clogged milk duct at 9 months postpartum! 😩

Audrey • Q
I have had no issues with breast infections or clogged milk ducts until today. I woke up this morning at about 4 in the morning, with lots of pain in my breast and a huge lump. I knew exactly what I had and I couldn't believe it. I nursed my baby but the lump was still there, so I expressed the crap out of it until it felt bruised. Then I read up and took an ibuprofen, showered, then got my breast pump out and pumped for about 30 mins. It helped ed relieve the pain, but the lump was still there, so of course it hurt again when I woke up again. I took another ibuprofen and showered. This time I tried a trick where you position the baby so their chin is pointed toward the lump when you nurse, and I couldn't believe it, but it worked! I'm so relieved to have that lump out, but I'm so paranoid that it will return. I'm constantly grabbing my breast looking for that lump. Do they usually come back? It was so hard to get out! 😖