My Random Thoughts & Dirty Laundry

I am so over this and ready to kick it in the butt. In one way it is easier to have mastitis when your nursling is little because then people understand why you're trying to savor the breastfeeding relationship but once that 1st birthday hits all sympathy and support turns in to questioning why you're still doing it with all those issues. So I don't really like telling anyone about it and I decided now is a better time than never to figure out the truth on natural remedies and mastitis. I know that there are 2 types of mastitis- a topical mastitis and an actual bacterial infection that won't go away without antibiotics and it is hard to tell the two apart unless your milk is cultured, or your abscess, or puss..something that comes from the infection. I can tell you with 100% certainty mine is bacterial. I have had it 5 times since October (that is once per month) and often it will last weeks. It has never gone away without an antibiotic or gotten better, it has gotten significantly worse until I take one. I waited so long with once case of it, it took me days to get better even with the antibiotic. I don't like too much medications, but there are times when I am a firm believer in them- they have cured me multiple occasions.

My last case the OB who called in the meds told me I had to quit breastfeeding and my OB told me she wanted me to go to an infectious disease doctor. I keep thinking to myself that I KNOW this is going to be the last case and when it is over it is out of my mind until it is back.

This time is different, something has to give with my over 12 month old baby.

I had someone private message me and suggested I do something her midwife suggested.

Did I even mention I woke up with mastitis today? Tonight Special K went grocery shopping for me- bless him. He got me garlic pills, probiotics, vitamin c pills, and organic unpasturized unfiltered apple cider vinegar. That is my new regimen until I am not sure when.

I am praying that this new, safe and natural approach will be far better than the antibiotics that don't work long term for me.

I guess the next step if this fails is seeing my OB and the specialist she suggest. I am not giving up because of hardships.