Clogged duct, what can I do?

Lhand11

Ouch! It hurts! I am trying to just keep LO nursing on that breast so he can unclog it. I also applied a heat pack, but still clogged. Is there anything else I can do? 

FarmvilleLover

Ouch, sorry! You may want to repost on the BF board if you haven't already, they seem to be really helpful over there on these types of issues.

kms34

Massage the hell out if it while nursing or pumping. While pumping would be easier I think. You really need to work on t so it goes away quickly. I've already had one this time around and it was killer. 

chelle_chelle5487@hotmail.com

I had one a couple of days ago and this is what I did.

 

I massaged it a lot through out the day.

Every time it started to hurt/feel full I would pump and massage it while I pumped.

I also got in the shower and let the water run over it while I massaged it.

Then at the end of the day I let LO nurse on it and then was gone the next day.

 

Hope this helps  

BabyC2012

In addition to what other posters have said,  I ran a washcloth under hot water and did a compress both before and after each feeding. My LC also recommended the supplement lecithin. 

 See the link on kellymom.com

https://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/lecithin.html

 

 

DataJane

Not to gross anyone out but if you have anything handy that... ahem... vibrates you can use it to massage the area pushing towards the nipple and it may help unclog it faster.