WARNING: Men may not want to read :0)
So far recovery has been excellent after having Miss Princess In Training. With that said, ending the breastfeeding has not. With Sassy I never started so drying up was a breeze. This time around my breasts became rock hard and I had to succumb to taking my prescription ibuprofen (I dislike taking medication) and ice them. Frozen corn became my best friend! Throw in millions of breast pads and the endless days of wearing a bra. I love to let the girls go free every chance I get! Well the other day while showering I noticed a lump in my breast. Right away worst case scenario comes to mind and I think OMG breast cancer. With that thought in mind I decide at that moment that I will not do chemo and I will have them just take the breast. Hey I can have reconstructive surgery and have the best looking breasts ever, throw in a tummy tuck and I am all set! I talk to my mom and she informs me that it could be a clogged milk duct. I tell my mom that is what I thought it was, which was a lie. I breath a sigh of relief inside and go to the internet for ways to get rid of it. Of course all the remedies have to do with breastfeeding, which I no longer am. So, I just heat the area with a warm compress. A couple days later it is sore to the touch of ANYTHING. I look in the mirror and *gasp* the area is now red with the lump being a little firmer. I call my doctor and went in today, because I want the pain to go away! It turns out I have a breast infection. I never new that existed and am now on antibiotics! Hopefully in a few days the pain will be GONE!
In a week and a half I can officially work out again! I am really looking forward to it, because I have a triathlon to get ready for! I will definitely be taking it easy, because this mommy is way out of shape! I am also looking into parent and me yoga! I would love to try it! Plus I can take the baby with me... double score!
Hope you are all having a terrific Tuesday!
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{{{ ALLISON }}}}
Mastitis?????
Did you have a fever to go along with it?
Hope the medication kicks in soon, I know how much that hurts!
Sorry to hear about your troubles and the pain. Hope you get better soon. Oh and frozen peas were my breast...I mean best friend ;-)
Jennifer
The Dirty Shirt
I had seen this post and saved it to comment, since I was having some simular symptoms as you, but I am still trying to breastfeed (well, would rather pump during the day and bottle feed and breast feed during the night), and I thought I had an infection too. But it has yet to turn really bad. Just have a white spot on my nipple with the clog, that Lady Bug is trying to work on getting out for me. LOL
What fun our breasts are hu???
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