I've searched the archives but found many posts but none quite the
same...sorry if I should have searched longer but maybe I didn't have the
search words quite right.

A couple of questions about mastitis...a mother of a one year old nursling,
noticed a white blister on Thursday, cleared it with a needle.  Friday came
down with fever, chills, red, hot breast.  Dr. prescribed Apo-cephales, 500
mg 4X per day.  Today, Sunday, the mom is no longer having chills or
flu-like symptoms but says the breast is worse.  Describes the whole breast
as purple, nipple is 4X the size.  Shiny hot breast, very engorged but mom
can't get milk out.  Baby won't nurse on that side. Mom has history of
plugged ducts.

So my question is, if the flu-like symptoms have eased, does that mean the
infection is getting better?  Why would the breast seem worse?  Abscess?  So
quickly?  And, is there any reason - other than possible tension and lack of
experience pumping - why mom can't get milk out?

Thanks for any suggestions,
Laurena
LLLL

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