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Breastfeeding and Mastitis
Mastitis is perhaps the most distressing problem you may encounter when attempting to breastfeed. You have been making it through the sleepless nights, the relentless feeding schedule, the diapers, the leaking... when all of a sudden you want to stop breastfeeding. Why? Mastitis is the answer. One of your breasts is engorged. There is a slightly red patch which is painful to touch. When the baby feeds it's extremely uncomfortable. After the feed your breast feels sore. You dread the next feed... and then you begin shivering. You think you have the flu. You have hot and cold sweats. You have a thumping headache. You retire to your bed and feel utterly miserable. Visitors encourage you to give the baby a bottle so you feel like you've failed... but there is a solution. In most cases mastitis affects only one breast at a time. So what causes it? Most often a new mum, whether or not she has previously breastfed, will suffer mastitis as a result of incorrect positioning or latching on of the baby. Consequently the milk is not properly drained from the breast and a milk duct becomes blocked. Other reasons include skipping feeds because you don't want to feed in public or in front of visitors, or the baby is sleeping and you do not want to disturb him. If you recognise the sensation of a blocked milk duct you may be able to avoid it progressing into mastitis by gently massaging your breast in the bath or shower. Massage downwards towards the nipple. You may feel a small lump which disappears as the duct becomes unblocked. You can also try feeding the baby more often and again massaging the sore area towards the nipple as the baby drinks. Another effective technique is to try expressing milk with the aid of an electric or hand pump. However, if all your efforts are in vain and the duct does not unblock mastitis will often follow. Mastitis is simply when the blocked duct becomes inflamed and possibly infected. Current medical advice is to continue feeding from the affected breast even if it is infected. The infection will not harm the baby. However, the last thing you may want to do is to feed from the affected side at all as it is so painful. This will only make things worse and you may end up with an abscess. If this happens you will need to have the abscess drained by a doctor. If you are worried about your baby drinking milk from the affected breast a good alternative is to express and dispose of the milk and to feed only from the unaffected side. Your body will adapt. It will continue to supply enough milk for your baby from the unaffected breast. And as long as you express regularly from the affected breast the milk supply will be maintained. You produce breastmilk on a supply and demand basis so there will always be enough. When the infection clears up you can simply return to your usual feeding pattern. If you do get mastitis and it does not clear up within a few hours you will probably require an antibiotic so speak to your GP. Make sure to tell him you are breastfeeding so a suitable antibiotic can be prescribed. To avoid a recurrence make sure you position the baby properly. Ensure he is not sucking on just the nipple but that he has a good mouthful of the areola also. Try to sit upright or if lying down do not lie on the breast. Make sure the baby is tummy-to-tummy with you, his nose and mouth facing the breast and that he is not creating a blockage with his chin or a hand or arms. Mastitis usually clears up completely within a couple of days so put it in perspective. Don't give up breastfeeding because you have mastitis. Instead ensure you don't get it again; position your baby correctly, feed on demand and avoid skipping breastfeeds. Sinead Hoben is the proud mother of three beautiful breastfed children. A former English teacher she now runs her own website, http://www.breastfeedingmums.com which promotes breastfeeding and offers breastfeeding support and practical advice for mums. Email or visit http://www.breastfeedingmums.com for further information about breastfeeding. -- sineadhoben Posted via newmomsforum : http://www.newmomsforum.com |
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Breastfeeding and Mastitis
sineadhoben wrote:
Sinead Hoben is the proud mother of three beautiful breastfed children. A former English teacher she now runs her own website, You'd think a former English teacher would know better than to commit plagiarism. Michelle Flutist |
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Breastfeeding and Mastitis
Michelle,
You have publicly accused me of plagiarism. I have never plagiarised anything in my life and the article to which you responded, Breastfeeding and Mastitis, is based upon my own personal experience. It reflects the advice I received from my own local breastfeeding group. This is original material. All of my articles are original and I take your allegation very seriously. Your accusation is slanderous and I will be seeking legal advice if you do not retract your comments immediately. Sinead Hoben, http://www.breastfeedingmums.com |
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Breastfeeding and Mastitis
Hate to say it but she belongs to the forum that reposts Usenet and is not
