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I’m pretty sure every mother that experienced mastitis knows that it is something they don’t want to experience again!
First, let’s look at what mastitis is. It is a clogged milk duct which is caused by injury to the area, bacteria through the nipple, the breast not being emptied out, and yes…stress.
On a physical level, the body goes through body aches and pains, fever, and shivers to name a few. It makes it very uncomfortable to be in your body.
As a mother of three, I experienced mastitis at least once for each of them. When I have it, it makes me want to tear my skin and flesh off and break all my bones. That may sound a little extreme but that is how uncomfortable it is for me - I can feel the pain inside my bones.
By the time it was my third child, I thought I knew how to avoid mastitis completely. I wasn’t going to work, I had support at home, I was breastfeeding a lot and with no problem at all. But what happened was that I still overloaded myself with tons of things on my to-do list. I was thinking “supermom”. I was nonstop. Until I got hit hard. And for those of you that know, mastitis comes around out of nowhere and slams you down to the ground with a huge message to tell you!
I have gotten mastitis about three times now with my third child. The first two were during the beginning months of breastfeeding so I figured my body was adjusting to the amounts of breast milk to make and how much my baby was consuming. But the third time I got mastitis, it was when she was already past one year old. I didn’t even think it would be possible for me to get it again!
This third time was a hard realization for me. Even though I felt great, my hormones were leveling off more, and I had more energy. I have to remember that I am still nurturing and breastfeeding my daughter. Therefore I need to rest as much as possible. Take those moments to pause and breathe.
Mastitis is an energy force that comes and slaps you in the face - snaps you out of the “doing” (“Doing” is masculine energy) and to come into the “being” (“Being” is the feminine energy). It makes your body have flu-like symptoms within a matter of seconds and then forces you to sleep right then and there. Mastitis is saying, “Oh, you don’t want to rest and nurture, to be in the “being” state? Well, here’s a hard slap so you can rest!”
Thank you mastitis for this hard lesson! It is a reminder that we don’t have to do it all. That a mother’s body needs to rest, receive, follow the seasons, nurture herself and her babies. We are already supermoms by creating, birthing, and nurturing a human being into this world! That is the biggest mission of all!
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