Breastfeeding blocked ducts,help!

[Baypony]

Hi all. My baby is 18 weeks old now and i’ve suffered a few blocked ducts over those weeks, most have been a blockage of calcified milk at the nipple which I can usually see and remove. The last week i’ve had a stubborn block which is not at the nipple but further back. Baby is very frustrated and cries when I try to feed on the blocked side. I’ve tried lots of things to shift it, heat, massage, pumping, manual expressing, ibuprofen, dangle feeding, changing positions so babys chin is on the lump (difficult as baby needs to be upside down 🤣), using a comb and brush on it, soaking it in a hot bath. I’ve got some lecethin on order (which the breastfeeding support worker recommended). Anyone got any other bright ideas to shift it? Has anyone tried lecethin? Does it shift the blockage or just prevent them in the future?

Thanks.

[Lovemylion]

I’ve been there! One boob was always suffering from blocked ducts. Drove me nuts. And O wow you have tried every method! 😂 However, I found that some blockages last longer than others? I found if I fed baby (chin to blockage like u say) when sleepy or through the night he would just go into automatic sleepy feeding mode (bit like a machine) and if I was persistent every couple of hours for a night or two he’d get rid of it and babe has plenty of comfort so was a win-win 🤷🏼‍♀️.....I haven’t tried lecethin I’m afraid so can’t help you there. Good luck! You’ll get rid of it! Xxx

[MissSaoPaulo]

I exclusively pump and I get this a lot. What works for me is to take an ibuprofen then have a long hot shower, massage while in the shower then pump immediately afterwards, turned up as strong as I can stand it and pressing firmly on the block. Hope you can shift it, I know how uncomfortable this is!!