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I am in clogged duct hell

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Somehow I have gotten a bunch of clogged ducts on both breasts, which is causing them to engorge and not empty.

I have tried pumping, soaking them in warm water and massaging them....and nothing seems to work. 

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Re: I am in clogged duct hell

  • mrsmiller080407mrsmiller080407
    I push on them really, really hard when that happens.  It hurts but it gets rid of the duct.  Good luck.
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  • jjgaljjgal
    Try a warm compress for 20 minutes prior to nursing or pumping.
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  • lytedarklytedark member

    i've had success with my hand while in a hot shower and massaging/pushing

     good luck!

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  • RCH151RCH151

    I had them all the time with my first baby and the only thing that helped me was taking Lecithin.

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  • MrsH2youMrsH2you member
    imagelytedark:

    i've had success with my hand while in a hot shower and massaging/pushing

     good luck!

    This. And then I nurse right after.

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  • macaroni1979macaroni1979 member
    i just went through this on saturday, so i feel your pain. i pumped for an hour and a half straight, while massaging from the top of my breast down towards my nipple. it cleared right up, good luck!
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  • augs06augs06 member
    Also try massaging when your LO is latched. 
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  • gwtw428gwtw428
    I was there yesterday!  I only pump so I pumped every 2 hours, and in between pumping I used a heating pad on my clogged boob.  I also massaged it and took a hot shower.  It finally worked after about 8 hours...the milk literally poured out!  5oz in 3 minutes!! 
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  • Holly88Holly88 member
    I had one before and what worked for me was soaking my boob in a bowl of hot water with epsom salt. I had to hand express and massage my boob. As soon as I was able to loosen the clog, I pumped and massaged. It took about 2 hours but I felt SO much better.
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  • trapani2betrapani2be member

    imageaugs06:
    Also try massaging when your LO is latched. 

    This worked great for me too, but man does it ever hurt to have a clogged duct. Hope it passes soon for you ;)

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