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speaking of lumps in breasts...
I just recently resumed my monthly self-breast exam. I find that my boobs
just don't feel like they used to! (well, duh) But they feel so lumpy and strange - how would I recognize anything "abnormal"? Does the lumpiness go away after you stop bf'ing? Betsy |
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speaking of lumps in breasts...
Some of the lumpiness may even go away during breastfeeding depending
on how long you continue and what your hormones are doing. You would want to do the self breast exam right after pumping and at the least lumpy time of your cycle. Speaking of lumpiness, one way I get another letdown when the milk has stopped and seems gone is to walk my fingers along near the outside edge of my breasts in firm, little (1cm) steps right on those lumpy milk producing parts. -- Betsy (not the one from Oregon) |
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speaking of lumps in breasts...
"oregonchick" ) writes:
I just recently resumed my monthly self-breast exam. I find that my boobs just don't feel like they used to! (well, duh) But they feel so lumpy and strange - how would I recognize anything "abnormal"? Does the lumpiness go away after you stop bf'ing? Betsy Lumps in the breasts could be (minor) plugged ducts. Ways to help them go away: massaging them, breastfeeding with baby's mouth in a good position and getting the milk really flowing well, breastfeeding often enough, using heat. Breastfeeding in various positions, especially with baby's lower jaw in the direction of where the lumps are. I think increasing the essential fatty acids in your diet may help -- the more liquid the fats and oils in your diet, the more liquid the fats in the breastmilk and the less likely to plug. For example, beef fat is solid at room temperature, chicken fat is slightly more liquid, but vegetahle oil and fish oil are more liquid still. Massaging the lumps just before and/or during breastfeeding is particularly helpful. Constant heat, for example carrying around a hot water bottle, helps with plugged ducts. You might not want to go to this trouble if the lumps don't seem to be bothering you -- although some time one of them might turn into a more serious plugged duct. |
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speaking of lumps in breasts...
Well, I'm pumping and bottle feeding, and pretty sure I don't have plugged
ducts. What I have is just a general over all lumpy feeling throughout my breasts, which is not how it was before pregnancy... "Catherine Woodgold" wrote in message ... "oregonchick" ) writes: I just recently resumed my monthly self-breast exam. I find that my boobs just don't feel like they used to! (well, duh) But they feel so lumpy and strange - how would I recognize anything "abnormal"? Does the lumpiness go away after you stop bf'ing? Betsy Lumps in the breasts could be (minor) plugged ducts. Ways to help them go away: massaging them, breastfeeding with baby's mouth in a good position and getting the milk really flowing well, breastfeeding often enough, using heat. Breastfeeding in various positions, especially with baby's lower jaw in the direction of where the lumps are. I think increasing the essential fatty acids in your diet may help -- the more liquid the fats and oils in your diet, the more liquid the fats in the breastmilk and the less likely to plug. For example, beef fat is solid at room temperature, chicken fat is slightly more liquid, but vegetahle oil and fish oil are more liquid still. Massaging the lumps just before and/or during breastfeeding is particularly helpful. Constant heat, for example carrying around a hot water bottle, helps with plugged ducts. You might not want to go to this trouble if the lumps don't seem to be bothering you -- although some time one of them might turn into a more serious plugged duct. |
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