Blocked duct

Hi ladies

My boob has become really painful and shooting pains into my armpit. When I feel it it feels harder than the left boob, and I can feel a few small little hard lumps… I’m assuming this could be a blocked duct?

Any advice on how to unblock before it turns into mastitis 😞

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Ibuprofen, cold pack and lymphatic massage work for me, be gentle, don’t over feed or over express that side just feed as normal x

Ahh I feel you, I had a blocked duct recently and it developed into mastitis. The only thing that worked for me was massaging it in a hot bath for ages. I think I ended up having three baths in one day to ease it and it eventually unblocked. I also used a Hakka pump with Epsom salt.

Aw I’m sorry I had this recently! 💔 I tried so many things so not sure which one actually worked but I stopped it developing into mastitis. I used dry heat before feeding and ice after- lots of icing inbetween feeds for a few minutes too. Ibuprofen and paracetamol every 6 hours for 2 days. Very gentle massage before feeding. Haaka with Epsom salt (just once). Slightly more frequent feeding just to relieve the pain for me but I didn’t pump or over feed on that side. Hope it goes for you! X

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