blocked duct -PLEA for help

[poppy34]

PLEASE anyone got any bright ideas to help me..am so fed up - dd now four weeks old and basically I've had problems with a blocked duct/mastitis since she was born. Two sets of antibiotics plus visit to specialist (who lanced the milk late and identified issue as blocked duct) not really cleared issue up. am siting here as only visited specialist this morning and can see saga continuing (breast already swelling as I express for second time..have given up b/f as latest round of antibiotics affected dd so badly).

am trying to express whilst massaging,using hot water bottle first and then cold compress (done all this previously and used savoy cabbage leaf but to no particular effect). am also happy to give dd a go in different feeding positions

and before you ask I have rung la leche and nct (plus mw) for help and got no answers from any of them (literally )

am on verge of giving up bf as so fed up but please help anyone wiht any bright ideas of how long/what I need to do to clear this up.

and dd usually good feeder/with good latch (albeit we are using nipple shields) so I don't really want to give up as she clearly likes breast better

provincial lady ...good thought.. have tried wearing looser tops and seems to help..trouble is cannot do without bras totally as leak like hell any tips there? and blockage still there (admittedly not bigger but not going either)... am at a bit of aloss now as been trying the regime for a week now and no real progress. maybe just have to resign myself to this?

Gosh you poor thing, a blockage for that long is awful. Are you absolutely 100% certain that you bra is not to blame? I used to feel relief at being in it, not less comfortable.

Something else I tried was leaning right forward so that my breasts touched the floor were dropping down and expressing in that position. Some people manage to feed like that too apparently but I only ever expressed as I couldn't BF so I don't speak from experience.

I also found that taking nurofen helped, not only with the pain but also as an anti inflammatory it seemed to help the milk come out. I really hope something works for you soon!

have been and rechecked the measure re bra..and bought new ones but still problem.. do think not wearing one at night has helped.

will try nurofen tip.. and interesting you say that re expressing as had noticed you get more out in certain positions...