georgi , its not anything you are doing wrong , its most likely the stress you are feeling . Also , using a breast pump is not as efficient as a baby milking the breast . alot of the time hind milk can be left in the breast and not have it drained fully . .. this leads to blocked ducts/mastits.. when your pumping so often you boob can sweat and then the plastic sheild becomes a breeding ground for germs which can get back into the breast ...

hand expressing could be worth a try as you massage the milk out rather than suck it out ... its time comsuming and possibly quite painful considering the mastits but it will help clear the breast , warm compress works well too .. there are these things at baby shops that are filled with gel and you can have them hot or cold they are round and fit and mould to the breast to ease all sorts of discomfort ... they are about $40 .. a bit exe but worth it to ease the pain , rather then bulky heat packs and warm washers ( which they would provide relief , i would stay away from any thing warm and wet , it could lead to thrush/mastitis all over again) the ABA sells them too ..

would also reccomend taking something like inner health plus to put the flora back into your body that the antibiotics are taking out .. it will help with healing and energy levels too ..

hope you feel better soon x

Belinda , yes i love infants friend too .. when ds was little we used it every feed as he had ebm and would suck in too much air no matter what bottle we used , but it doesnt seem to have the same effect on Gabriella ... i give it to her after big feeds and still takes ages for her to burp or sometimes not at all .. she farts heaps ... which cant be that pleasnt for her ... i think me and dh were banking on infants friend working as well as it did with ds , but it doesnt seem to be ..

also funny thing about I/F is that its made in the town i live in ( ipswich ) and no one knows where the factory is or how its made , its like a secret .. they have a web page but there are not many details on it ..

atm she is sleeping on her tummy and seems so setteld , the pressure must be providing relief for her , if only she could sleep like that at night we coul all get some sleep ..

oh and i bought some of those hydrogel things and they work well .. but its a bit of a shock when after a feed you go to put them back in and they are freezing !!! but they help with the brusing ..

milly : hope thomas copes well with the tonge tie snip... poor fella ..