Hard lump in breast, had mastitis 3 weeks ago
Hi all,
Seeking some urgent advice as I'm unsure what I've got! I know my baby has recently caused some injury to my nipple (she sat on it when I was lying down in bed) and around the same time, I noticed a white dot appear on the nipple. I wasn't sure whether it was the injury or a milk bleb, however a hard lump formed. i managed to clear it out with baby's help but still took a course of antibiotics because it was still sore after a couple days and the doctors told me to go on a course just in case it wasn't all cleared.
Now three weeks later, another hard lump has formed in my breast, pretty much the same site as the previous time. The white dot has not disappeared and now I'm unsure whether it is still a milk bleb or a healed (and scarred) part of my nipple. Tonight, I thought I'd be brave and break the top layer of the skin to see what's going on underneath. I saw some yellowy skin/ lump but blood was also pooling so I freaked out and stopped, really hoping I didn't introduce any bacteria into the site.
I'm in pain from the lumps in the breast, freaking out about the skin I just broke and just generally a bit stressed as the first bout of mastitis had caused my supply to drop drastically already! Any ideas what this could be and what I should do?