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Nursing and Prone to Plugged Ducts- Okay to Wear a Regular Sports Bra?
I had VERY painful clogged ducts week after week for several months, ... Next question: Clogged Milk Ducts ... What Do I Do About My Clogged Milk Duct? ...
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- Take Lecithin. It helps keeps your ducts from getting plugged. It helped me and my lactation consultant recommended it. I know that underwires are bad for you. Als...
- I would actually stay away from sports bras and anything with an underwire..I know..there goes your support!
- Reoccuring clogged ducts for some women is a condition more than a reaction to a certain bra, nursing/sleeping position. I had VERY painful clogged ducts week after...
How Long Are You Engorged Before You Start Feeling Relief?
Oct 5, 2009 ... The first three days were the hardest for me After I weaned my son .... You might have clogged ducts or be developing mastitis If there is ...
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- It depends. Generally, it takes between one week and one month. My last weaning it took almost two weeks before I could lift my arms above my waist without wincing a...
- Hi J., I breastfed all four of my kids until they got several teeth.Relief is an individual thing. I would breastfed but cut down on the feeding time. It took abou...
- I didn't read all of the responses, so I'm not sure if you have had this answer or not, but if you take the cabbage leaves and freeze them. I went through about 10 on...
How to unclog a milk duct while breastfeeding?
I've had a clogged milk duct for about three days now and it wont go away! ... the breast (entire breast is fine) for 5 minutes and nurse immediatly after. ...
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- Maybe your bra is too tight. Or the underwire (if there is one is causing it). You can take "phytolacca", a homeopathic remedy to help elevate symptoms and preven...
- Clogged ducts can turn into mastitis. I haven't read other advice you may have received, but watch for a fever. You can have mastitis without some of those symptoms th...
- What works for me is when I nurse my baby, at the same time I massage the clog toward the nipple.
Mastitis
helpclogged Milk Duct ... normal Its also normal for them 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...
How to unclogged a milk duct while breastfeeding?
I didn't believe it either but had several bouts of clogged ducts and ... Each time after I removed the white plug my breast started to shoot milk - it was ...
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- I had this problem when I had my son. I was told to soak my breast in hot water (you can do that in the tub) Also, my grand mother told me to use tea bags. It helpe...
- I pumped for 5 months for my son and got plugged ducts all the time. I used a long tube sock filled with oatmeal or rice and microwaved it to make it hot/warm. This ...
- Hi A., Massage your breasts as he nurses. Contact your local la leche league representative www.llli.org Hope this helps. D.
Clogged Duct or Mastitis??
I've had mastitis after she was born and know what that feels like. What I am needing to know is if you get the same flu like symptoms from clogged ducts? ...
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- Call your doctor. You may just be able to talk to your dr. on the phone. I had mastitis a few times with each of my 3 children and it is not fun. The warm washcloth...
- Since you don't feel well and have chills, it sounds like you have a fever and if so, you likely have mastitis rather than just a clogged duct. I breastfed both of my...
- I thought they are the same. I remember pain in my breast with a lump. I had to have antibiotics or some sort of medication from the doctor to get rid of it. Good l...
Breastfeeding After Lumpectomy
Hi M I had a lumpectomy to remove a tumor in the milk ducts back in 05 but was ... You should be fine but may get some clogged ducts around scar tissue ...
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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...
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.
Problems Weaning
sounds like a clogged duct. have you tried massage or expressing some milk for relief? warm compress should help too. i've never heard of the two...weaning ...
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- Check and see if your baby has thrush (yeast infection in a babies mouth). I had an infection and taking antibiotics gave my baby thrush and we kept passing it back a...
- It's actually quite common to get mastitis when weaning-quickly, but you are not. SO, my professional advice is to check with your OB, are you getting the correct anti...
- Contact your local La Leche Leaugue Leader! They will help you!
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...
