My DS is just 8 months old, I exclusively breastfed him until 6 months and now he has solids and is still breastfeeding, not used any formula as yet.
For the last couple of months I have been getting painful blocked milk ducts and milk blisters on my right breast. The blocked ducts generally resolve after a good feed, but the blisters have been more difficult. I have tried hot compresses and even stuck a needle in (yes really, that is the advice from all sorts of places!) but that just really hurt and also bled a little so I didn't do that again! I think that now the blisters have taken permanent residence, possibly with skin grown over because they don't look white anymore. I think they are still there because my nipple is still often painful when I feed, and when I try and express at best I only get one stream of milk spurting out, so that suggests to me that the other holes on my nipple are blocked. (I did a comparison today, I got 5-6 spurting streams of milk from my other breast).
Anyway, the problem is that DS really doesn't like feeding from that breast anymore, screams and wriggles and even if I manage to get him on it he gives up quite quickly (can't say I blame him when he's probably getting barely any milk). He feeds fine from the other breast but I have two main concerns:
1- will he get enough milk from one breast?
2- if I have to give up with this breast I am going to be so lopsided it is untrue, I know it may seem vain but I can only think that my left breast is going to be huge and the right absolutely tiny. You can already see a difference, even when I'm wearing clothes!
I really wanted to breastfeed until he was at least 12 months, so would appreciate any help or advice.
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Recurrent milk blisters and blocked ducts - help!
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kitpuss · 09/08/2009 19:49
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