Hi Everyone
I have a few questions regarding mastitis. Yesterday afternoon, I started to feel a bit tender in my left breast up trowards my arm pit, it wasn't hot, red and I felt fine but it was sore when my arm touched it etc. I pumped some off for comfort even though i didn't feel engorged and there are no lumpy bits there, it was still sore after that and still sore after DD fed from it.
It was sore all night and i couldn't lie on that side it still felt sore after DD fed from it this morning. I had a MCH appt and she saif to keep an eye on it and if i felt sick to head to doctor.
I usually only feed one side at a time as i have a lot of milk and DD rarely looks for the
2nd side but this has never been an issue. When we got home from MCH she was due to have that side she had a great feed but my breast still doesn't feel soft like it usually does after a feed, i expressed a bit off after the feed to make it drain properly and it felt a bit softer but it still tender to touch.
I now feel a bit achy around my neck and shoulder and have a slight headache, do you think this is mastitis? Even though i don't have redness, heat or lumps in that area?
Thanks in advance