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lizzle 
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Posted: 14 February 2006 at 9:40pm |
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So, think i have mastitis. Was all achy this morning - decided it was from sleeping strangely, and tehn found a sore lumpy bit in my breast. Had decided it was from jake kicking me (lovely child), but am now thinking it may be mastitis as I have a kinda rash too.
I know i should bite the bullet and go to the doctor, but any natural remedies i could try first>???
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nuttymama
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Posted: 14 February 2006 at 10:10pm |
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I had a mild dose of Mastitis and all I had to do was feed baby heaps and I massaged the lump and expressed heaps and it eventually went away. However keep a close eye on it, as it can cause a lot of problems, I think it was emma? maybe who ended up in hospital because of mastitis. Godd luck it's not all that pleasant.
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Posted: 14 February 2006 at 11:47pm |
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Hot shower, massage lump towards the nipple whenever you feed.. feed on that side first for each feeding for one min (then switch to other breast if time to feed on that side). Take 1000mg tablet of vitamin c each day.
A wheat pack or hot water bottle on the lump helps too.. any heat.. I slept with one when I had mastitis.
I had it 4 times, it was awful. It developed into the full blown flu like symptoms the first 2 times as well :( but the 3rd and 4th i knew what to do and got rid of the lump in a day or two.. if it gets really bad go and get antibiotics to get rid of it, don't risk it getting any worse like I did.
Poor you, I hope it goes away soon. Mastitis sucks!
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 7:16am |
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woke up this morning feeling like someone has stuffed cotton wool in my head. Not sure if it's from mastitis or lack of sleep, either way am off to the doctors today as read online about it developing into abscesses and operations.
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 9:03am |
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Good luck, hope you get it sorted and recover quickly
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 9:03am |
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Good luck, Liz.
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 10:25am |
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thanks. went to doctor this morning and go some anti-biotics. I am actually feeling much better now. Rang midwife to ask her about the effect on Taine ans she said she could've prescribed them for me, thus saving me money...dammit! But the bight sidde is that I'm feelnig better and will be better soon!
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 10:27am |
Good luck! If you hadn't already said you were going to the doc I would be giving you a big lecture about it right about now. Don't mess with mastitis!
I woke up feeling a bit yucky and with a red lump in one breast, by lunchtime I had a fever of 39.9 and by 3pm I was hallucinating. And that's despite my midwife faxing a prescription thru and getting antibiotics straight away.
Ended up with 9 days in hospital (yes I know you all know this story, I am a broken record lol  ). I don't know if I could have avoided it in any way, but I know for sure that next time I will be going to my doc/midwife the very second I even IMAGINE something is not right!
Good luck at the docs Liz. I hope it's not mastitis!
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 10:36am |
Poor Liz  Hope you get better real soon!!! 
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 11:55am |
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Liz you poor thing!! I have never had it but I hope that you get better soon!!
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 12:59pm |
Poor you Liz. Glad you are feeling a bit better and hope the ABs do the trick soon. 
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Posted: 15 February 2006 at 3:20pm |
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Posted: 16 February 2006 at 8:33am |
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what a difference the pills make. one day later, lump is still there but nowhere near as sore, and i feel fine!!! yah drugs! thanks everyone for the advice and sympathy
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Posted: 16 February 2006 at 10:57am |
Glad to hear you're feeling better Liz...
"Yay drugs"? Does this mean you're going to tell everyone to drug up like Nikki does? Hehehe...
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Posted: 16 February 2006 at 11:16am |
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Posted: 16 February 2006 at 3:18pm |
Yay Liz - glad to hear that you are feeling better!
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Posted: 17 February 2006 at 3:15pm |
hehehehehehehe Becca
Geez, I'd not even known about drugs until they gave me the stuff at hospital on Monday. Was high as a kite but couldn't feel anything. Managed to talk through the whole procedure but have no idea what I said.
If only they had those sort of things during labour!! (Not so sure it'd be good for baby tho )
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Posted: 17 February 2006 at 4:02pm |
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Sounds like me when I had all my wisdom teeth out, Nikki. Not that you can talk that much at the dentists, but you know what I mean!
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Posted: 17 February 2006 at 9:57pm |
yeah go the morphine had it when i had my c-section with james i cant remeber what i said but it was all good
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Posted: 18 February 2006 at 10:22am |
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Yeah i got high off the pethidine when in labour and everything i said i found funny, everyone was looking at me like i was crazy, but i didn't care coz it felt gd.
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