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Does this sound like mastitis?

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Eyespy24 · 25/09/2014 20:16

Or am I just knackered & needing an early night? Feeling generally not great today, worse this eve but nothing specific. Shivers & cold but maybe I just need to put the heating on!
Both breasts feeling generally a bit tender all over one slightly worse.
No lumps/hot areas.
DS is nearly 13 wks ebf.
Thanks for any comments.

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NotQuiteCockney · 25/09/2014 20:17

Any redness? Anything different with feeding lately?

ThisFenceIsComfy · 25/09/2014 20:19

Could be start of mastitis or a blocked duct.

Get in a hot shower and rake your boob with a comb. Sounds bizarre but works.

Get LO to feed feed feed from that boob and try and express any left in the boob

notadoctor · 25/09/2014 20:25

Sounds like it might be. Get plenty of rest (hard with a 13week old, I know!) and go to the Docs if you don't see an improvement. I second the hot shower, comb and massage suggestion and have another piece of bizarre advice - hold a nappy under the hot tap and press it to the sore boob as a kind of hot compress!

Eyespy24 · 25/09/2014 20:43

Thanks. A red line/scratch on the more sore boob. Could genuinely be a scratch from me prodding around to see if /where it hurts!
No changes in feeding really he just feeds loads in the day & usually once at nt but been like that for about 5 wks.
Thanks for the shower/comb tips.

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NotQuiteCockney · 27/09/2014 07:08

Sorry, I hadn't seen this. If there is any chance the red line is following a vein or artery (or if it's got longer since you last posted) please contact out of hours docs now.

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