what helps get rid of clogged ducts

need EVERY thing yall did to get rid of it desperately trying to get rid of it so it doesnt get worse and i need to go to the hospital

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Cold compress, do not massage, sunflower lecithin supplement two hours before nursing.

Don't over pump, it will increase the inflammation. Use cold compress, not heat. Advil and Tylenol if it starts to hurt/get hot. If you start developing a fever it might have progressed to mastitis and you will need to see your doctor for antibiotics.

For massaging you can do a very light lymphatic massage. Do not massage hard.

The protocols all changed a few years back from applying heat, pumping extra and massaging hard to applying cold, not pumping extra and very light massages. So the information out there can be very conflicting.

I’d say pump every 3h. As the baby grows you and sleeps longer stretches at night you could do every 4h.
Cold compress only. Up to 15min every 2h or so. LaVie is a little massager that helps a lot of women too.

so just change the times i pump that’s not gon worsen the problem?

Sunflower lecithin works wonders if i notice im starting to get clogged! But I did notice it makes my daughter’s tummy a little upset at times so I only use it when I really need it.
Some people take it daily tho

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