- Mastitis is inflammation of one or both breasts. It usually occurs in only one.
- Mastitis is pretty common among women who are breastfeeding.
- The best thing to do is to call your OB doctor.
- Mastitis occurs when a milk duct becomes blocked, or the skin around the nipple becomes cracked. Both scenarios allow bacteria to enter, leaving the breast tissue infected.
- Both of these situations allow bacteria to enter and infect the breast tissue.
Some of the Risk Factors are:
- Skipping breastfeeding, pumping helps with this
- Wearing anything on top that is too tight
- Too much pressure on the breasts caused by sleeping on your stomach, holding the breast too tight while feeding and doing active things without a supportive bra
- Yeast infection in the breast
- Previous mastitis
- Abrasion or cracking of the breast nipple
- Wearing a bra or clothing that is too tight
- A yeast infection in the breast
- Sudden weaning, weaning slowly can prevent this
