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Any advice for mastitis & milk blister?
Hey ladies.
Unfortunately i've got a nasty case of mastitis and feeling very sorry for myself. It kills and i feel like i have flu.
I'm on 2 antibiotics and gp says if i'd left it half a day i'd have been on iv antibiotics in hospital - very glad we avoided that!
Its going down slowly but i've heard that milk blisters can recur so keen to keep it unblocked. Does anyone have any tips?
Have seen baths, flannels, salt soaks, expressing, combing are recommended but interested to hear real experiences of what works as its so sore i'd rather not aggravate it.
Ps hugs to anyone else in the same boat. I had no idea it was so painful.
Unfortunately i've got a nasty case of mastitis and feeling very sorry for myself. It kills and i feel like i have flu.
I'm on 2 antibiotics and gp says if i'd left it half a day i'd have been on iv antibiotics in hospital - very glad we avoided that!
Its going down slowly but i've heard that milk blisters can recur so keen to keep it unblocked. Does anyone have any tips?
Have seen baths, flannels, salt soaks, expressing, combing are recommended but interested to hear real experiences of what works as its so sore i'd rather not aggravate it.
Ps hugs to anyone else in the same boat. I had no idea it was so painful.
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Good luck getting it sorted, sorry I can't be more help hopefully someone who knows more will be along soon
(((hugs))) xxx
Sorry to hear you have mastitus
I can't offer any remedies other than I massaged mine alot and kinda pushed the lumpy bits which seemed to relieve it for a while. I can offer you lots of sympathy though as I know how rubbish it can make you feel. Look after yourself honey.
SB x
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It can be caused by abundant supply, bad fitting bras, not emptying your boobs enough, not changing pads enough and even stress or fatigue. So its definitely more common in the first few weeks but you can get it when baby starts dropping feeds etc.