Mastitis Laktasi

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Mastitis is the medical term for inflammation of the breast. Symptoms include breast milk, and heat pain and swelling. If more severe, then the body temperature rose to more than 38 degrees Celsius, and comes highly fatigue.
Based on several studies, one of twenty women who are nursing suffering from mastitis. According to some studies also, not a few women who suffer from this disorder more than once.

There are two types of mastitis: infective and non-infective. Infective mastitis caused by germs that enter the ducts in the nipple through the intercession of the mouth or nose while feeding your baby. While non-infective mastitis occurs because such channels are clogged milk or breast-feeding is also due to the wrong position.

The women who breastfeed for the first time tend to be more frequently affected by mastitis. Mastitis can occur at any time during the period of breastfeeding, but most often occur between day 10 and day 28 after birth.

What you need to do if there mastitis?

Soon you consult with your doctor. Your doctor will usually give antibiotics (antibiotics make sure they are safe and has no side effects for your baby). You are also advised to rest and compressing. If treated quickly and appropriately, mastitis will not last long. You also do not need to stop breastfeeding as long as you get mastitis - unless recommended by your doctor.

The best way to avoid mastitis is to rest in a quite, run a healthy eating pattern and set a balanced diet during lactation. If the things you had not noticed, your body will be susceptible to infection, one of whom was mastitis.

Is mastitis would have negative impact to your baby?

Although hurt when attacked by mastitis, this disturbance will not bring negative impact on your baby. Although the germ - the infective mastitis - may come from your mouth, you do not have to worry about the germs that would interfere with your baby.

(Source: 1001 Little About Caring, Illustration: CaritasNorwood.ORG)