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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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Sick of clogged ducts
I think this is probably the 10th one I've had since LO was born. The very first one went straight into mastitis, but probably because my blood cell counts were low because none have since then, but that experience has scared me ever since (awful!).
I thought I'd cleared this one two days ago, but I apparently pumped wrong last night, because it came back in the very same spot. Grr.
I've been doing all the normal things (massage, hot bath/shower, hand expression, lots of nursing if LO cooperates, resting (ha!), drinking water), but nothing seems to work except waiting a few days until it magically goes away during nursing.
Any other suggestions or anyone else who can commiserate?
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Re: Sick of clogged ducts
I had mastitis with DS and it was so awful--I understand being scared! I had a clogged duct a month or two ago and the nurse I spoke to suggested soaking your breast in a basin of hot water. She wanted me to lean over the sink or a bowl full of water. She said the combo of the heat and leaning over leads them to drain more effectively. Mine went away and I have been lucky enough not to get any more.
A hot compress might help, too. I have "booby tubes" that you can heat in the microwave for a few seconds, then slip in your bra.
I hope you figure out how to clear them up!
I would recommend Wish Garden's Happy Ducts (http://www.wishgardenherbs.com/index.php?load=pregnancy&group_id=7)
You can get it at Vitamin Cottage for sure and maybe WF as well. Works great!
This is the other stuff the midwife suggested. I don't do well with tinctures though so I'm trying lecithin first.
I had them a lot with DS, maybe once or twice with DD. The best way to clear them is to lay baby down, get on your hands and knees (or elbows and knees, whatever works best) and dangle your breast straight into baby's mouth. This sucks the clogs out *every* time for me! I hope this helps, I credit this with being the reason they haven't been as much of a problem with DD. I also had oversupply issues (but not with pumping, ugh!) with DS, which I think contributed.
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