Friday, August 25, 2006

MASTITIS

I woke up this morning with a sore left boob, I'm sure the whole world is interested to hear! :-( A blocked milk duct, I assumed but as the morning has worn on I have gone from feeling uncomfortable to burning up, shaking, aching all over, feeling total exhaustion like I could sleep for a month. I have on 2 jumpers and a jacket though my car tells me the outside temperature is 17 degrees. I guess for just the second time in my life I have mastitis. Anyone who knows me, knows I am a bit of a militant breastfeeder by UK standards but this is the one side effect that has me crying like a little child begging for relief. I can do childbirth with no drugs but I just can't cope with mastitis :-( Anyone got a sedative that I can use to knock myself out for the next 2 or 3 days till I recover? :-(

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  3. You poor thing! Please spend the whole week-end in bed! I hope you'll get well soon!

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  4. Stakkels dig. Sikke noget rod at få yverbetændelse. Men god bedring. Håber du snart holder op med at have ondt.
    /S

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  5. Just to explain one word from Seb's comment: Mastitis has two translations into Danish: yverbetændelse (lit. udder inflammation) in cows, and brystbetændelse in humans. ;-)

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  6. I really meant what I said about spending the whole week-end in bed! Please cancel all visitors, or let them roam freely while you sleep! Mastitis is no laughing matter!

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