Many women are most worried about developing mastitis when breastfeeding, fearing that it will harm their baby's health. However, in daily life, the probability of postpartum mastitis in women is relatively high. Many women are prone to fever after suffering from mastitis. So, can women with mastitis and a fever of 38.6 ℃ breastfeed?
When a woman suffers from mastitis and still has a fever with a temperature of 38.6 ℃, she should immediately stop feeding her baby, otherwise it may affect the baby's physical development. However, if a woman only has mastitis and does not have a fever, she can continue to feed her baby. If she stops feeding, it may lead to milk accumulation in the breasts, exacerbating mastitis and affecting women's health.
However, if a woman with mastitis has a fever, in addition to stopping breastfeeding, timely treatment measures should be taken to prevent the condition from worsening. For fever, physical cooling method can be adopted, that is, women can wet apply a towel on their forehead to promote a decrease in body temperature, and at the same time, drink more water to eliminate toxins from the body. Women can reduce their clothing appropriately to avoid the inability to dissipate heat.
Women with mastitis also need to pay attention to breast treatment. They can massage and apply heat to their breasts to improve swelling and relieve discomfort. Women also need to squeeze out the milk from their breasts and not let it stay in them, which can worsen the condition. If a female breast abscess wants to rupture, surgical treatment is needed, cutting open the breast for drainage to protect the health of the female breast.
