Had a pretty bad day today. Got the flu or something similar... basically body aches, headache, nausea, shakes, and feeling like I was freezing! Even ended up with a fever (at least for me, I'm usually in the 96F range, I was in the 99's the one time I checked).
Worst part was that my boobs were in TONS of pain! Somehow it seemed like the body aches were amplified in my breasts. Made it hard not only to feed the baby, but to even so much as move from the bed!
I felt bad that J had to cancel all the plans that he had for the day (not just hanging-out type plans, but actually productive plans). He's been great about taking care of me, but he ended up losing the last day off he had for a little bit. Still, J is an amazing father! He took care of River and me all day.
I haven't really left the bed or gone downstairs at all today, we've just been laying in bed and watching Netflix (we just got it, and are still in our 2-week trail! it's been awesome since I've been spending so much time at home and the streaming video on xbox makes it worth the price). Right now he's even playing Left 4 Dead 2 with the volume super low.
At this point I'm just hoping that River doesn't catch this from me. Usually I'm a research maniac, but not so much when I'm sick. Does anyone know about getting sick while breastfeeding? From what I remember, I think it's better to continue breastfeeding and being close so that they'll get the antibodies. But I'm not sure.
She should be fine. I would guess you have milk fever. Do your breasts feel infected or sore to the touch? Keep nursing, take a bunch of vit C and drink more water. Feel better!
ReplyDeleteAshley: thank you so much for responding!! That sounds exactly like what I have. I looked it up, and might be putting a call into my midwives if it doesn't let up tomorrow. You rock!
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