And the breastfeeding adventures continue. After I met with my lactation consultants on Saturday, they said if we didn't see much improvement over the next couple days... I'd need to see Denise for possible thrush which is basically a yeast infection. There has been NO improvement and I hurt all over. The skin on my breast feels like a bad sunburn... there's shooting pain on the inside... and it just hurts all over. So... to Denise's office we went. I am going to do a round of Diflucan which will hopefully clear it up. I also need to cut out sugar from my diet. Denise also suggested washing my bra after ever feeding or as often as possible. Yeast can be hard to clear up and it is very easy to reinfect yourself. Milo has no shown any signs like the white patches in his mouth or yeast diaper rash, so hopefully we caught it early.
I'm just glad I have such great support. It would be easy to quite... and I do NOT want quit.
Oh, thrush is the worst! I had it on and off for 6 weeks (though it was only REALLY bad for about a week of that). My best advice to sterilize the crap out of everything, pacifiers, bottles, and pumping equipment. I would use the Medela sterilization bags and that made it easier. I also use a nipple cream made by MotherLove (http://www.motherlove.com/product/1001.html). That helped more than all of the prescribed meds. Hope yours clears up!
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