When you get a blocked duct/mild mastits, do you rest?

[nethunsreject]

Just wondered if anyone actually gets the chance to follow the advice. I try to take it easy when I get a sore, llumpy boob, but I still have to look after the kids. Does this make it worse?

You're right though, the advice is to rest.

But as you say, that's hard to do when you have other kids.

Can you get some help in the meantime?

Didn't so much rest as fall over with a raging temperatureand was unable to get up again for several days! Had it 3 x in four months. At the first sign, get the antibiotics so that this never happens to you!

I've never got to the temp stage, thank god!

My mum will help, but i'm meant to be taking the kids out today and she took them yesterday, so just not sure what to do.

I fairly often (about once every couple of months) get a really sore blocked duct, where one half of my boob feels rock hard and I can't raise my arm its so sore. Thankfully (touch wood) it has never led to mastitis for me.

I didn't know you were supposed to rest. So I never have. But I get very little help with DD so even if I had known I wouldnt have been able to.

I didn't know that rest was recommended either for a blocked duct. I'm the same as KD0706 and lucky never to have had Mastitis.

Hmm, will have to tell DH that one so I can rest for the next one. I'd nearly be looking forward to it but I know that he's seen me carry on with the previous ones so I can't imagine I'd get much sympathy for the next one.

Nethun, have you tried a hot compress over the boob just before a feed, or a hot shower beforehand? Try and massage out the lump when under the heat.

I usually try feeding in different positions too. DD is the best for unblocking them but it might take a day of trying.

Thanks for all the replies. was starting to feel bleurgh.

Ended up staying home and thanks to fab granny I got some rest, ibuprofen, heat, etc and it is going. Hoorah!