Blocked ducts everyday

[courts&munchkins]

For the last 5-6 days one boob in the same spot is getting this massive blocked duct. With DD and lots of shower massage I am able to get rid of it but by the next day it is all blocked again and is this huge lump. It is not little, about the size of a matchbox. I am not engorged, my boob feels fairly soft except for the lump and dd hasn't changed her feeding pattern at all. Is there anyway I can stop it from happening?? What could be causing it?? It is starting to get very annoying, not to mention painful.

I don't know if its relevant but since it's been happening dd has also become more painful to feed, like bite my lip painful. And She has been fairly unsettled but I don't know if its relevant to the blocked duct.

[Catherine]

It sounds like you are doing all the 'right' things regarding avoiding mastitis.

Call the breastfeeding helpline, 1800 MUM2MUM. They are sure to have some other suggestions or ideas for why this might be happening.

[surprised]

Tried to reply but lost my thread...

One of the best things that helped me with a particularly nasty blocked duct that landed me in hospital was ultrasound treatment by a physiotherapist. xoxo

[Kmn]

I second the ultrasound from the physio.
Also is something poking on that spot (a bra, your elbow while you sleep, DD's knee while she's in a carrier.......)??

Lecithin can sometimes help with blocked ducts too.

And gentle on the massage - sometimes massaging too hard can cause inflammation, making the blockage worse. You shouldn't need to massage hard, and probably not even firmly - more like cat-stroking level or lighter.

[courts&munchkins]

I'll call the physio's tomorrow and see what they say. It's on the top of the boob so u don't think it's from the carrier. My mat bras have been through 3 kids so they are super loose. I don't think it's from sleeping. It's fine when I wake up in the morning, it's by the afternoon that it's all blocked.

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[Kmn]

Is it where the seatbelt goes?

[courts&munchkins]

It is in the area where the seatbelt goes, I haven't been in the car for the last couple of days though.

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