Plugged Duct

Re: Plugged Duct

• CNYBride05 member

  August 2014

  Different people will have different advice. For me warm shower and hand expressing in the shower, followed by ibuprofen and nursing as much as possible. Try to massage your breast where the plug is while you nurse and also while in the shower. Plugged ducts suck! I'm sorry you have to deal with one.

  Natural m/c Oct. 2005
  
  Dx: balanced translocation and LPD
  
  TTC since Oct 2011
  
  BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)
  
  IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
  BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
  Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
  Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)
  
  

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• lookame3639 member

  August 2014

  I dangle my nipple into a cup of hot water allow the duct to begin to break up and then pump

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• MoMmyof3BCBA member

  September 2014

  Thanks for the advice ladies! How long does it typically take to resolve?

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• CNYBride05 member

  September 2014

  Sometimes it's quick (hours), other times I have it linger for a few days. Hope yours resolves quickly!

  Natural m/c Oct. 2005
  
  Dx: balanced translocation and LPD
  
  TTC since Oct 2011
  
  BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)
  
  IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
  BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
  Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
  Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)
  
  

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• andrea0418 member

  September 2014

  I've been lucky so far and have only gotten 1 plugged duct in 13 months. What worked for me was a hot compress, massaging and hand expressing. It lasted about 12 hours. I just kept doing those 3 things plus my son was nursing. Hope it clears up quickly.

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• vvvvvfee member

  September 2014

  all the above advice- plus you can take lecithin 4x a day to help break up the clog. really hot baths always worked well for me, too, to help loosen things up. have your LO nurse right after you get out of the bath. usually the soreness abates after a day or two, but the hard spot can take up to a week to completely disappear.
  

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