Clogged duct? (Pictures)

Question

I've had a clogged duct for weeks now, and it is so painful! I've seen my midwife and a Lactation consultant, LC suggests lecithin and if it doesn't clear by the weekend to get in touch with a breast specialist to get it drained. Anyone else had one this bad? How did you clear it?

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Heat, massage. It's going to hurt.

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Its going to hurt but a bunch of massaging and feeding or pumping every 2 hours. That's what my doc is having me do anyway. I have to have my DH do the massaging because I have a hard time putting myself through that much pain and don't end up pressing nearly hard enough. Good luck.

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Moist heat and massage, maybe get your husband to do it because it needs to be firm pressure. I had one in the side of my left breast and it was agony, I had heat on it then massage with my knuckles toward the nipple for 5 min, then pump over and over again for two days, it finally broke up.

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Lecithin!! I had mastitis at 1 week postpartum and it was awful. I took four 1200 mg capsules in the morning until it cleared then kept taking them for a week after symptoms and then dropped it down to three caps daily. I haven't had any issues since and others swear by it as well. Good luck!

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Thanks for the replies everyone! Turns out it was a little too late, and it turned into an abscess. Had to have it drained this morning.. Very painful! But now I know what to do next time I get a clog! I've stocked up on lecithin so hopefully I never get another one!

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Drink 100% pineapple juice daily along with taking Lecithin.

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I took lecithin 1x 1200mg a day and o stayed on it for about a month and a half to keep my milk fat running through my breast. I had mastitis 4x and blocked ducts continuously over 3.5 months. That is what helped the most.

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Eeek!! Does it hurt? It looks painful. 😟 I hope you get relief quick.

Clogged duct? (Pictures)

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