Mastitis?

[Karen080403]

I am a mother of 2 kids: a girl and a baby boy. I am a breast feeding mother. My baby boy is 7 month-old and my boobs always feels tender and every time I touch my boobs I feels 1-4 lumps. I can also see or notice red spot on my boobs and it feels painful on that red spot. When I tried to check my boobs, I felt 1-4 lumps around it. I went to the doctor maybe 3 times already and gave my antibiotics. Every time I take the medicine the pain and lumps would disappear but still comes back. I worry so much that it will turn out to be a cancerous lump. Hoping it's not. Please give me an idea what is it or how can I treat this or what's the cause? Thank you so much!

[qiaraau]

Hi try taking probiotics as it reduces discomfort associated with breast pain and mastitis and reduce the recurrence of mastitis.

[specialmom]

I totally agree with anniebrooke!  I had mastitis when breast feeding and it was a lot like you describe.  It IS scary to feel that but I really would guess that it's mastitis than cancer.  See if it goes away in the near future.  good luck

[Karen080403]

Hello there! The pain already went away but I can still feel lumps in my right breast.

[AnnieBrooke]

Hi, it sounds more like mastitis than cancer. Did you take all the antibiotics or did you just stop when you felt better?

[AnnieBrooke]

Also, I don't know if they do mammograms during breast feeding (because the milk might confuse the x-ray) but possibly the doc could order an MRI of your breast?

[Karen080403]

Hello Annie! On my first check up, I was able to finish my antibiotics for 7 days but on my second I was not able to do so..