Get yourself a homeopathic specialist!!!

WARNING: This post is for all those nursing mamas out there.

I normally wouldn't post about something like this, but after getting mastitis for the fourth time in under three months I thought I would post some info. I'll just start by saying the older I get the more I am a HUGE believer in natural remedies for the body. I understand that there are some things that require antibiotics, but if you can avoid them even better.
I had my first bout of mastitis when was Abe was four weeks old. The sickness and pain that is associated with this is crazy. A couple weeks later I got in on the left side again. They treated it again with a very strong antibiotic and let me tell you by this point my body was telling me enough is enough. I have never felt so bad in all my life. I immediately stopped taking the antibiotic when I finally figured out that is why I was feeling so awful. Things weren't too bad for a couple weeks until it came back for the third time on the right side. They put me on another antibiotic that wasn't nearly as strong hoping it would take care of the problem. In my head I thought, it is an infection and the only thing that is going to knock it is medicine. Well, while currently taking the third round of antibiotics it jumped to my left side. Yesterday, I said enough is enough. While skyping with Brandon he began to research some natural ways to take care of the problem.
I can't say enough good things about kellymom.com. I have used this site so much during nursing. The information and advice I find on here always seems to help. Brandon said I needed to go to the store and get some Lecithin. Lecithin decreases the viscosity (stickiness) of the milk by increasing the percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the milk. So basically the Lecithin is an emulsifier that is used to keep fats/oils dispersed and in suspension in foods. I took 4800mg last night (I was desperate) and shockingly I felt better this morning. I did see my doctor this morning and it sounds like I have a resistant strand of mastitis. They are culturing my milk to find out what is going on exactly, but the Lecithin seems to be working. Thank you Bran for always coming up with homeopathic remedies that really do always seem to work!

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