Part 1-That stabbing pain kept coming back.Just a month into motherhood and a not so easy afterbirth situation, the nightmares continued. Wanted to ignore the fact that it was the meds and all the stress that was taking control over the situation, but the motherly self knew something was wrong and that it was much worse than anticipated!! In a rush, thinking that the pain would subside , made a harsh decision to ignore and it all began. Sleepless nights and a baby to comfort , it stood me in the face! Yes the most dreaded Breast Abscess started haunting me!!
As with every mom who has undergone stress during her c-sec, I completely ignored the fact that there could be something even worse than a cut. It’s not easy to diagnose breast abscess. It may first look like it’s just a shooting pain in the breast, fever kicks in and the breast starts feeling heavy. As time passed , the situation only worsened leading to a lump. No amount of manual pumping or electric pumps helped and the lump stood firm. A lot of medications and emotional moments passed and finally I decided to visit the doc just so to clear the confusion surrounding this so called “Heaviness”.
The gynecologist immediately knew what had gone absolutely wrong. She just wanted to make sure it was breast abscess and not mastitis. She helped me pump out the milk, asked me to take hot water baths and to be as calm as possible( in her terms to be stress free). Trust me it’s not easy , with a new born baby latching every two hours, a c-sec and this excruciating pain.Two more days and then the doc said it’s gonna have to be removed. That crazy psyched out look gave way to tears coz I wasn’t ready for another bruise.
To be contd....
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As with every mom who has undergone stress during her c-sec, I completely ignored the fact that there could be something even worse than a cut. It’s not easy to diagnose breast abscess. It may first look like it’s just a shooting pain in the breast, fever kicks in and the breast starts feeling heavy. As time passed , the situation only worsened leading to a lump. No amount of manual pumping or electric pumps helped and the lump stood firm. A lot of medications and emotional moments passed and finally I decided to visit the doc just so to clear the confusion surrounding this so called “Heaviness”.
The gynecologist immediately knew what had gone absolutely wrong. She just wanted to make sure it was breast abscess and not mastitis. She helped me pump out the milk, asked me to take hot water baths and to be as calm as possible( in her terms to be stress free). Trust me it’s not easy , with a new born baby latching every two hours, a c-sec and this excruciating pain.Two more days and then the doc said it’s gonna have to be removed. That crazy psyched out look gave way to tears coz I wasn’t ready for another bruise.
To be contd....
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this post are the personal views of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Momspresso.com (formerly mycity4kids). Any omissions or errors are the author's and Momspresso does not assume any liability or responsibility for them.
