What to do if you have a fever while breastfeeding due to mastitis

Many mothers do not know much about parenting knowledge when they first become mothers, and many people also feel very painful when they become mothers, because many new mothers are prone to mastitis. Women all know that mastitis is a disease caused by inflammation. Such a disease is particularly harmful to the body and may cause a lot of discomfort. So can you breastfeed your child if you have a fever due to mastitis?

Many women who breastfeed after childbirth will suffer from acute mastitis. Acute mastitis often occurs in breastfeeding women three to four weeks after delivery. If not treated in time, the condition will worsen and become purulent. In severe cases, sepsis may occur. So, can you still breastfeed if you have acute mastitis? This is a question that mothers worry about. Let’s take a look at the detailed answers from gynecologists.

When a woman finds that part of one breast is hot, swollen or painful after breastfeeding, or if the above symptoms appear locally in the breast, she is likely to have mastitis. Mastitis generally does not infect breast milk, so breastfeeding can continue without being affected. If you stop breastfeeding, mastitis symptoms will worsen. If a woman does not want to feed the breast with mastitis because of pain, she can continue to breastfeed the healthy breast.

If a breast abscess occurs and an incision and drainage is performed, breastfeeding can continue without being affected as long as the drainage tube is kept a certain distance from the areola. You can also temporarily wean the breast on the affected side, express the milk and discard it, and then resume breastfeeding after the mastitis is cured. If a woman suffers from mastitis, she can achieve self-care by applying hot towels and ointments.

If the nipple is infected or broken, you can wipe it with breast milk or use nipple ointment prescribed by the doctor. To prevent the baby from eating the ointment, you should apply the medicine after feeding, or clean the nipples with clean water before feeding. Warm reminder: The above is the introduction of gynecological experts. If you find any discomfort symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time. On the one hand, it will not accelerate the growth of the disease. On the other hand, early detection and early treatment will save costs. Do not blindly use drugs by yourself, so as not to interfere with the diagnosis and affect the efficacy.

However, if the mother suffers from congenital inverted nipples that have not been corrected or is physically weak and her milk becomes lighter, continuing breastfeeding will have more disadvantages than benefits, so it is better to stop breastfeeding early. Since mastitis patients often experience symptoms such as thirst, dry stools, and fever, Chinese medicine believes that these are yang symptoms. Greasy, spicy foods, fried, stir-fried, and roasted foods may both help to generate yang and heat, but may also nourish the spleen, causing internal dampness and heat, which may induce and aggravate the disease. Therefore, patients with early mastitis should have a light diet. As for patients with pus that has already ulcerated or after incision and drainage surgery, they should eat less shrimp, crab, and seafood to avoid allergic reactions that affect wound healing. Mastitis is a common disease among women. If a mother suffers from mastitis during the postpartum period, it is quite a troublesome matter because she is still breastfeeding her baby at this time. Therefore, we should pay attention to mastitis, a common obstetric disease.

Whether a patient with mastitis can breastfeed her child depends on the patient's symptoms. If her mastitis attack does not cause much pain and ulceration, she can choose to breastfeed her child. This method of breastfeeding can also improve her breast pain and treat mastitis. However, if mastitis causes fever and ulceration, or if she has a fever, she should not breastfeed her child.