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Mastitis
helpclogged Milk Duct ... Possible Blocked Milk Duct ... to have *ahem* an erection after waking up from a nap Hey at least we know it works 2 hours ago ...
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- You really need to see the Dr. From what i have read it needs and must be treated with Antibiotics. YOu should be able to go to the county ER and not have to pay since...
- Sounds like a breast infection. I've had a handful of them and they suck! The only way to treat them is with an antibiotic. I say go to med point or a clinic that d...
- I had mastitus last year and I was told if it gets bad enough and if your feaver gets high enough it could be deadly. What they did for me in the emergency room (cause...
Blocked Tear Ducts
G., my son had recurrent problems with a blocked tear duct that kept getting ... He never had a lot of problems after that. I am also a single mother and it ...
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- G., my son had recurrent problems with a blocked tear duct that kept getting infected. I kept taking him to the pediatrician and they kept giving me eye drops and ant...
- As the others suggested... massage.. massage.. massage... it works great. My pedi also prescribed a drip that worked wonders on my little boy. I would use surgery as t...
- Hi G.! And Kudos to you for being a S/W Mom!!! That deserves much admiration in itself. As for the blocked tear duct, my 11 month old Twin son has one that is part...
Weaning Discomfort
Sep 11, 2009 ... PS if you have lots of milk have you thought of donating it to the Milk Bank Your milk can be a Godsend ... Feeling Engorged After Weaning ...
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- This sounds really crazy, but it worked for me, twice. For the pain, cold cabbage leaves inside your bra. You don't really want to do it in public, though. It looks...
- C., If you can handle it take benedryl every four or is it six hours? Take it like it says on the bottle. Avoid warm showers (HOW?? I know it was hard!), and cut b...
- Takes me a total of two weeks to get the wells to dry out! I produce a lot of milk and I'm telling you- don't pump. That's only going to make it worse at this point....
Weaning from Breastfeeding
Sep 30, 2009 ... After they were feeling good about being so grown up, .... Be sure you're not getting any clogged milk ducts which could lead to mastisis ...
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- express some milk (pump or by hand) but not the entire amount from each side. over the course of a day or two, your body will take the hint that you don't need as muc...
- J., GOOD FOR YOU for putting your baby's health first!! Wow! As for the pain, try using a warm compress. To get both breasts at one time, try dunking a bath towel i...
- First of all, congratulations for breastfeeding your daughter from newborn to toddler! Now about the side effect of engorgement...Have you tried cold packs on your ch...
Breastfeeding After Lumpectomy
Hi M I had a lumpectomy to remove a tumor in the milk ducts back in 05 but ... 10 months now and Im starting to think about weaning but we love nursing so ...
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- You should be fine, but may get some clogged ducts around scar tissue.
- M., I had a lumpectomy several years ago (probably 8 now) and am currently breastfeeding my first (and only) baby. I've had no issues whatsoever with nursing him and...
- Hi M.. I had a lumpectomy to remove a tumor in the milk ducts back in 05' but was healed completely in about 9 month to year. I am currently breastfeeding my first bab...
Underwire Bras During Pregnancy
I nursed both of them after for two 1/2 years each. I have never had a problem and never had a clogged milk duct while nursing and wearing an underwire bra. ...
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- I have had two children and wore underwire bras with both of my pregnancies day and night! I nursed both of them after for two 1/2 years each. I have never had a probl...
- The only thing that I have ever heard (and had a friend who had it happen with underwire - and not without) was that an underwire could clog a duct in the breast when ...
- go with whatever makes u comfortable.i dont think there is any medical reason why u cant wear underwire. i wore an underwire throughout my first pregnancy. i need the ...
Weaning/breastfeeding Year Olds
I was also dealing with some partially plugged milk ducts, so that's why I weaned so slowly. I remember for him, I mixed breastmilk with whole milk for ...
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- Congratulations on breastfeeding your twins! Thats incredible! Since you pump, I would take those 'feedings' out first. Stop pumping one session a day for a week. T...
- My son weaned from me, frankly, right before a year. I went back to work when he was 6 mo. old and pumped, but it got too painful, but we just nursed in the AM and th...
- First off congrats on BF w/o formula as long as you have. That's awesome. I would knock the afternoon feeding out. My DD was too distracted to feed at lunch so that...
I Think I Have a Breast Abscess
You may have a blocked milk duct, in which case you need to keep expressing milk ..... Often, mastitis occurs within the first six weeks after birth ... Sometimes mastitis leads a mother mistakenly to wean her baby before she intends to ...
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- When I had mastitis I drank 100% purple Grape Juice by the gallon it has natural antibodies. A warm compress helps as well. N. Mom of 5
- Hi there- I really recommend applying a warm moist compress (heating pack under a wet washcloth will work well), then massaging the lump in your breast towards the ...
- L., It sounds like you have mastitis. "Mastitis is an infection of the breast tissue that causes pain, swelling and redness of the breast. It most commonly affect...
Breast Leakage
... for a while after weaning but while breastfeeding I was overproducing milk ... well as examine for lumpsthe signs of a clogged duct and possibly saving ...
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- Hi K.! My son is 18 months old and I haven't breast fed since he was 6 weeks and my right breast still has milk discharge. My OB told me last May if it didn't clear ...
- Hi K., You did not ask a stupid question ! I am the mother of 3 kids and I nursed them all. The milk glands can hold and leak milk for more than 2 years as I can p...
- You could call the La Leche League and ask them, but I think I'd encourage you to take a pregnancy test just in case--no kind of birth control is 100% reliable.
Clogged Duct
Read all 4 responses: "I have a clogged duct and have been unsuccessful with getting it unplugged. ... Possible Blocked Milk Duct ...
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- take some soy lecithin pills, ibuprophen rest nurse as much as possible cabbage will reduce supply-- be careful
- This is going to sound odd but it worked for me. Go tan with nothing on top for like 5 min. The extra heat was enough to do it for me when I had one in the same place.
- put raw cabbage inside your bra and where it for a few hrs it works great i know it sounds funny but it does work good luck
