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Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you know once a plugged duct is gone? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:10:34 +0000 lawbee11 on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118718 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:57:42 +0000 lawbee11 1118718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @nycbee: hey, whatever works! Thanks for that link! nycbee on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118653 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:20:20 +0000 nycbee 1118653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No gushing of milk here. Noticed the lump & pain was gone after a good nursing session. Lots of heat, painful massage, and nursing on that side. Good tips here, including :ahem: some vibration to get rid of the pesky things :) <a href="http://admin.lucieslist.com/nursing-issues-thrust-mastitis-blocked-ducts" rel="nofollow">http://admin.lucieslist.com/nursing-issues-thrust-mastitis-blocked-ducts</a> Mrs. Chocolate on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118590 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:09:08 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1118590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I get plugged ducts constantly like several per week usually during the overnight when LO sleeps longer. when I feel one I make sure to nurse on that side and massage and push on it as she eats. 99% of the time it gets pulled out this way as the suction combined with the compression does it. .twist. on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118581 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:38:54 +0000 .twist. 1118581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a couple hot Epsom salt bath and I think that helped a bunch too. I payed a hot ash cloth over my boobs and massaged. Foodnerd81 on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118575 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:33:45 +0000 Foodnerd81 1118575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've only had one in the very beginning. I knew mine was relieved when milk can squirting out like a water gun. Hear, massage, nursing extra on that side, then finally gently scraping the nipple with my fingernail in the shower did it. I kept massaging the sore area in the shower as it drained. Very satisfying :) Ree723 on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118381 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:38:34 +0000 Ree723 1118381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had blocked ducts several times and the only time I ever got a gush of milk was the one time I had a milk blister and was able to pop it, releasing the flow of milk. Every other time, I knew it was gone once the lump went away and it stopped being excruciating to touch. It would feel sore, but it felt like a bruise whereas when it was plugged, it was a searing pain. A rice sock and DH massaging it, along with pumping, were my fail safe options every time. Blocked ducts suck royally, but if you can get it unplugged now, you should be fine in the morning. Good luck! T-Mom on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118334 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:17:53 +0000 T-Mom 1118334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had recurring clogged ducts, but they mostly happened at the very tip of the nipple, and you could see the white dot. In that case, the milk would come gushing out when it cleared. I had another one that was more inside the breast, and that one eventually cleared on its own with lots of massage over a few day period. Hope yours goes away soon! Pepper on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118299 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:02:17 +0000 Pepper 1118299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never get a big gush of milk. They just kind of disappear. Usually takes a few days, and the pain can last for an additional day or so. Smurfette on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118253 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:44:40 +0000 Smurfette 1118253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never felt a big gush of milk but the lump would just be gone. Good luck! They suck. Mine usually take a couple days to go away. Mrs. Jump Rope on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118224 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:33:16 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1118224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a clogged duct, and had a lump close to my armpit. I nursed then pumped & massaged the clogged duct at the same time. I think my husbands help was involved! It took a day or two but I noticed that the tenderness and the lump disappeared & milk flowed more freely. lawbee11 on "How do you know once a plugged duct is gone?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-know-once-a-plugged-duct-is-gone#post-1118213 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:30:16 +0000 lawbee11 1118213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am pretty sure I have a plugged duct. I haven't ever had one, but this afternoon it started aching a little when M would nurse on my right side. Then I was feeling around to check and I can feel a small lump at the top of my areola (like where the areola meets the rest of my boob). Does this sound like a plugged duct? The lump is small so I am hoping I caught it early. I just nursed M to sleep on that side and I am now planning to take a hot shower and massage the lump then pump afterwards. How will I know if I got it? Does milk come squirting out? Or will I notice the lump and pain are gone? I really don't want this to turn into mastitis!