the one running it. The one running it is called Claire. The one Sinead seems to be running is breastfeedingmums.com and the forum on that site has about 3 original posts and 4 members and no reposts. While she is posting via the forum that is cheesing off so many here, I'm not 100% sure that she is responsible for that particular "forum". Notice that she posts VIA newmums, while advertising breastfeedingmums in her sig. While I'm not happy about the reposting sites, I don't think we should be attacking everyone who posts using the site. The owner and webmaster is to blame not the users. "Michelle J. Haines" wrote in message ... sineadhoben wrote: Michelle, You have publicly accused me of plagiarism. I have never plagiarised anything in my life and the article to which you responded, Breastfeeding and Mastitis, is based upon my own personal experience. It reflects the advice I received from my own local breastfeeding group. This is original material. All of my articles are original and I take your allegation very seriously. Your accusation is slanderous and I will be seeking legal advice if you do not retract your comments immediately. Sinead Hoben, http://www.breastfeedingmums.com You're part of the site taking posts off of the Usenet group and posting them on this website, right? You seem to be, since your advertising for it in every post you make. Stealing posts and presenting them as belonging to your site is fine with you? Seek legal advice, let me know what they say. Michelle Flutist |
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Engram wrote:
Hate to say it but she belongs to the forum that reposts Usenet and is not the one running it. The one running it is called Claire. The one Sinead seems to be running is breastfeedingmums.com and the forum on that site has about 3 original posts and 4 members and no reposts. While she is posting via the forum that is cheesing off so many here, I'm not 100% sure that she is responsible for that particular "forum". Notice that she posts VIA newmums, while advertising breastfeedingmums in her sig. While I'm not happy about the reposting sites, I don't think we should be attacking everyone who posts using the site. The owner and webmaster is to blame not the users. I suppose IME people don't usually advertise websites they aren't affiliated with in some way. If she's not, then she's not at fault and I retract the statement. No doubt if I just killfiled everyone affiliated it would be easier. Michelle Flutist |
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Breastfeeding and Mastitis
When I use yahoo mail, Yahoo attaches the words "use yahoo mail" to my
messages. Doesn't mean I'm in any way affiliated with them. I simply use their service. I have no choice about the attachment, it doesn't appear until after I've sent my mail. The person at fault is the site owner who designed it that way. I don't want to advertise yahoo mail - the site just attaches it's additional sig to my messages. Ditto hotmail. This is obviously what newmumsforum is doing. Killfile them if you want to but IME such a sig is not a sign of affiliation but simply of someone who uses a particular service and may not be aware at the time they are writing a message that such advertising will appear in their message. I'm not defending that "forum" here. I don't like it, either. I'm just being cautious about jumping all over people who may be unaware of what the service they signed up for is doing. "Michelle J. Haines" wrote in message ... I suppose IME people don't usually advertise websites they aren't affiliated with in some way. If she's not, then she's not at fault and I retract the statement. No doubt if I just killfiled everyone affiliated it would be easier. Michelle Flutist |
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Michelle,
Thank you for retracting your claim and your apology. I am not affiliated with newmomsforum.com other than being a registered user. I simply submitted an original article to the site. I strongly recommend you consult the following link regarding libel laws. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A1183394#1 I am not affiliated with bbc.co.uk. Sinead |
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sineadhoben wrote:
I strongly recommend you consult the following link regarding libel laws. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/A1183394#1 I recommend you consult the following link regarding libel laws IN THE US because the UK isn't the center of the universe any more than the US is, and UK law doesn't apply to me. http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/faq-defamation.php Particularly this point: Not-libelous: * Calling a political foe a "thief" and "liar" in chance encounter (because hyperbole in context) How do courts look at the context of a statement? For a blog, a court would likely start with the general tenor, setting, and format of the blog, as well as the context of the links through which the user accessed the particular entry. Next the court would look at the specific context and content of the blog entry, analyzing the extent of figurative or hyperbolic language used and the reasonable expectations of the blog's audience. Michelle Flutist |
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sineadhoben wrote:
Michelle, Thank you for retracting your claim and your apology. I am not affiliated with newmomsforum.com other than being a registered user. I simply submitted an original article to the site. We didn't. And yet our posts are turning up there, and the responses from your site are turning up on Usenet. |
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