So a midwife came for Tyler's three day check and was very pleased with him. He is a proper boy and fancies himself a bit of a strong one.. He holds his head up for ages. He is slightly jaundice but that is normal. He got weighed and he is 8lb 8oz, had a total of 4% weight loss, which is perfectly normal. As for my post-partum check, she is pleased with everything apart from one thing.. I am trying to breast feed again but Tyler is not bothered at all. He will latch, he just doesn't seem bothered and keeps latching and unlatching. My nipples got so sore I had to stop to give them time to heal and had to switch to formula. Last, one nipple was healed enough for me to cope with pumping for a short while, but the other was way too sore still. Explained to midwife today and she asked to have a look.. The boob which the nipple is healing well on has mastitus. She told me to go to the GP tomorrow and get antibiotics and in the mean time to try and feed Tyler off of it to keep my supply going and to help heal the infection. Since then though, the other boob has gone quite red too. Tyler won't feed off my boob, he really doesn't seem interested, but he wouldn't be able to feed off the sore one anyway so I think that has got mastitus too, though I won't be able to know for sure until tomorrow when I visit the GP. Sucks.
And Lilia's exciting update.. SHE TOOK HER FIRST FEW STEPS TODAY! She has taken one and then fallen to her knee twice before, then she took three earlier this morning.. Then she took five! I cried. Later on this evening then she took seven! I'm such a proud mummy. My kids are so amazing.
Aw congrats to Lilia for her walking, you must be so proud! Hehe does that mean she is a toddler now?
ReplyDeleteBless you mastitus is a bitch! It happens when the milk ducts get blocked, the best thing you can do is keep feeding or express to make sure the ducts are emptied. Then the blockage should not get worse, if you feel hard lumps it is good to gently massage them toward the nipple.
Warm flannels can help ease the pain or so can cabbage leaves straight from the fridge they are great for engorged boobs!
You might feel silly but it does help!
I used nipple sheilds, they can help protect sore nipples medela ones were the best ones I found. Lasinoh cream helps sore nipples heal too- it is expensive but one tube lasts a lifetime, good luck mama you are doing an awesome job!
Xxx