help please in pain and shivering

[thefuturesnotourstosee]

i think I have thrush in my breast. Occassional stabbing pains and general pain so bad I can't lie down. Shivering and very cold though breast itself is hot to touch.

DS haS Had it in his mouth for ages and on secnd lot of treatmebnt. I've been using canisten on my breast but its not helped.

Don't know what to do. Chemist said take paracetomol and see gp but can't get appointment before monday.

actually considering a&e I'm in so much pain but i know its the wrong thing to do :(

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That's no surprise. Glad you got some prompt help. I've had a few near misses with mastitis and it's not nice.
Don't let it put you off bf-ing, though. Just make sure all the ducts are emptied after each feed.

Glad to hear you're on the road to recovery

Oh that's good to hear - as was mentioned further upthread, if it doesn't clear completely make sure you get straight back to your GP.

Good you got the treatment you need. Take it easy and rest & bf as much as possible

Put cabbage in bra and take paracetemol. The best cabbage I found was savoy.

Thank you again all of you.

I've spent a good chunk of today either feeding DS or asleep. I've also just managed to eat 2 slices of toast with butter and cup of tea which is the first thing I've had since yesterday lunch time other than water and medication. Just hoping I'm not about to be sick again now.

Still in a lot of pain :(

whinge whinge whinge whinge moan

aww, hope you are feeling much better soon OP, get lots of sleep (BFing permitting LOL) the ABs will soon kick in

And a big Yay to MN at it's best ! nest of vipers my arse!

You poor bugger OP.

I had this with both my babies. And it always came on very suddenly and Id get ill very quickly.

The last time it happened when I was getting ready for bed I noticed a slight hot spot on my breast. At 3am I woke up and I was shivering so badly my whole body was shaking to almost the point of convulsing. My lips and area around my lips was totally blue, I felt like I was in the Antarctic and could not get warm.

Id just had my first period and wondered if Id had TSS!

Realised it was mastitis, the antibiotics kicked in well but it was the neurofen which bought my fever down. I was passing out at one point.

Its very scary how quickly it escalates, so Im glad you get to see someone tonight.

Sorry just noticed this happened last night. Glad you have the meds.

Apparently dangle feeding helps, although it never helped me. But you lay the baby on the bed and you go on all fours and dangle your boob. Its supposed to clear it quite well.

Hope the pain is easing by now

Just wanted to thank you all. The anti-biotics are really kicking in now and I'm feeling almost completely fine though still getting the odd stabbing pain. I really appreciated all your kind advise and sympathy. Without you lot I'd probably have just tried to wait until Monday morning and really regretted it.

Thanks again

Mastitis. You need ABs! Can you get to an out of hours doctors?

Oh glad you're feeling better OP. Poor you.

Glad you're on the mend, OP. As well as finishing the full course of ABs, if you can feel any lumps / swellings / the pain is in a certain area (towards the armpit is the most common area), try to feeding with your LO's lower jaw pointing towards it, as this will help loosen any blockage that may have occurred.

Hope you're back on form asap.

And if your DS is being treated for oral thrush, make sure you get treated as well - and not with canestan, there are specific medications you can be prescribed. Otherwise you will keep passing it back to one another.

Ds2 and I had thrush when I was bf him. It was so so painful, but not as bad as mastitis. I would bite down on the handle of a wooden spoon when he was latching on.
The things you do for love eh?