Patient's question:
Today is the 15th day of postpartum, and in the afternoon, the baby is napping while I want to rest. I covered myself with a thick blanket and felt a chill in my back. Then I slept for an hour and a half and woke up with a fever. I measured my temperature with a thermometer, and it was 38.5 degrees Celsius. I don't know if I can still breastfeed. The milk on my left side is slightly painful, as if there is a lump.Doctor's answer:
Based on your symptom description, your situation is that you developed a high fever on the 15th day postpartum, and you have a lump in your breast. This condition could be a symptom of acute mastitis, which is caused by milk duct blockage after breastfeeding. Some people suggest going to the hospital for anti-inflammatory treatment with intravenous fluids. At the same time, you can apply cold compresses and use a breast pump to express the accumulated milk, but do not feed it to the baby yet. Once the milk ducts are clear, you can resume breastfeeding completely.