Mar 24, 2009
My Baby Self Weaned
Thrush really took its toll on my breastfeeding relationship with my son. Sure it was extremely painful, but I just gritted my teeth and made it through. But, while we were both being treated for the thrush, and when we were both getting better, he just suddenly refused to breastfeed. I tried and tried to get him to nurse, but he refused. He’s always been a little small for his age, so after two... read more
Feb 13, 2009
Is it Mastitis or Thrush?
The two most common problem that can occur while breastfeeding (aside from engorgement of course) are mastitis and thrush. I’ve seen moms confuse the two. Since I’ve now had both, I thought I’d explain the difference from my point of view. Mastitis: Mastitis is an infection. It causes you to run fever, and usually a pretty high one. It also causes you to feel sick and achy. When I had... read more
Feb 12, 2009
Thrush Home Treatment
This thrush has really been a total nightmare. It started with me. For months it felt like when my baby nursed that his teeth were scraping me. Then it started to feel like razor blades. Then in an addition to that pain, my milk started to feel like liquid fire and I had terrible shooting pains during an entire nursing session. My baby then started to get fussy during nursing. He would eat for a... read more
Jan 28, 2009
Painful Breastfeeding Yet Again
With my first baby I had a terrible case of mastitis that turned into staph. I had it for 3 months before me and my doctor were finally able to get it cleared up. I’m now nursing my second baby and have developed thrush. Ouch! Feeding off of my right side is nearly unbearable. My pediatrician has already called in something for my baby, but I’m waiting to hear from my Ob/gyn to call... read more
