hi mummies, just came back from doc's and was given 1 week's MC. i got flu PLUS mastitis!!!! sobbbbzzzz...
maisymouse, yah i dragged the interval cos i was too tired to pump this morning. and also usually at nite i will feed mea with my left side, but last nite i fed her using right side, so left side blocked and super painful now. i tried hot shower, hot compress, hot massage, all didn't really work. GP only prescribed antibiotics. Said must make sure lump goes away after this. cos if not, must check for cancer. SO SCARY!!!
chintz, Mea had this problem in the first few weeks too. doze off after 5 min. actually that is perfectly normal because the hormones in foremilk makes bb n mummy sleepy one. wat i did was put her down and rub her palms, bicycle her legs, then after 10-15 min she will usually wake up then continue the feed. and yah, bottle is easier to suck--there was a period mea preferred bottle too. u try using slow flow nipples to simulated milk flow from the breast? the NUK stage 1 nipples are good, mea was relatively ok after we switched her to NUK nipples. jiayou!!! it will get better!!
as for milk supply, like the rest say, rest well n eat well, drink lotsa fluids like soups etc. i usually drink one big glass of warm water before breastfeeding or pumping and other glass after.
