https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:07:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-371209 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:06:07 +0000 SAHM0811 371209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In addition to what you're already doing and all the advice above, definitely try to keep warmth on your affected boob as much as possible. Hot water in a diaper works well, but I find rice as a warm compress lasts longer. So I usually put some rice in an old sock, tie it up in a knot and then put it in the microwave for about 45 secs to a minute... Then keep that in my bra.</p> <p>i've had mastitis 3 times... hated every minute of it... hopefully you are on the mend. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-371159 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:14:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 371159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my fever got super high. i was wearing my puffy coat and had three blankets on and i was still chattering! but after 48 hours of antibiotics I felt much, much better.</p> <p>it sounds more like a plugged duct which can be super painful too and cause a fever. you just have to treat that sucker aggressively! i got a bunch with charlie. good luck! i know how much they suck!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-371088 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:51:11 +0000 T-Mom 371088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: it could be!! They say the baby's suction is the best way to clear a blockage, and after several days the stuff gets backed up and can become like a toothpaste consistency. Maybe your LO was able to do the job! Some people limit their fat intake because fattier foods can make your milk thicker and more prone to blocking ducts. Kelly mom has lots of good info. <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/mastitis/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/mastitis/</a>.<br /> I remember being sore for like a day after clearing a plug, too... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-371078 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:43:55 +0000 sorrycharlie 371078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: hmm..well my left side (the infected side) has a ton of bumps but they've always been there - the LC referred to them as 'taste buds' so to speak. sometimes I do notice that one will like whiter than its normal pink, but it usually goes away within a few minutes of her stopping nursing. I'll definitely keep my eye out! that could explain some of the random shooting pains I get for sure. my fever actually hasn't been back since sunday - I woke up with 100.5, started the antibiotics at 1130 and have felt great since (just sore boobs). </p> <p>kind of gross..but after she nursed at 7 pm she popped off and had a white blob on her lip, which I assumed was spitup but it dissolved when I wiped it and she didn't spit up. Then she just nursed at 10 and my boob actually feels empty! sore and painful but empty..I wonder if that was part of the blockage? gross..I have no idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-371021 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:14:25 +0000 T-Mom 371021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: check your nipple for any spots that look like whiteheads.. They are called blebs.. Sometimes it takes a while for them to surface. I got those repeatedly and the feeling was a shooting pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-371014 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:12:04 +0000 T-Mom 371014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: yeah... It could be that you have a plugged duct, or a blocked pore that is still there, even if the infection is getting better. . Do you see anything on the nipple, like a white spot? Day 3 of antibiotics... Not sure, seems like you should be feeling better but it is usually a 10 day course right? Has your fever gone away? I'm sorry you are feeling so terrible. If it were me I would probably see of the antibiotic will kick on some more and keep doing compresses, massage, and if it's still not working get in touch with your OB to discuss why it's not working.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-370925 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:26:48 +0000 sorrycharlie 370925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: that's what I'm afraid of - I caught it EARLY, so I only felt like crap the night before I started the antibiotics (my fever only got to 100.5 the morning I started them). so I feel fine as far as that - but still have pain in my left breast (which was the one that hurt and had hot spot). now I also have a tinge of pain every once in awhile in my right, and a red spot there, too. shouldn't the pain and/or redness have gone away by now? </p> <p>I'm such a hypochondriac that I'm terrified the blockage is never going to go away and I'm going to develop an abscess. thank you google!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-370917 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:23:07 +0000 pinkcupcake 370917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awh, so sorry to hear! It took me about 2 days of being on antibiotics to feel alive again. I think I was totally back to my regular self in about 4-5 days? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-370884 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:10:56 +0000 sorrycharlie 370884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I think I have a really really plugged duct. I feel pain deep in there, so deep I can't quite feel a lump even. and after she nurses, the right side of my breast wasn't emptying.</p> <p>that said..it's still painful and red on day 3 of antibiotics. is this normal? I have a red spot on the right one now, too. I'm wondering if I need a different antibiotic..ugh. I'm hoping the red is just from how my bra was today, but I'm not feeling too hopeful. </p> <p>she's nursing better - seems like she's getting more food and emptying it a little more than she was. I'm assuming the pain means there's still a block, though..ugh. I was finally starting to feel confident about breastfeeding and this happened! