Caro... thanks heaps for your help... I put a hot washer on my boob and then expressed with the pump... first time I've used it and man I'm not in a hurry to do it again! It feels nothing like feeding and actually can hurt!!!! I think though that I did it too long cos there was a bit of pinkish milk on the rim part when I finished I can't see that I've bled anywhere but I may have done that bruisy thing IYKWIM? Now my nipple is sore...lol. I put some paw paw ointment on it and I'm hoping that it will feel better in the morning. I think I've cleared the blockage though cos it doesn't feel hard like it did and I also had this white spot on my nipple and the milk eventually did come out of that spot. I didn't keep the milk though cos I didn't make sure everything was properly clean first cos I just wanted to stop my boob from hurting so much.