https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:52:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1956683 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:38:55 +0000 fuzzypeaches 1956683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I had it 3 times with LO, and probably 3-4 times a clogged duct that had potential for mastitis. It was often in the same breast/similar place. It was horrible :( </p> <p>I found that if I massaged every day and caught the clogged duct early it wasn't as bad and sometimes didn't progress to full mastitis. I was also religious about hot showers. Fwiw I took lecithin too but I don't know that I saw a difference.</p> <p>I'm sorry it's terrible :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1955750 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:43:34 +0000 Ree723 1955750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: I take lecithin granules as I'm terrible at swallowing pills. I use Optima (see below) and just add a heaping teaspoon to my cereal every morning. I don't find it to have much of a flavour and when I add it to my nuts and oats cereal, it blends right in.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001MGALJQ/ref=pd_aw_sbs_2?pi=SY115&#038;simLd=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001MGALJQ/ref=pd_aw_sbs_2?pi=SY115&#038;simLd=1</a> </p> [attach=1312/14/nffhco.478x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1955747 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:39:07 +0000 sorrycharlie 1955747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: I had this one (the one on left). I forget how many I took! Maybe Google lecithin for nursing? </p> [attach=1296/14/nffh57.338x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1955707 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:12:14 +0000 mrskc 1955707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: that's interesting. I didn't know it could be from bacteria from baby's mouth. I felt like I got no warning to try and clear it up with out antibiotics. One moment I was fine and then within 2 hours I suddenly had severe symptoms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1955705 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:09:25 +0000 mrskc 1955705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: @Ree723: Is this what you guys take? This is the first one that pops up on Amazon. Just once a day? </p> [attach=684/14/nffczp.333x600.815CEJo5cuL._SL1500_.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954983 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:35:51 +0000 Ree723 1954983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: I second the rec to use lecithin! I was told that once you get a plugged duct, it is more likely to plug again. There was an analogy similar to a balloon being easier to blow up each subsequent time but I can't remember it exactly. With DD1, I was getting blocked ducts about once a week right around three months PP. I started taking lecithin every day and never had one after that - it was amazing! With DD2, I have taken lecithin since the start and haven't had any issues this time, 9.5 months in. I swear by it and recommend it to everyone! :-) Hope you're feeling better soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954963 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:23:18 +0000 avivoca 1954963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only had it once and never noticed a clog until I woke up one morning with a high fever and a sore breast that looked like an overinflated basketball. I'm sorry you are sick, but I'm glad you are feeling better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954960 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:19:33 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1954960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if it makes you more susceptible. But I did have a mild case of mastitis without a plugged duct. It felt like a bruise but there wasn't any milk stuck in there. Doc said bacteria from baby's mouth can travel up a duct. She also said to apply heat to the area, which promotes blood flow to the area and it could heal faster that way. She wrote a prescription for an antibiotic but said to try the heat first. I was feeling mildly achy and slightly feverish but then I applied heat all day/night and it got better on its own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954703 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:59:30 +0000 Corduroy 1954703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only got it once and I never felt a clog. I wouldn't have known it was mastitis except I had a red triangle on my chest. I had two other clogged ducts without mastitis that were much more painful/accute (as opposed to general awfulness of mastitis). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954635 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:14:21 +0000 mrskc 1954635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I'll look into that! I have something for milk ducts that I got last time but never took it. Maybe I should start. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954593 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:49:35 +0000 sorrycharlie 1954593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had it twice with O - once at 6 or 7 weeks, coupled with thrush. And again at 8 months as a result of a blocked duct. Frickin sucks!</p> <p>I took lecithin on the rec of a LC, who said I had ..stickier milk - for lack of a better word. I was crazily prone to blocked ducts until I started taking that. I got it at whole foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-having-mastitis-once-make-you-more-susceptible-to-getting-it-again#post-1954578 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:42:20 +0000 mrskc 1954578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I've got mastits for the second time now! 2 times now in 3 months. I never had any issues like this breastfeeding my son.</p> <p>So I only had slight pain in the right breast. It must have been a plugged duct? I chalked it up to nothing. Then I suddenly got body aches and chills about 1-2 days later. I'm on antibiotics now and I feel so much better already. </p> <p>Does having mastitis once make you more susceptible to getting it again? </p> <p>Is a plugged duct the only way to get mastitis? I really didn't notice a plug. But I'm going to be paying way more attention now to any breast pain. </p> <p>Any tips to prevent this from happening again? </p>