ds is 6.5 months now and I'm weaning down on the bfs so he's having bf in the morning, bottle mid morning, bf mid afternoon and bottle bedtime. I've been doing bedtime bottle for a few weeks and mid morning bottle the last week but since yesterday my right breast has blocked up again. It happens probably about once a month and I usually massage it out and feed it through but today it's so painful and hard. I've been in the shower and hand expressed as much as will possibly come out after Ds having a full feed this morning but it's still very hard and painful down the front of the breast. It's like a long hard strip from the top of the breast running straight down to the nipple and the vein running down it is very blue and swollen. It feels a bit better than it did since I completely emptied it but it's still very tender and doesn't feel right at all.
I'm loathe to go to my gp as he keeps me waiting an hour and with a toddler and a baby and feeling like this I think a long wait would tip me over the edge! Not to mention what it does to my toddler waiting that long in a tiny waiting room! And also I don't have any faith in my gp especially about bfing matters.
Do I need to see a Dr or is there anything else I can do to treat it myself?
I've been up and down about giving up but I think given the problems ive had with the breast (mastitis 3 times, several milk blisters, over supply, thrush) I think I need to call it a day but how can I stop bfing when I keep getting these blocked ducts and have to keep emptying it making it produce more?