“I’ve never felt that terrible before,” is something many breastfeeding mothers say after experiencing mastitis. Mastitis refers to inflammation of the breast tissue and can cause pain, warmth, swelling, and redness. It often affects one breast but may occur in both. In 2022, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine released an updated protocol that changed how professionals understand and treat mastitis and related breast complications. This article forms part of our series on Engorgement, Mastitis, and Breast Tissue Complications. Please follow[...]
Few moms will search for ‘breast oedema’, or even be interested in it, so I assume your reached this page via our features on engorgement and mastitis. If so, you are probably not feeling great right now. Occasionally full, sore breasts in the early days may be caused by too much fluid in the breasts, and not by too much milk. This is called breast oedema, or swelling. It is most likely to happen if mom received lot of intravenous[...]
In 2022 the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Brought out a new protocol, Clinical Protocol #36, on managing the mastitis spectrum. This protocol has replaced previous ones and completely changed how we look at engorgement, mastitis and other breast tissue complications like breast abscesses and plugged ducts. Please note that this is part of our series on ‘ The Updated Protocols on Engorgement, Mastitis and Breast Tissue Complications’. Please click here to visit the main article in the series, which will[...]
Hand expressing is a worthwhile skill for any mom to learn. Note though, that like most other skills it is something that you develop. Many mothers try once or twice and then decide that this is not working, while meanwhile they just needed to practice a bit more. For that matter, this is also the case when using a breast pump. Hand expressing is especially useful under these circumstances: Engorgement and mastitis often responds better to hand expressing than to[...]
Beast engorgement remains one of the biggest reasons why mothers seek the assistance of a lactation consultant. Please note that this is part of our series on ‘ The Updated Protocols on Engorgement, Mastitis and Breast Tissue Complications’. Please click here to visit the main article in the series, which explains the how's and why's. This feature will also give you access to all our other supportive content. Engorgement is a term used for any type of breast fullness and[...]
Silicone breast pumps, also called silicone suction cups have been around for a few years now. Although the initial craze has has passed, many moms love them, which says something (they wouldn’t get good feedback if they didn’t work at all). From a lactation consultant viewpoint there are some concerns though. And as with most other tools and gadgets, they have a place but need to be used correctly and for the right reasons. What is a silicone breast pump?[...]
