Almost 9 years of BFing & now with #5 I am having issues WTF?
Gah I woke this morning with a blocked duct my 3rd in 2 weeks! Different spots each time.
Rohan is feeding well, attaches nicely. I don't understand Why I am having so much trouble / pain this time round!
sorry to hear you are having problems.
I dont really have much, (but using my powers for good and repling).
all i can think of is Rohan draining them completely?
With him feeling abit off (I hope im thinking of the right person!) could he not be draining you aswell?
That being said, Im a BFing ammature.. so I dont have any idea and am just going off what Ive researched (determination to make it work next time ) . It just goes to show how every baby and every BFing experience is different. I hope u are feeling better soon xox
ETA - we posted at the same time and you already answered that question. Hopefully Barb or Manta (or anyone that knows more than me lol) will pop in here with words of wisdom!
Oh poor you! I got a blocked duct after feeding for about 20months. It is strange how things can be just fine and then all of a sudden you end up with problems... I very nearly had to get a needle put into the little white blockage on my nipple. I was just lucky that when the DR looked at it it started to unblock... IT makes you feel aweful tho
That must be really frustrating. I wonder if it could be something like your bra being too tight or the way you are sleeping? Maybe going braless for a while and trying to keep that side pressure free - ie don't sleep on that side, avoid using a sling that presses on that side etc - might help.
I think it may be sleeping position. I pretty much am braless. I wear a cross over feeding top thing. so its very loose. I was also thinking the breastpads I ahve are too thick around the edge & maybe thats putting pressure on 1 spot while I sleep. I dunno.
Its not the same breast either & its on the cleavage side so the inner side of my breast.
Its insanely sensitive atm & red over pretty much that whole half of the breast, hot to touch etc. I have antibiotics here but I don't want to take them. I have just pumped that breast as it was getting so sore & now Rohan is feeding on that side also.
I slept with a ice pack on it last night which I couldn't eve feel the col dof because my boob was so hot!
teamed with the killer headache I had all day yesterday & my now stiff neck from the awkward sleep ( between sore boob & 2 big kids making their way into our bed....)
Jeepers woman!! That duct is blocked well and good! For future reference I always found (and was told by my LC) that holding something that vibrates against your boob will generally unblock a duct. So an electrical tooth brush or a "toy". I guess the vibrations help it pass through. It worked every time for me.
Also they say blocked ducts can be caused by extra creamy/fatty milk... So go your boobies! XD
gee hun that is crazy blocked! I hear you on how strange it is to have problems after such champion feeders. Have you tried heat on the breast? I used a heat pack and put a washer over mine in a shower - it helped heaps.
fingers crossed it clears for you sooner rather than later.
its much better today. Pink still, not red like the photo but still there. But i can touch it & rub the area without crying lol.
Impressive though that photo isn't it lol
My midwife said in the early days the hub won't be able to drain your breast in the same way we think of an older baby because supply is driven by hormones not demand (in the early weeks).
Do you have another child who can have a go after baby? That saved me this time around.
I had nipple thrush this time, which was a nasty surprise!
Oh I wish! I bloody weaned Iain not 2 or so months ago. He has asked & have offered & he has even put his mouth on but he seems to have forgotten how to attach.
Its flarred up again but slightly higher. if you look at the photo above, its now sore where the redness seems to end at the op almost on my ribcage so sick of being in pain.
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Almost 9 years of BFing & now with #5 I am having issues WTF?
) . It just goes to show how every baby and every BFing experience is different. I hope u are feeling better soon xox
I had nipple thrush this time, which was a nasty surprise!
so sick of being in pain.
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