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Parenting is an around-the-clock job. As children grow and develop, moms have to continuously adjust to their needs. Making decisions, playing, teaching, talking, and disciplining are a few of the things moms are called to do for their children. All of these interactions will define a mother’s parenting style.
I call it ‘the breastfeeding tax’ for a reason: mastitis (along with thrush and plugged ducts) feels like the price you pay for breastfeeding. And it’s a painful one. Mastitis is an inflammation of breast tissue that, if left untreated, could lead to a bacterial infection. But updated 2022 clinical guidelines from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) published in May now assert that mastitis should be considered “a spectrum of conditions”, ranging from oversupply (hyperlactation) to inflammation, bacterial infection and abscess.