I was taken ill this morning by the most violent fever ever.
It was from having some blocked milk ducts, due to some pretty funky feeding patterns last night by my sweet Beth. Needless to say, I didn't get a great sleep, but was so tired that I didn't realise I wasn't feeding her on one of my sides.
Sigh.
Woke up this morning to searing pain in my breast, that was causing me to be lightheaded and nauseous. I lay down on the couch and for two hours was racked with the granddaddy of fevers. Poor Beth was clutched in my arms, and had to stay that way for the entirety of it. I knew that if I put her down, I wouldn't have the strength to pick her up again. I remember calling out to the Lord many times asking Him to send someone over to help me, and at one point I went a little out of it and could hear myself pleading to Him "Please, God. I used my manners. Please please please send someone! I used my manners..." I didn't have the strength to get the phone to call anyone.
After a few hours, my shakes began to subside and I was able to get Livvy to climb up on a chair and get the phone for me. I called my husband, and he was home within ten minutes. I don't know how he managed to wrangle it, but he's been able to stay home to look after me.
My fever has finally broken, and my headache (migraine? It was more than just a headache. Such agony!!) has subsided a little. Beth has been nursing like a champ, and managed to unblock the ducts. Yay!
I seem to be prone to blocked ducts and mastitus, but I'm not sure why. My body doesn't even give me a chance to fix the problem, but immediately goes into overdrive with the whole fever thing. It's awful! I know my body is run down, and struggling to get back on track after the birth. This has been my hardest postpartum time that I've had, and quite frankly I'll be glad when things start ticking along smoothly.
Poor James. He's such a trooper, and has taken such great care of me, especially in these hard times. He's out at the movies seeing Cars 2 with Jimmy, Livvy, and Christian at the moment. This will be Christian's first time at the movies, so I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes. I'm home with the sleeping babies, and should be sleeping myself. My body feels so incredibly weak now. Please pray for me. I so badly just want to be better. :-(
Hi Charlotte, It's Diana Braybrooke here. I tried to post on your facebook wall but it's gone. I was on the train today and I felt really strongly to pray for you, I had no reason why, I just thought I need to pray for her. Came home to read your blog, and then realised how amazing is God that He prompted me to pray for you especially today :) Thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte, I know exactly how you feel. I have suffered terribly with both mastitis and blocked ducts and I remember the pain. I will be praying for a quick recovery for you. Glad to hear little Beth is doing her job. Hope you feel better soon xoxo
ReplyDeleteCharlotte, hoping your feeling better xx
ReplyDeleteHey Di, I tried to reply to this on the day you wrote it, but my blog was playing up and then I forgot. But I wanted to say how AWESOME God is, and that it thrilled my heart to know that He prompted you to pray for me. Thankyou so much for listening to that still quiet voice...I needed the prayers so much that day! xxoo
ReplyDeleteJamie...is it wrong to be happy that you're a fellow suffer with me in the whole mastitis thingy?! :-P It's awful isn't it!! I'm happy to report that I have been problem free for a whole week now, and am feeling SOOO good because of it! All glory to God, because I was about to give up completely! Hope all is going well with you and little Daisy. :-)
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