What the doctor said..

So I called my doctor this morning, big surprise, she's too busy to see me and recommended that I go to a walk in clinic.


They examined me and said it was still small and hopefully I could use just a topical ointment to clear it up but if not, I'll have to take an antibiotic and probably won't be able to feed the munchkin if that happens.

Just the thought of that freaked me out. I don't want to not be able to feed him. Then it got me thinking about when it's time to stop... I'll be so sad. I didn't expect that. I thought I'd be glad! Ready to be free to leave the house and not rush to be home before his next feeding. Nope. I'm going to miss bonding with him and having that special time together that no one else will or could ever have.

Not that there's anything wrong with feeding your baby formula. I would never say which is better because it really is all about whats best for you and your family. That said, I'll be really pissed off if I have to give him formula. I worked so hard to breastfeed. The beginning was so rough and I pushed through because I felt that it was what was best for my baby. Now, to have to stop and risk losing my milk supply all over this stupid infection... It would kill me. :(

I went to get the prescriptions filled and I asked the pharmacist there what she thought about taking it while nursing. She said that it would pass through the milk and not to take it unless I really needed to.

Frustrated, i went home, and Gabe called his pharmacist friend, steve, to get his opinion about the drugs that were prescribed. He said that both the topical and oral antibiotics that they prescribed were bubkiss and wouldn't really help. It was likely staph and if so it would need a stronger medicine than what they gave me. In fact, he said it would be ok to take while still nursing, but again... Might not do anything at all. In the end, it sounded like the best bet would be to go to a regular doctor and have this thing lanced.

I decided that since I wouldn't have to take the pills until Monday anyway, I'll try the cream and if need be, I'll get it lanced. I would rather do that if possible and save my milk supply.

We shall see....