plugged duct or mastitis?

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It's so super painful, red, hot to the touch, and everytime I pump or feed my little one, I get a fever. My fever has been anywhere from 99.6 to 100.1 and I definitely feel extra run down and almost flu like, but hard to tell if that's not just normal recovery exhaustion. I'm 6 days post partum today

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I’d say mastitis since you have a fever. Reach out to your OB. It can be no joke. I had two friends who actually needed surgery to get rid of the infection. In the meantime, try to pump or nurse often. Place heating pads or run boob under hot water and try hand expressing the clot.

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take ibuprofen it helped me alot and take hot showers pump and nurse...

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Mastitis go to doc asap

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with the fever, mastitis. I had it before, it's terrible! get to your Dr ASAP before it gets worse!

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mastitis because of the fever and flulike symptoms. Call your doctor if you feel that is best but if you want to try something else...it worked for me..get into a hot bath (not hotter than you can stand) lie on your side and massage your boob from outside to nipple and massage the part that is clogged. do this until the whole clog is out. (no more milk will come out) this is going to hurt but you just gave birth so you got this. the flu symptoms will be gone by the time you get fully dressed and fever should drop soon after. nurse or pump as normal after.let me know if you have anymore questions. If you try it I hope it works for you!!!

plugged duct or mastitis?

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