Breast Infection from BF?

How did you know you had it? I posted the other day how I stopped pumping & nursing last Thursday...I was down to only pumping once a day for 10 minutes total before I stopped. Well I stopped cold turkey now 9 days ago, and my boob is KILLING me still, soooo swollen & lumpy & sore. How would I know if I need to go to the doc, and if so, what do? The OB?

Thanks!

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Is the lump hot, and hard, maybe a little sore to the touch?

If so, yes you have a plugged duct/infection.

If you have flu like symptoms, fever, chills, that's mastistis.

You can work the plugged duct out with some hot/cold compresses and hand expressing a little and massage, if not def call OB, they should be able to give you antibiotic and some tips.

I hope you feel better

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Hi, sorry you're going through this. I had an infection once when DD was about 6 wks & it made me feel nauseous & I had a slight fever. My bbs were also super tender/in pain (to the point I could barely wear a bra). I called my OB & she saw me that day & gave me antibiotics. She also said to take warm showers & to massage them. (Yet I was still nursing...)

Hope you feel better.

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Thanks ladies. I haven't noticed a fever or being nauseous, thankfully. I had clogged ducts before when I was nursing, this feels similar, but HUGE lumps and very, very sore. Should I still try to massage them/express if I'm not nursing anymore? It's so confusing

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I had a high fever for 2 days.

hope you feel better soon

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Posted by nbc188

Thanks ladies. I haven't noticed a fever or being nauseous, thankfully. I had clogged ducts before when I was nursing, this feels similar, but HUGE lumps and very, very sore. Should I still try to massage them/express if I'm not nursing anymore? It's so confusing

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when i had it i had a fever of 104.3 no kidding! and i had the swollen, red lines going through my breast and it was hot and painful to touch. Def go to your doctor if you have any concerns b/c its serious if its infected

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Posted by bayla

when i had it i had a fever of 104.3 no kidding! and i had the swollen, red lines going through my breast and it was hot and painful to touch. Def go to your doctor if you have any concerns b/c its serious if its infected

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get cabbage leaves and put them in your bra!!! I went through the same thing and it's the only thing that gave me relief.

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I had a big red spot - it was about one inch by two inch and it was bright pink/red - that was my main symptom - that and nursing killed. I also had a temp. Hope it gets better

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I had 2 breast infections. Both times I ran a very high, like 103-104 fever and my boobs were burning hot to the touch. I had to be treated with antibiotics both times. My doctor told me to do warm compresses, warm showers and to keep nursing through it.

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Posted by bayla

Posted by johnsae

get cabbage leaves and put them in your bra!!! I went through the same thing and it's the only thing that gave me relief.

careful if your allergic to penicillin though, b/c if you are, you cant do cabbage leaves (the lactation consultant recc this at first to me too but when she found out i was allergic, told me don't do it)