Ahhhh Sore Breast!!!

Everyone who knows me knows that I've been breastfeeding my son for his whole 14 months of life. And although it has its perks there can also be an ugly side... I've been experiencing that ugly side for the past 2 days.

I woke up with a sharp pain on my right breast. I figured it was just full with milk and needed it be drained, but once I got all the milk out it was still sore to the touch. I decided to ignore the pain since I had so many errands to run and I definitely wasn't skipping out on my shopping!!! As the day went on my breast began to feel even more sore than before. I continued to feed Baby Alex on that breast convinced that it was just a clogged milk duct. Later that night I began feeling sick and weak, my temperature spiked up to a low grade fever and I had the chills. I mean seriously WTF. After that I knew it was more serious than clogged milk ducts, so I began researching like always.

Mastitis is an infection of the breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth and Redness of the breast. If you have Mastitis you may also experience fever and chills! Mastitis may be caused by a blocked milk duct or by bacteria entering your breast.

This has to be what I have!! I went to the bathroom to see if my breast were red (It was). I then started thinking of things that may help it go away without having to go to the doctor... I took a warm shower then I held a warm compress against my breast. I had a low fever so I just made sure I stayed hydrated and got as much rest as possible. I also tried making sure I fed Baby Alex before the breast became too full with milk and I used a variety of positions to Breastfeed. 

My fever and chills went away but I'm still a little sore it seems like it's slowly getting better. Any advice??

My Little Picky Eater!!!

My 14 month old has been such a pain for the last week. It seems like he has became A picky eater overnight. Recently soon as he sees the spoon coming near his mouth he freaks out and starts screaming hysterically.

WTF!!!!

I don't know what to do. He is mainly Breastfed and it seems likes the only thing he will tolerate is the breast and the occasional vegetable... I'm constantly offering him little pieces of food, sometimes he will take it sometimes he'll run in the opposite direction. If I even act like I'm about to try and force feed him, he will act like he is being killed! I'm fed up, so I did a little research and heard a number of possibilities from other moms such as ...

1. "If the child is gagging and vomiting the child may have encountered texture sensitivity when switching to a different type of food, and could have speech issue and possibly need to go to speech therapy." (WHAT)
2. "Many doctors recommend that you take away the breast or bottle, because the baby is filling up on liquids and not wanting actual food!!" (That sucks! My son would have a heart attack if I took away his milk.)
3. "It's normal and most toddlers go through this before the age 3. They feel the need to be in control of their mealtime."

Sometimes reading things on the Internet can be so scary for a paranoid mom like me, but I won't take any drastic measures until I speak to my sons pediatrician. Whatever the reason for the change in appetite I will remain patient in his presence and keep working toward getting his regular eating habits back on track. Y'all Pray for me.