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MommaBear
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Angela
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Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
I stopped nursing DD last Tuesday (she's 17 months old and I'm 15 weeks pregnant so it was about time). Over the past few days, I've developed a lot of pain in my left breast. I think it might be a clogged duct. I tried to pump this morning and got just a few drips - I dont know if that's because I haven't been nursing or if there is an actual clog - could that even happen? It's really painful. I don't know what else to do. I've been trying to massage it and I especially tried to do it in the hot water in the shower this morning. Please help! I don't want it to turn into mastitis!
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Posted 9/4/12 5:02 PM  |
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MaZz
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Gina
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Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
Fill a diaper with hot water and let it sit on your chest for a while. Massage and keep trying to pump out milk. It happened to me and with enough massaging, it finally unclogged and the milk actually had like stringy lumps in it. Once it's all unclogged, milk will go back to normal.
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| Posted 9/4/12 6:55 PM |
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luckysmom
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Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
This happened to me 2 weeks ago. I was still pumping and nursing Nd then my left breast was the same way you described. It caused me to have a fever for almost a week too. I was back and forth to my OB, had to go for a cat scan and it was all from the engorgement in my left breast. Finally I told my OB I want to stop pumping and nursing all together. He told me TIGHT bras and ice packs on the upper putter area of the breasts. Within a day I felt better and within 3 days the engorgement was completely gone. He told me not to pump or nurse at all. Just stop, and that's what I did. Good luck!!
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| Posted 9/4/12 7:52 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
This happened to me with my 3rd. Cabbage leaves! Cabbage leaves were a miracle. Just get them super cold and put them in your bra until they wilt and then replace. I'd say within two days I was fine.
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| Posted 9/4/12 7:59 PM |
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MrsW326
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Re: Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
Ice packs all day/night long. When I stopped pumping I attempted to do it slowly but it hurt so bad! Finally I put a sports bra on and shoved ice packs in there, I would swap them out every so often. I did this for about 2 days straightt and didn't feel the pain because my boobs were so numb. Once I stopped the milk was gone and they were soft again! Don't use anything hot it may feel better temporarily but it will only prolong the weaning process as the warmth helps with let down. Cabbage leaves helped but nothing like ice packs! I think I googled this topic for hours at the time 
Message edited 9/4/2012 9:21:56 PM.
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| Posted 9/4/12 9:20 PM |
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VeeJay
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Re: Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
Posted by Eireann
This happened to me with my 3rd. Cabbage leaves! Cabbage leaves were a miracle. Just get them super cold and put them in your bra until they wilt and then replace. I'd say within two days I was fine.
My sister did this too. She also wore a sports bra on top of a regular bra (very tight fitting).
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| Posted 9/4/12 10:03 PM |
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TheDivineMrsM
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Re: Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
Put cabbage leaves in your bra.
No, I'm not kidding!
cabbage leaves
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| Posted 9/4/12 10:09 PM |
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Adriana
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Adriana
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Re: Help please - stopped nursing and now I'm in a lot of pain
Posted by TheDivineMrsM
Put cabbage leaves in your bra.
No, I'm not kidding!
cabbage leaves
THIS!! put it in the freeze first...then on the breast...its the best thing..
good luck!
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| Posted 9/5/12 12:24 AM |
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