mastitis?!

My left bb has been sore since yesterday. It kind of feels like an itch, but a painful one deep down, ITMS. I've also been feeling lumps on and off today. It's strange that I can feel them between feeds but they're gone by the time DD has finished feeding on that side. Tonight I look down and there's this great big red streak across the underside of my bb. Plus the skin looks a little lumpy...like cellulite. Last time it was just red and hot and I clearly had a blocked duct(s). Is this mastitis again?

Now for a vent:

No wonder I've been feeling like crap all week. I managed to breastfeed for 7 months without getting mastitis despite engorgement in the early weeks, oversupply for the first 5 months and numerous blocked ducts. Now this is the second time in 4 weeks! It's so frustrating....as well as bloody painful :angry:

Ice packs!!!! I had it on each breast a week after each other. And ICE was the best. Except when I was deep in a fever and was freezing cold. I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks ladybird. Have an icepack cooling in the freezer right now.

Hun, it must be frustrating for you. Some mums find that they need two courses of abs to knock the infection off properly. The red streak does sound like it could be the start of mastitis again (or still!) for you. I'd try another course of abs just to be sure. Maybe you could try ringing a maternity hospital to find out which are the best ones because some are much better for mastitis than others.