Aaagggghhhhh!!! Rant Alert...

[midori1999]

Two things really...

I am getting mastitis again. This is the 4th time and my baby is only 3 months old. I feel like I've been hit by a bus and it's horrible.

Secondly, why, if you BF past the first few weeks, do people always assume that it must be because you haven't had any problems/because you found it easy? People are always saying to me 'oh, I couldn't BF as I had sore nipples/cracked nipples/bleeding nipples/mastitis/thrush/my baby wanted feeding constantly' etc etc. Well, yes and that must have been awful, but it wasn't that you couldn't BF, it was that you chose not to continue.

Plenty of people experience all that and more and still carry on and I know I'm in a bad mood because of the mastitis, but I really feel it undermines the effort some people put in to keep BF.

Sorry, rant over...

 

[summer rain]

I understand exactly what you're saying. xx

 

[curly123]

Oh hun! What a terrible time with the mastitus! Once was bad enough for me! you poor thing!

I totally get what you said about people saying things like that...It's been bloody hard and sometimes still is but I've had a baby and expect to feed him as and when he needs....that's life - sometimes it's bloody hard! I'm not going to be able to bf again so at least I get to now!

Wish you well hun
xxx

 

[Lawhra]

I understand about people assuming it's easy. Sorry you have mastitis again Hope it's better soon. And well done!

 

[smithgirl]

I know how you feel about choosing not to continue. Although this is only my first time with mastitis, not my fourth, it's terrible isn't it? I have a fever of 104 that drops down to 94, then goes back up, my nipples feel like they're constantly trapped in a zipper, and I still breastfeed. It's the best, and you have to take care of your baby no matter how you feel!

I hope you feel better really soon!

 

[lau86]

i really feel for people that have had mastitis/ thrush etc, i have found the pain AWFUL!! and i've only had cracked nipples, you must be having a horrible time. well done for carrying on, hope u feel better soon x