https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:37:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2810990 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0000 periwinklebee 2810990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: this sounds awful, good to know it doesn't necessarily come with diarrhea. </p> <p>@DesertDreams88: ugh, that's bad - no, no medical facilities besides that, so hopefully that's a good sign... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2810983 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:16:27 +0000 DesertDreams88 2810983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: @periwinklebee: I def could be wrong, I don't remember the lead up to c diff, I just remember the 5 weeks of having it. It was intense, painful urgency and there was definitely blood. I was on the verge of going to the ER twice which is saying a lot bc the ER costs me at least $1000 everyone I go.</p> <p>I think c diff is mainly contracted in medical facilities. I always thought I picked it up at the urgent care that prescribed me the original course of antibiotics. Have you been to a medical facility other than the hospital 2 months ago and your ob a couple weeks ago? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2810982 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:46:30 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2810982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: I managed to have it for weeks with no diarrhea. My dr only tested because I insisted something was wrong (stomach was "off" and fever was coming and going.) Not necessarily common but it can happen! :( The worst symptom for me was the pain. It really really hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2810875 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:14 +0000 periwinklebee 2810875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Thank you! Super helpful, as I really don't want to carve out time to make the trek to the doctor's office if it's not necessary and it will resolve on its own... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2810873 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:50:41 +0000 DesertDreams88 2810873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I think you would definitely know if you had c-diff, its pretty extreme. If it's the standard stomach ache I think would just be the norm after antibiotics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2810864 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:22:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2810864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Maybe this is a tmi question given the nature of the infection, but how did you know that you had c diff? I discontinued antibiotic use a few days ago but have been having horrible stomach aches since then every time I eat (despite the probiotics). I feel awful. My stool was loser initially but is now back to normal, so I'm not sure it can be c diff from the online description.... versus just a normal disruption from the antibiotic that I have to get through. I was already getting stomachaches periodically, i think due to sleep deprivation, but this is a whole other level... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809978 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:42:47 +0000 periwinklebee 2809978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Thanks! I don't think I've taken an antibiotic in ten years and hadn't thought about probiotics - super good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809845 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:22:52 +0000 DesertDreams88 2809845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chiming in to agree on the probiotics!! </p> <p>When I took antibiotics back in 2011, it cleared all my gut flora so then I was suspectible to another infection, which I got, and it was C Diff.... literally sh*tty. My drs THEN told me to always take a probiotic with an antibiotic, spacing out the doses.</p> <p>For the original question, I was luckily, my fever cleared in a day. Also I took Tylenol every 4 hours religiously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809808 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:57:36 +0000 periwinklebee 2809808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: @gingerbebe: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809806 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:54:58 +0000 gingerbebe 2809806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I was using regular probiotics or eating yogurt, but honestly, I always ask for a Rx for diflucan (which is an anti-fungal). You don't have to take it if you don't want to, but its nice to have on hand. I was basically like "ITS MASTITIS, IM DYING, PUT ANTIBIOTICS AND DIFLUCAN ORDERS IN, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THRUSH OR A YEAST INFECTION WITH A NEWBORN KTHNXBAI." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809769 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:49:40 +0000 Dahlia 2809769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I'm sorry, I don't remember. Just a generic probiotic, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809720 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:16:30 +0000 periwinklebee 2809720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Ugh, I will be happy when my LO is old enough to be entertained by screen time in these sorts of situations :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809716 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:59:25 +0000 avivoca 2809716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: My fever spiked right as I left work. I felt bad all day long but as soon as I was leaving, it spiked and I had to drive to get the kids, run through CFA for dinner, and then go home. Once I changed at home, I saw the streaking and knew what it was. My friend drove over to stay with the kids while I went to the pharmacy (mine won't release medication unless it's to the prescribed person or a family member) and we just watched TV until bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809715 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:54:11 +0000 periwinklebee 2809715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After I posted this, my fever spiked to 103 and I spent the day lying in bed pretty much unable to move, trying to keep the baby entertained. Thank goodness he was having a pretty happy day. And the pharmacy is only about 100 yards away, given that we were in the middle of a blizzard. Not 100% but my fever is much better now. </p> <p>@Dahlia: @gingerbebe: @LBee: @maddyz: I hadn't even thought about thrush, ugh, that would suck. Did you use a particular type of probiotics? When I read this, I started guzzling the kombucha but will definitely get a supplement as well. </p> <p>@avivoca: Ugh, it has been bad enough solo parenting just the baby, if I have another kid, I don't know how I would handle situations like this. </p> <p>@MamaBear87: @Littlebit7: @bhbee: Thank you! My fever has gone down and definitely feeling somewhat better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809576 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:28:30 +0000 maddyz 2809576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt very quick relief with the antibiotics, like hours. The first time my fever broke overnight before getting them. The second time I started taking them before my fever got very hight. Both times I left better the next day. I've been on Diflucan a few times for thrush that wouldn't go away and I find the side effects really hard to deal with.... I would take LOTS of probiotics and drink so much water before i would take diflucan preventively.... but that's just because i know how nauseous it made me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809526 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:28:44 +0000 Dahlia 2809526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt better within 24 hours of starting antibiotics. No side effects, although I did take a probiotic and ate a lot of yogurt. Definitely get the antibiotics if you have mastitis, it's no joke. I felt fine when I left the house that morning and was so feverish I was almost passing out by the time I got to work 30 minutes later. I had to call DH to get me and take me straight to the doctor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809523 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:15:14 +0000 bhbee 2809523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My fever broke on the morning of day 3 after getting antibiotics morning of day 1. That was when I felt a lot better. I’m sorry you feel bad :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809514 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:50:28 +0000 gingerbebe 2809514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was feeling better within 2 days. Tell your doctor you want Diflucan to prevent thrush - not only because it sucks for you but treating a baby with thrush is so annoying.</p> <p>Pump when you can and scrub your nipples well and use a heating pad on your boobs in bed. </p> <p>Hugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809511 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:43:12 +0000 LBee 2809511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got mastitis when I weaned. It was a great goodbye gift. </p> <p>Antibiotics worked in about 24 hours to break my fever and I was back to normal in about 2 days. I slept for pretty much the entire first day once I got the fever. My husband had to feed me. It was bad. </p> <p>I would get a probiotic ASAP. You don't want to end up with thrush on top of mastitis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809495 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:47:26 +0000 Littlebit7 2809495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh so sorry. Mastitis is the worst. I remember I already felt like shit due to sleep deprivation and then I all of a sudden felt like a truck hit me. But the antibiotics kicked in within 8 hours if I recall.<br /> I called my sitter and had her come the next day...I slept for 5 hours in the morning and I’m not a napper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809472 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:01:32 +0000 MamaBear87 2809472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the antibiotics take effect pretty quick. I just wanted to pop in and say I'm sorry you're still having a rough time! I hope it gets better very soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809471 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:00:50 +0000 avivoca 2809471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it took about two days for the fever to subside and I was sore for another couple of days. It might have been better if I had been able to rest, but I was solo-parenting two children and still needed to take them to school/care for them when they were home.</p> <p>Feel better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mastitis-7#post-2809470 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:56:12 +0000 periwinklebee 2809470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long did it take to feel better once started on antibiotics? Any side effects of the antibiotics? </p> <p>It's been a rough and sleepless week with LO - maybe a wonder week or a relapse of reflux. Now I have a fever/chills and have had several clogged ducts over the past few days despite being religious about the sunflower lecithin and working them out, so I think mastitis is the most likely culprit. Ugh, I was so looking forward to breastfeeding getting easier once we got past the six week mark... hopefully we'll get there eventually. </p>