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Breastfeeding Advice for Mom of 2 & a Half Month Old with Mastitis

My two month old son has thrush about 2 weeks ago and so I had it on my nipples and it was very painful. Then I developed mastitis and I'm still on the antibiotics. The pain has gone away but I still have a hard lump in my breast right next to my nipple. My son hasn't been able to latch on since I got it about a week ago. I've been trying to pump but I rarely have time to do it as often as I should since I have three kids all together under the age of 5. Now my nipple on the other breast is sore because that's the only one he's been on...