Mastitis ?!

Question

Within reasons I spent the night away from my 6 week old and only expressed twice when they became to uncomfortable, as soon as I got home I fed my daughter, they were abit painful because they were full, but once they were emptied my left boob now has a 'tender sore area' kind of just under my armpit side. It did hurt so bad even when I tensed my boob muscle, now that doesn't hurt but holding/stretching kills! Is this Mastitis?! Also since being emptied Sunday night returning home they haven't 'filled back up yet' is something wrong?!

Answer

I had mastitis and it started off like that. A hard painful lump (blocked duct). If you don't have flu like symptoms and a fever it's not mastitis but you have to empty your breasts out and try to break up that blockage. Try a sock with rice warmed up and massage it out. If you don't get the blockage out you could end up with mastitis. Call your Md if you get a fever.

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Its probably just a clogged milk duct.

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I've been feeling cold the past 2 days but that's about it, no flu like symptoms . There's no lump either just a sore tender spot. Been making sure my daughter empties the boob and I've woken up this morning and it feels a whole lot better, still painful abit but not as bad and I've been massaging every time she feeds . Thank you all :)

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Mastitis will feel like the flu on top of those symptoms

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Sounds like clogged duct. With mastitis you will have fever, aches, chills. Very common as flu symptoms. It's miserable.

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