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364944 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:30:33 +0000 sorrycharlie 364944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: ah okay, that makes more sense! I couldn't help but wonder how nursing more often was at all effective when she won't wake up to eat. HAHA...sigh. sleep deprivation at its finest. I just got my antibiotics, but took ibuprofen earlier today and feel loads better. I'm definitely going to try to fit a nap in later today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364828 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:59:12 +0000 erwoo 364828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had keflex too and LO was okay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364803 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:29:22 +0000 T-Mom 364803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: i think if she doesnt act hungry its ok, you dont need to force her to feed more often. I didn't really feel like had to nurse or express more often per se, but just make sure I did do it at least as frequently as normal. You just don't want to avoid it even though it's painful since it will just make things worse. Lots of fluids and rest, maybe your SO can watch baby while you take a nap between feedings?</p> <p>Do you think you have a plugged duct? Or a bleb? Or just just general pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364770 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:02:22 +0000 sorrycharlie 364770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I just talked to her pedi and he said definitely probiotics for me, but that he doesn't think they're necessary for her at this point. she generally nurses every 3-4 hours..I read online to try to nurse more often, like every 2, but she isn't really cooperating. she's exhausted (from being up all night attempting to nurse) and not really hungry. any tips? haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364758 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:54:55 +0000 T-Mom 364758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been on keflex.. I don't remeber it being too bad for LO wrt diarrhea...you could try some probitics if you are really concerned. You will start feeling a lot better once the antibiotic kicks in...<br /> Eta: you may need to nurse her more frequently if she is taking only one side and pump the other side... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364728 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:22:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 364728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>so another doctor from the practice (my general practitioner's practice, not OBGYN) called me back and is putting me on Keflex. has anyone taken that? he kept saying it'll give LO diarrhea, and she already has a brutal rash right now so I'm terrified. </p> <p>also..she is somewhat refusing to nurse from the infected side, and if I can get her to latch on, she only half-drinks for 1/3 the time she normally would. she sobs and sobs if I try to latch her. it makes me cry :( I'm so miserable.. my LC friend said it's because the taste is off.</p> <p>so now I'm just going to try to get her to nurse what she will and then pump, though I've never used my PISA before so I'm nervous. this just sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364727 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 09:22:42 +0000 T-Mom 364727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take fever reducer, drink lots of water and get rest (if you can) until you get the antibiotics. If you do those things (especially rest and water ) you may even start feeling better before you get the meds! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364706 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:23:53 +0000 erwoo 364706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no! I had it last month and it was not fun. Really hot/damp compress and massaging (in circular motion) while nursing helped for me. I also pumped after I nursed to make sure that I get it out. It was a little difficult to keep the compress there and pump and/or nurse but hang in there. It helps! Hope you get antibiotics soon. Half hour after my first dose I felt better already! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364693 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:50:57 +0000 matador84 364693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I was getting mastitis because I had the same symptoms, I was just super engorged. I bought a manual pump and did that an it helped. Just me though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364692 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:49:13 +0000 mamabolt 364692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After 48 hours on antibiotics, I felt like 90% better. Hope your doctor can get you some soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364688 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:45:44 +0000 MamaBehr 364688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had mastitis and it HURT!!! And my fever got super high.... I think I started to feel better after about two days of antibiotics. I highly recommend some sort of fever reducer/pain medicine. I got it when I was still managing pain from the c-section and I knew when I was within an hour of getting to take my IB Profin because I felt so much worse and my fever would start to creep back. </p> <p>I didn't think I had a red spot, but it was on the bottom, so maybe have your hubby look and see if he can find it. </p> <p>I hope you feel better soon! And keep nursing, it's super important to drain the boobies :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-your-mastitis-to-feel-better#post-364672 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:52:12 +0000 sorrycharlie 364672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm fairly positive I have mastitis. Currently waiting on a call back from the GP to see if I can get an antibiotic, since the hurricane is rapidly approaching and I don't want to be stranded and get worse.</p> <p>A couple days ago I started having tenderness in my left side, around 10pm (on a clock) if you're looking at me. It's gotten progressively worse..I can't touch it or it kills. I tried gently massaging while she ate but it's gotten worse.</p> <p>Tried hot water in a diaper prior to feeding, semi-dangle feeding (so tired and didn't want to squash her), icing, massaging during feeding and even a hot shower at 4am..nothing is helping. I have had chills/sweats since 4 am and my fever has gone from 99.6 at 4, to 100.5 at 7. No specific 'hot' or red spot. </p> <p>Sorry so long..guess looking to see if others have experience. I want to cry every time she latches on! :( </p>