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Second bout of mastitis -- what can I do about this?
Well, this whole "go braless" thing has kind of made me wonder: exactly -how- does one go braless when breastfeeding? During the day, it's simply not an option -- I have to go to work, and I can't have "the girls" flopping and spraying about. Fortunately, the sports bras I mentioned are super comfy and squash very little. But even at night, I leak an awful lot. Even with towels or a blanket under me, I can soak through quite easily (and it's very unpleasant to sleep on a wet towel, too) . How does one manage without a bra to hold a nursing pad in place? well if they are not restrained, they may well leak less as they have more room to expand, plus you can change the towel/nappy every time you feed, it might be worth gritting your teeth against it because it's less unpleasant than mastitis! As for day time, well depends when you get dressed and when you get undressed, you can get dressed for the day later if possible and similarly some people get in to PJs quite early, I also would always take my bra off if I napped in the afternoon, so even if you do wear a bra when dressed you can probably make that be less than 12 hours. You are saying squash very little which is different to not squashing at all my nursing bras do not squash one jot. have you had any blocked ducts at other times that have cleared without getting infected? I've never had anything wrong, other than cracks/scabs that never did anything but hurt, other than this mastitis, with either baby. I only breastfed DD for 11 months, but still -- 11 months and no problems is a far cry from four weeks and two infections! well that's lucky, I had a bout of mastitis that hospitalised me with number 1 as well as endless weight gain issues plus thrush, but at least thrush that cleared up with cream, I thought it could only get better! I was wrong I had mastitis, though nowhere near as bad and with my history I didn't wait in getting to the doctors and we hit it with a high dose of multiple drugs, I also had thrush which was stubborn and needed the oral stuff, I've had the mystery black nipple and all the way through a baby who just does not want to turn her top lip out and as it's an abnormal latch error it's not been easy to fix and she still does it occassionally, oh and I had a cyst on my nipple, but it was too small to aspirate but big enough to be a problem! Anne |
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Second bout of mastitis -- what can I do about this?
In article .com,
"Carlye" wrote: Really? Gosh, I thought mastitis developed much more slowly and required a topical crack or blockage or something. You learn something new every day. :-) And at an ABA meeting I heard that there seem to be two types: the kind you mention, where bacteria get in from outside, and another type related to inflamed tissue within, commonly related to engorgement or bruising. And thanks, we're pretty sure DS is fine. Good luck -- hope you get a diagnosis soon! -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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