Hi, I hope someone can offer some advice.
My dd is 5 weeks old and I've been feeding with a mix of breast feeding (using nipple shields) and bottle feeding expressed milk. We were in hospital early on as she had lost weight and was jaundiced hence the need to express and bottle feed when she was struggling to latch.
Anyway, for the past few days my left breast has been sore and there are hard sore lumps in it. I've tried massaging them away and having a hot bath and am encouraging dd to feed from that side and I have also pumped a few times to try and sort it but it's still there. I'm now worrying it's a blocked duct that might end up as mastitis (seems like everything is a worry since having dd
). I don't know whether to just keep doing what I'm doing or if I should see a doctor?
I've felt quite rundown and like I've got a cold this past week but am generally starting to feels bit better so don't want to bug the doctor if there's no need, but I also want to get this sorted and don't want things to get worse.
Any advice much appreciated