Clogged Milk ducts are not a joke

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Yesterday I experience clogged milk ducts for the first time and let me tell you it was horribly painful I hardly knew how to let Taylina nurse from me with out having to bit my tongue. This morning at 4 am she woke to nurse and the hard lump on my breast is finally gone but yowzers my booob is still sore

[thedahliharpa]

Do you have a pump? I was able to unclog one with a pump.

[ruby412]

That sounds painful! Hope you're feeling better soon.

[spaghetticat]

Jan 14, 2013 21:15:50 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

That sounds painful! Hope you're feeling better soon.

This!

[dojo]

Heat pads and lots of pumping!

[vthokie]

Ugh...so sorry. I hope you feel better. Keep her on that side first just to make sure it's all gone.

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Jan 14, 2013 21:09:23 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Do you have a pump? I was able to unclog one with a pump.

Yes, I pumped and nursed a lot yesterday. This morning at 4 a.m. she woke up for a feeding so I fed her that side and it felt much better and wasn't hard anymore after she was done nursing. I also used a warm compress (rice/herbal pack) when I went to bed and warmed it up a few times during the night.

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Jan 14, 2013 21:46:56 GMT -5 dojo said:

Heat pads and lots of pumping!

I take it you've had it.. so a question

Did your boob still hurt a fair bit for a while afterwards? All day it's still tender and achy if that makes sense. Kinda like the engorged feeling but worse. I pumped a lot more at work today than I normally would have as well hoping it would help.

[hass2001]

Ugh, these are the worst. I used to get them like once a week but thank goodness it's been a while now...knock on wood. The pump never got them out for me, I just had to nurse, nurse, nurse. And heating pads all the time.

[monkeybabe]

I've gotten clogged ducts a lot (I started taking lecithin, because it was getting ridiculous) and I find that the really bad, persistent ones always seem to go away in the night. I'm not sure if it's side lying nursing or just the way she nurses while asleep, but it seems to work out that way a lot.

[Deleted]

Ugh, that sucks. I've had a few clogged ducts, and also some that progressed to mastitis. And yes, even when it's gone it still can feel sore and achey for a couple days. So weird, deflated but tender boob! Agree with Hass, pumping never worked for me, just extra nursing, and time. Usually it took several days for the pain to totally go away.

Hope you're feeling better now!

[dojo]

Jan 15, 2013 1:17:56 GMT -5 @johlise said:

Jan 14, 2013 21:46:56 GMT -5 dojo said:

Heat pads and lots of pumping!

I take it you've had it.. so a question

Did your boob still hurt a fair bit for a while afterwards? All day it's still tender and achy if that makes sense. Kinda like the engorged feeling but worse. I pumped a lot more at work today than I normally would have as well hoping it would help.

Yes, but with 24 hours it's generally back to normal