Last friday (2 days after son's birth) my milk had come in but certain clusters of ducts werent being emptied. I told the midwife I'd tried a very hot baths, hand expressing, massaging down.
On monday she came and I told her those ducts were still full, is there any other way to get the milk out, she said no baby will take care of that.
My son has breastfed continiously, mostly from the swollen breast, most of it is empty and deflated from all the feeding but the same parts are full and bumpy still.
This evening I guess the milk had gone bad and infected my body as I'm on fire, shivering, head is pounding, very tearful, have aches and pains all over like the flu.
I really can't cope with being ill right now.
The doctors is so far away, I spose I'll have to drag my newborn and 3 yr old all the way there to ask for antibiotics.
My son also starts nursery tomorrow, 40 minute walk each way. I didn't turn up last time he was sposed to start either because of other issues, I'm lucky theyre giving me another chance.
I can't cope, the house is a wreck now too :-(
so depressing