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Need clogged duct help!!

Si

Si

I have been exclusively pumping for less than 24 hours now as I am out of town and away from baby. I already have a large warm red mass on one of my breasts. No amount of warmth, massage, or pumping seems to be draining it. I can even feel the little lumpy ducts underneath!! It is mildly painful, not too bad, but I don’t want it to get worse. I normally pump a couple times at home in addition to breastfeeding, so pumping is not new to me, but this bad of a blockage is!

What else can I do to help it?? I don’t go back to baby for another few days. 😔

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Br

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Put a vibrator on the clog and massage it towards your nipple. It helped mine a lot but I will say it hurts like a mother. . I actually cried when I put my vibrator on it.

Al

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When I ep’d with my first I would put lavender essential oil on the clog and massage it in the shower with a vibrator or electric toothbrush, only thing that worked. Sunflower lecithin helped a lot too.

Ga

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I’m still struggling with mine!! I’ve done everything but the sunflower lecithin. Gonna give that a go and see if it works! I’ve had mine for 3 or 4 weeks already 😭

Br

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I used pumped in the shower with HOT water running on it & while massaging it w a vibrator. It was the only way I could get it out

Am

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It may be a milk blister. They aren't always obvious. The tiniest white spot on your nipple could be the problem.

Am

Am • Mar 2, 2020
Keep checking just to be sure. Sometimes I suffer for a whole day before I see it. Try taking a hot water bottle and massaging while pumping.

Si

Si • Mar 2, 2020
I just checked... but I don’t see anything. It’s like an almost golf ball sized mass in the breast, but softer towards the nipple, which makes me think it’s blocked farther up. Maybe?

Ka

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Try to put your pump on the highest setting of suction with heat on the spot and massage it down. Good luck momma

Ra

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Omg I’ve had clogged ducts the past 2 days and massage and heat was not helping. My baby was the only one who could unclog. If you find something that works for pumping, plz share!

Si

Si • Mar 2, 2020
Haven’t found anything yet 😔. Super hot shower water just before pumping is loosening it a little, but it’s firming up a few hours later.

Ki

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Get some sunflower lecithin capsules. It makes your milk “slippery” and it will unclog the duct. Continue to take them and you won’t ever have a plugged duct again

Am

Am • Mar 2, 2020
While it's been great, it's not 100 percent. I take two a day and I currently have one I can't get unclogged.

Si

Si • Mar 1, 2020
Nice! I’ll have to see if I can track some down.

Ki

Kimberlee • Mar 1, 2020
It actually has a ton of benefits! Our bodies naturally produce lethicin. Just make sure you buy ‘sunflower’ lecithin- then it is all natural. Lots of great articles on Pinterest! I stumbled upon it when I was pregnant with my first and just had my third baby. The only time if gotten plugged ducts is when I stopped using it. Then I get one and have to use it to save the day!

La

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Do you have Epsom salts? Taking an epsom salt bath or putting some in a Haakaa with warm water can really help.

Si

Si • Mar 1, 2020
Unfortunately I don’t have my Haakaa with me :(
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