Symptoms can seem to appear suddenly and include: breast or chest tenderness or swelling on one or both sides, warmth of an area of the breast(s) or chest to the touch, thickening of breast or chest tissue or a lump, pain or a burning sensation continuously or while feeding the baby, redness of some of the skin on the breast(s) or chest, oftentimes in a wedge-shaped pattern, general malaise feeling (feeling like you have the flu), chills, body aches and a fever of 101F (38.3 C) or greater.
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Your first step is to work with an IBCLC! You can go on Facebook and other social media groups and ask for advice, but you will not be getting an individualized clinical assessment of your own unique situation, so the recommendations you get will not be targeted and in some cases may be harmful.
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Human Milk for Human Babies
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