Power of Social Networking

Saturday during the day i felt fine, early evening i was fine. The kids were all in bed and the evening was stretching ahead of us , i was tired and planned to watch some tv and chill out. Out of no where my right breast starting hurting , i sat down then within minutes my whole body joined in. I was freezing but burning up , my head ready to explode and the slightest movement hurt.

I posted a message on twitter “help , right breast sore and flu like symptoms ” . Within minutes i had dozen’s of replies both on twitter and facebook. With one easy tweet i had reached friends, strangers ,breastfeeding councillors and mothers .All offering helpful advice to deal with the situation, everyone seemed to agree that it was the dreaded Mastitis . I spent the weekend following the lovely advice given to me – feeding lots , massaging , expressing , compresses and i am pleased to say that today apart from a slight tender breast and sore head (which may be more related to given up sugar and caffeine ) i am as good as new.

As a mother i feel so blessed to live in a world where this is possible , without leaving the couch in my living room i was able to gather so much advice . Even those who could not offer advice helped with a “feel better soon” , i felt like i had spoke with a dozen close friends who had hugged me and made me better.

I have never appreciated social networking sites so much before. So if you were one of those who helped me Saturday night THANK YOU. You turned a miserable experience into something i will always remember

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4 Responses to Power of Social Networking

  1. Marylin says:

    So glad to head you’re feeling better hun. xxx

  2. Nat says:

    You poor thing. Mastitis is the worst. I hope you’re feeling better. :-)

  3. Kim says:

    Awwww. Yay for the internet!

  4. Lisanne says:

    I’m so sorry ~ I hope that you’re feeling better now. I never had mastitis, fortunately, but it sounds awful!

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