https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:05:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/plugged-duct-comes-and-goes#post-2183921 Tue, 19 May 2015 21:51:58 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2183921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: I just tried what I thought might be an easier version of "dangle nursing" by leaning over him on the changing table. He was totally game but I realized it was just like football hold in terms of latch direction. So I tried flipping him so basically his chin would be facing my shoulder. Not as easy to get a latch! Lump is still there but still not painful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/plugged-duct-comes-and-goes#post-2183831 Tue, 19 May 2015 20:10:19 +0000 MrsF 2183831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J is almost 6 months and I've been having this exact same problem the past few days. Now that you mention it, it's probably the sleep bra because it does put pressure on that spot. I wonder if I pull it up while I'm nursing rather than to the side if that might help. Sorry I'm no help... I hope you have some relief soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/plugged-duct-comes-and-goes#post-2183798 Tue, 19 May 2015 19:44:20 +0000 Astro Bee 2183798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I hate them, too. The alternative, however - waking up in a puddle full of breastmilk - is worse, though! Good luck with football hold. I sometimes have LO lie on my stomach, with me lying down, as an alternative to the football hold. I think it gets the same areas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/plugged-duct-comes-and-goes#post-2183704 Tue, 19 May 2015 18:05:46 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2183704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: that's exactly what happened. I hate those darn sleep bras. I need to try football. I haven't done it since he was tiny! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/plugged-duct-comes-and-goes#post-2183682 Tue, 19 May 2015 17:16:43 +0000 Astro Bee 2183682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried different positions for nursing? It's possible that how you normally nurse it's fully draining that duct. I've found with a couple of my sleep bras that they seem to put pressure on the outer upper part of my breast if LO has been nursing for an extended period of time at night. Especially if I fall asleep before readjusting it. Luckily, I haven't had any plugged ducts from it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/plugged-duct-comes-and-goes#post-2183656 Tue, 19 May 2015 16:55:29 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2183656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been nursing for 4.5 mo now and I haven't had any issues until this week. Sunday I woke up with a lumpy part at the top of my right breast. My baby is cosleeping and basically nurses every 2 hours so it unfortunately wasn't from a long stretch or anything. I think it was from my sleep bra, one of those ones you pull to the side. </p> <p>I probably should have stayed home and nursed him all day but we were out and about and he's in a bit of a distracted phase. But he still nursed a minimum of every 3 hours. It got a little smaller on and off, and it was only painful when I would massage it. </p> <p>Then yesterday, Monday, mid morning, suddenly it was gone! But then by bedtime it was back. It's still there today. </p> <p>I don't know why my posts are always so wordy. To make a long story short, I've tried heat, massage, pumping, and frequent nursing. I tried lightly exfoliating the nipple with a washcloth (no visible clogged pores or anything). It's not painful. What should I do? </p>