Blocked milk duct
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They can be very painful 😣 have you tried feeding on all fourth? Sometimes gravity helps!
@Rachael did the antibiotics help to clear the blockage?
Feeding or hand expressing on all fours can help or get partner to help, hot or cold flannel to help hot worked for me I had blocked ducts all the time and mastitis the once it isnt fun
Warming your breast with a hot water bottle or submerging them in a hot bath and massaging
Don’t use a hot compress that is outdated advice! Use a cold compress and ibrophrofen…blocked ducts are due to inflammation hence the cold compress & ibro. I had this not long ago ..along with mastitis and an IBCLC gave me this advice and if you look on the breastfeeding network you will see they’ve updated to say use a cold compress. Hope it passes for you soon because there really is Nothing worse 😭🩷🩷
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Most current advice is to use cold compresses and lymphatic drainage, alternate these and then feed and use ibuprofen. The blockage is due to inflammation in the breast, reduce the inflammation and the blockage will pass. I had so many blockages in the beginning and this always worked. Also, do go back to the GP and ask for antibiotics because if it’s been more than 24 hours then the chances are an infection is brewing, get on top of it before you become really unwell! If you use instagram then look up Olivia Lactation Consultant, she has some great posts on lymphatic drainage and how to do it. Using aggressive massage and hot treatments risks increasing the inflammation further. Hope you get it sorted, it is the absolute worst! Also, chocolate helps! 🤣
I had the same problem and was given antibiotics. I massaged my breast under hot water in the bathroom, but I think the main solution is properly emptying the breast until it becomes softer. It’s something that tends to repeat itself, and I’m very aware of that.
Keep putting your baby on that boob to feed, just keep doing it and all of a sudden you’ll notice it will go
I’ve used a manual pump before with hot water and Epsom salts and that seemed to help
Sometimes the more you touch the blocked area the more irritated and inflamed it gets (went through this far too many times) Having a hot shower before feeding helps
@Charlotte i am on day 2 and it's a little easier 🤞
Hope it’s improving! Definitely cold compresses and ibruprofen and then I also used a hair comb and brushed it towards my armpit to help with lymphatic drainage. All advised by my lactation consultant
I have the same issue. I managed to partially unblock it in the bath but still had very severe pain when feeding. I went to GP after 3 days and they gave my antibiotics despite it not being infected as he didn't want it to develop into being infected. Maybe get a second opinion?