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Painful new experience
I've been nursing DS2 and pumping for DD (twins) for almost 4 months now
without problems. A couple of days ago, my right breast was a bit tender to the touch, but didn't feel abnormal. Yesterday I noticed it was painful when DS2 nursed from it, but felt OK when pumping. In the evening the lower half felt like a bag of beans: lots of painful, hard, small knots. The upper half felt normal soft and smooth (like the left breast). I massaged the knots as gently as I could, had DS2 nurse from it a couple more times. Through the night the breast was very painful, and at 6AM I decided it was time for nursing or I would scream. I massaged the areas I could reach while DS2 drank. They felt a bit softer afterwards, but still painful. In the shower I noticed a tiny white spot on the lower half of my nipple, about 1mm in size. Now I suspect that a milk duct is plugged in there, partially blocking milk flow from the lower half of my breast. Or is this complete nonsense? Some milk flows past when I try to express by hand. Anything else that might cause these weird symptoms? The pain is slowly getting less, the knots seem softer, and I have no fever. Beside massage, plenty nursing, and keeping the breast warm, is there anything else I can do? If it is a plugged duct, does that unplug itself? I've never had one before, nor anything like this... -- --I mommy to DS1 (July '02) mommy to DD & DS2 (August '05) mommy to four tiny angels (Oct '03 - Oct '04) guardian of DH (age classified) |
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What I do when I get this is open the duct having the white clog spot with a
needle and express underwater in the tub so I can visualize the individual ducts and know when that particular duct is flowing (the flows all merge into one on dry land). I then hand express that duct until I can't feel any more lumps and/or I can't see milk coming out of that duct underwater anymore and I think it's "empty". I've never had what you describe resolve on its own. I have sometimes just opened one with a needle and had a child nurse immediately. -- Dagny milk bar open continuously since 10/03 |
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anymore and I think it's "empty". I've never had what you describe resolve on its own. I have sometimes just opened one with a needle and had a child nurse immediately. I have had some resolve without the needle, I only reach for the needle instantly if there is a very obvious blister as opposed to just a white spot that may or may not be the blockage, difficult to explain the difference, but I've definitely had both, sometimes even at the same time. Anne |
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Ilse Witch wrote:
The pain is slowly getting less, the knots seem softer, and I have no fever. Beside massage, plenty nursing, and keeping the breast warm, is there anything else I can do? If it is a plugged duct, does that unplug itself? I've never had one before, nor anything like this... It sounds like a plugged duct to me. I've had them twice. They both unplugged. Mine were either on the top or on the side so it might be different but when you do the message, start from way out away from the plug so you are sure you are behind it. I started way up under my arm pit. I used the message before and during nursing sessions and message and hand expression in the hot shower. Tylenol or ibuprofen helps if it really hurts. I could never remember if the child should nurse with their nose or chin pointed toward the plugged duct so I generally had them do both at various times :-) Still can't remember, lol. I just found out I was expecting twins and I have a lot of questions about nursing and everything else under the sun but haven't had time to post them. You can be my fearless leader next spring :-D. -- Nikki Hunter 4/99 Luke 4/01 Thing One and Thing Two :-) EDD 4/06 |
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"Nikki" wrote in message news:QoqdnbdMwuoXyArenZ2dnUVZ_t2dnZ2d@prairiewave. com... I just found out I was expecting twins and I have a lot of questions about nursing and everything else under the sun but haven't had time to post them. You can be my fearless leader next spring :-D. -- Nikki Hunter 4/99 Luke 4/01 Thing One and Thing Two :-) EDD 4/06 congratulations, nikki! -- elizabeth (in australia) DS1 20th august 2002 DS2 26th September 2005 "In raising my children, I have lost my mind but found my soul." --Lisa T. Shepherd |
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" I could never remember if the child should nurse with their nose or
chin pointed toward the plugged duct so I generally had them do both at various times :-)" Their CHIN should be near the plug. The only way I got my last one out was to crouch over Micah with my boob hanging down and have him nurse like I was a cow. I felt like a complete idiot, but it worked like a charm. The needle trick works for me sometimes and not others; I flick at the dot until it comes out, and then the milk starts pouring out -- it only takes about a minute of expressing after you get the plug out. But like Anne said, sometimes it's really hard to tell if it's actually a plug, or just some random lighter-colored dot on your nipple. I've desperately whaled away at dots that weren't plugs, and that sucks. I was getting them all the time for a few months, and then I started taking... oh crap... someone help out here, the emulsifier... LECITHIN! That was the wonder pill for me; my plugs ceased almost immediately. Good luck! Plugs bite the big one. Em mama to Micah, 11/14/04 |
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On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:35:06 -0600, Nikki wrote:
I just found out I was expecting twins and I have a lot of questions about nursing and everything else under the sun but haven't had time to post them. You can be my fearless leader next spring :-D. Congrats Nikki!! But don't count on me being too fearless...;-) Nursing twins is no different from nursing singletons, the only difficulty I had was the start, when milk didn't come in quick enough for both. So I supplemented and pumped like crazy in between feeds, within 10 days my supply was enough for both and they have been exclusively fed on mommy milk since then. It was a lot of hard work, but worth it! If you have any specific questions about the pregnancy or anything else, please feel free to drop me a mail at ivbemmel AT yahoo DOT com. -- --I mommy to DS1 (July '02) mommy to DD & DS2 (August '05) mommy to four tiny angels (Oct '03 - Oct '04) guardian of DH (age classified) |
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A quick update: everything is back to normal today, still a bit sensitive,
but milk flow and breast tissue are as usual. I prodded a bit at the white spot on my nipple and noticed that it was indeed a tiny blister, but it had already opened up by itself. Sounds like DS2 is hungry, gotta go! -- --I mommy to DS1 (July '02) mommy to DD & DS2 (August '05) mommy to four tiny angels (Oct '03 - Oct '04) guardian of DH (age classified) |
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"emilymr" wrote and I snipped:
The needle trick works for me sometimes and not others; I flick at the dot until it comes out, and then the milk starts pouring out -- it only takes about a minute of expressing after you get the plug out. But like Anne said, sometimes it's really hard to tell if it's actually a plug, or just some random lighter-colored dot on your nipple. I've desperately whaled away at dots that weren't plugs, and that sucks. For newer readers/moms, I wanted to point out that a plugged duct should not be cleared at home using a needle. It's a clogged nipple pore (or bleb) that you can use a needle on. Agree? -Patty, mom of 1+2 |
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PattyMomVA wrote:
For newer readers/moms, I wanted to point out that a plugged duct should not be cleared at home using a needle. It's a clogged nipple pore (or bleb) that you can use a needle on. Agree? I was confused at the needle advice myself. I never saw anything that a needle would fix when I had my plugged ducts. I also wanted to mention that Ilse should think back to anything different she did that may have caused the plug. I wore underwire nursing bras that did not cause any problem at all but the two times I wore my non-maturnity sports bra to bed (because it was more comfy then the underwire) I got plugged ducts. I think because I had to hike it up from the bottom and the band put pressure where it shouldn't have been. -- Nikki Hunter 4/99 Luke 4/01 Thing One and Thing Two :-) EDD 4/06 |
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