dreaded milk blister :-/
So what has brought me some relief? Moist heat, Epsom Salt soaks, Hydra Gel packs, Lansinoh cream, Triple Antibiotic ointment, nursing & pumping often, olive oil soaked cotton balls, Tylenol (one desperate night) and as much rest as I can get with two wild girls in the house. Finally things are back to normal, THANK GOD!!!
What works for you when you have mastitis and/or milk blisters?
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