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Milk Drying up All of a Sudden :(
Read all 6 responses: "So I used to be a full on cow with how much milk I could produce. ... breast milk drying up · plugged milk duct · milk duct · produce ...
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- HI L., I am also nursing my 11-1/2 week old daughter and noticed last week that my milk production was going down. A friend had warned me that this often happens a...
- I just recently found out that a hypothyroid could cause a low milk supply. Maybe you should ask to get your thyroid checked. Just a thought, C.
- L., Get Mother's Milk tea by Traditional Medicinals. It will help you with your milk supply and is very effective. Pump after each feeding that you can and try star...
Pumping Questions
I worry that I have a plugged duct, but I dont know for sure. .... Pumping Enough Milk While at Work ... plugged milk duct · swing breast pump medela ...
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- Hi! My daughter is about 2 1/2 months old. I have a medela swing pump and get more out of my right breast than I do my left (even when I'm leaking from left one, it ...
- Hi, you are doing just fine... I myself had very low results when pumping at work full time. 1-2 ounces each side each time - when I would pump when i was still at h...
- I would think that a plugged duct would be painful, but i don't know for sure. When i was pumping for my duaghter i usually produced more from my right breast than fr...
5Month Old Son Has Plugged Tear Duct
This is going to sound like the strangest thing, but breast milk can clear up a plugged duct. My husband is an optometrist and when he was in school the son ...
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- My son's eyes were both clogged - one until about 8 months and the other until after he was 1. Our Dr. said that they should clear up on their own by 24 months and sa...
- Hi, My son had one plugged tear duct that cleared at 5 month and 28 days it seemed. Just when I thought we were going to need to take him in, it cleared. On the other...
- I had the exact same issue with my daughter, only it was both eyes. My pediatrician, however, told me that they usually clear up by 12 months, not 6. I did the massage...
HELP! Mastitis or Plugged Duct and I Don't Take Antibiotics
It's supposed to thin your milk a bit to help avoid future plugged ducts and mastitis. I would watch your temperature- keep an eye out for a fever and ...
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- Congratulations on the girls ... One thing you can do that will be preventative ... if you choose to continue to breastfeed ... is the use of the vitamin LECITHIN as...
- M.: yes there are alternatives... first you need to be seen by a lactation consultant to get the latch corrected.. that will enable your babies to effectively dra...
- I wish I knew of another solution; I am a nurse who also went through mastitis on postpartum day 8. I developed a 104 degree fever and became very ill in bed for 3 da...
One of My Breasts Is Sore
Oct 22, 2009 ... It could still be a plugged duct. Position your nursling so their chin is ... help.........clogged Milk Duct? ... Possible Blocked Milk Duct ...
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- Your breast health is super important, call your doctor immediately.
- Call the Dr. asap. You might need a mammogram and/or ultrasound!
- I think it is time for a visit to the doctor. It doesn't sound like you are nursing anymore, so its probably time to look for a more aggressive treatment for this rec...
Underwire Bras During Pregnancy
The reason being that the underwire compresses your milk ducts and you may be prone to getting plugged ducts and eventually mastits. That being said, I have ...
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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 ...
Blocked Tear Ducts
My daughter is 20 months old and has a blocked tear ducts for over a year now. .... G., my son had recurrent problems with a blocked tear duct that kept ...
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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...
5Month Old Son with Clogged Tear Duct
I did put breast milk in her eyes but not like I should have. It did clear up, overnight. I did a lot of research on clogged ducts and it has been known to ...
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- We did warm compresses, massage as well as medication and my son's clogged tear ducts were still toturous. We ended up having the procedure done. The doctor straps ...
- OH Try this - Not sure if someone has already told you how to do this, but my son had clogged tear duct's for awhile after he was born. My Dr. told me to take my inde...
- Hi, A., please, please, wait on the surgery as long as you can. My little had the same problem until she was 11 mths. I did put breast milk in her eyes but not like...
Small, Painless Lump in Armpit: Breastfeeding Mom
I'm not a doctor, but from my experience, most likely it's a clogged milk duct. It happened often when I breastfed my son, who's now 16 months and was just ...
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- I had one of those also. I waited to see what happened and it got bigger. So I went to the doctor and he put me on antiobiotics. I was told that if it didn't go awa...
- Please call your doctor today! It may very well be nothing, but it is never wise to take a chance with a breast lump, and it is never wise to wait. Better to be told...
- ALL lumps need to be checked out by a doctor! But I should also tell you that I had one and it turned out to be a cyst. Scary though. Please get it checked soon! .
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
