It may happen that during lactation the mother suffers from mastitis, which is an illness which clogs the ducts of mammary glands and that they ignite after accumulating a large quantity of milk. If it persists it can cause infection by staphylococcus and streptococcus (the bacteria found in the skin).
In some form, this inflammation is part of the process that prepares the breast, for that we must take into account that women between 3er. and 5to. one days after childbirth experiences an enlargement of her breasts fill with milk for a power like feed the baby.
Originally occurs the so-called colostrum, which is a yellowish liquid and collected in important nutrients for the neonate because it provides benefits to its digestive and immune systems.
If the baby eats more quantity of milk the breasts produce more milk being greater consistency and white.
This is normal, but if the breasts reach encontrase so full that feel hard, is an inflammation which will extend and will arrive in the armpits. There may be a pain to the touch and also a fever, being a table in front of mastitis, which prevent the baby to suck milk.
When the milk can not escape its quantity increases in the breasts and if the problem does not resolve immediately the body can "take" this as a sign to cut milk production.
Similarly, many bacteria that are arriving in the skin to enter through a crack located in the hills, which cause an infection in fatty tissue breasts and this will lead to inflammation outside the breast ducts and after compressing will cause intense pain.
Other causes which generates mastitis they are spending long periods without breastfeeding, without making a jump, a meeting of very short breastfeeding, fatigue, stress, poor nutrition or inadequate depression and production abundant milk that has not yet adapted to the needs of the baby.
The mastitis can be classified into the following categories:
Pointed: This happens in the first months of breastfeeding, usually affects only one breast
A chronicle is a result of a pointed shape that was not treated in a manner totally and causes the recurrence of episodes with pain and general discomfort, it can affect both breasts.
It is essential to help the doctor to confirm the diagnosis, usually a rest will be recommended and emptying the breasts, placing first warm compresses and immediately cold, drain the breast, giving the baby to suckle with the greatest frequency as possible and follow a balanced diet, drinking copious quantities of liquids.
The decision is often necessary to painkillers and anti-inflammatory that will always be given by the doctor because they must be compatible with breastfeeding.
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