I BF my daughter for 3.5 years and stopped a year ago. I can still hand express a very tiny amount of milk if I try (which I don't do, except since this issue!).
I've had pain behind my nipple for a week or two now, it happens when I bend down or when I take my bra off, and it feels like a blocked duct, but really deep inside behind my nipple, so it's been difficult to hand express to clear the blockage (which is how I always used to do it when I was BF!). I'd prefer to avoid the GP if possible, do I just keep trying to express to clear the duct? Any tips for a particularly deep blockage?
I don't feel ill with it yet, but obv it could develop into mastitis!