Mastitis?

[vvvvvfee]

keep hand expressing, or better yet, pump that side, and try to keep getting your LO to nurse. you need to keep expressing milk to keep it from getting worse.

drink a ton of water and take advil for pain/inflammation. very hot baths help with the chills and will also help to loosen up clogs, if you have them- try to express/nurse right after the hot bath. also rest as much as possible!

please don't hesitate to call your doctor if you're not seeing improvement or you get worse by tomorrow. is it possible for you to call them now and have them call in antibiotics for you? and then if you're better by tomorrow you can opt not to pick them up?

take a look at this page for info about how long you can reasonably let symptoms go before taking antibiotics (under the section Mastitis and Antibiotics): www.breastfeedinginc.ca/content.php?pagename=doc-BD-M

hope you feel better soon!

[melody330]

If you can't get into your doctor ASAP I would go to urgent care. I don't mess with mastitis. My midwife prescribes my antibiotic when I get it. Maybe you could try your OB?

You can also try nursing in different positions, that can help pull the clog out. Gravity is your friend so try dangle feeding. It awkward but helps.

[yummeecookee]

I agree w @melody339.... don't mess w mastitis. My OB's nurse line called in a script for me w out me having to see the doctor bc my symptoms were such a dead ringer for mastitis. (I also have a history of plugged ducts.) I also take lecithin to help loosen the clogged milk faster.
I hope you were able to get the help and relief you needed.

[mrsp121308]

I would definitely call your OB's office. When I had it with DD2 I was able to describe my symptoms to the nurse and they just called in the script for me. Hope you feel better soon.