plugged milk duct HELP!!!!

ok so for the past 4 days I have had a plugged milk duct and I have tried everything and it wont unclog   I am starting to get frusterated because instead of breaking up its getting bigger its feels almost as big as a golf ball and is very painful I have talked to a lactation consultant and nothing is working has anyone else had this issue please help

Go to the doctor!

Quoting Christian and Sarahs Mom:“ ok so for the past 4 days I have had a plugged milk duct and I have tried everything and it wont unclog ... [snip!] ... and is very painful I have talked to a lactation consultant and nothing is working has anyone else had this issue please help”

nurse the baby so their nose is pointed towards the clog
heating pads or a hot shower on the spot amd push on it towards your nipple to help push the milk out.
i had one for a week when i weened my son. ouch~!!!

i hope this helps!!!!

I had the same thing a week ago. If it's red and hot or you feel dizzy and have a fever, go to the doctor! I waited a week, and tried every home remedy (cabbage leaves, tea bags, hot showers and compresses). Turns out i had a horrible case of mastitis and the doctor pretty much yelled at me for not coming in sooner becuse it's a serious infection. Just be careful!

Quoting Monkyn&Coco'sMama (HippyB:“ nurse the baby so their nose is pointed towards the clog heating pads or a hot shower on the spot ... [snip!] ... towards your nipple to help push the milk out. i had one for a week when i weened my son. ouch~!!! i hope this helps!!!!”

i thought it was opposite, put the babies nose away from the duct? i'm prolly wrong, but i just thought i should find out for sure  

Ouch! I've never nursed before but I am planning to this time around so I've been reading a lot about it. Also, my doctor has told me to use Lansiloh (I think that's what it's called) between feedings because helps to prevent the clogs from happening. But I found this article on the web...I hope it gets better for you soon!

http://www.babycenter.com/0_clogged-milk-ducts_8494.bc#section2

Quoting lolajessup:“ i thought it was opposite, put the babies nose away from the duct? i'm prolly wrong, but i just thought i should find out for sure  ”

i was told toward and my clog started breaking up the day after i did this *shrug* google it maybe???

it sounds like an infection. most women think it's a clogged duct at first and find out later that it's actually infected. The nurses at the hospital warned me about getting stressed out after my daughter was born and started running a fever. She was in the hospital and I was trying to be there and at home with my oldest and i was stressing really bad. Appareantly stress causesmomsto get tehse infections. Weird. I hope youfeel better soon.

Quoting CynthiaRenee:“ it sounds like an infection. most women think it's a clogged duct at first and find out later that it's ... [snip!] ... oldest and i was stressing really bad. Appareantly stress causesmomsto get tehse infections. Weird. I hope youfeel better soon.”

yeah I am extremely stressed and have lack of sleep my doctor cant see me until april 3rd they are booked until then and I had a fever but it broke two days ago I dont know what else to do  

Quoting Christian and Sarahs Mom:“ yeah I am extremely stressed and have lack of sleep my doctor cant see me until april 3rd they are booked until then and I had a fever but it broke two days ago I dont know what else to do  ”

at my dr. you can call the on-call nurse and tell them it's infected and i have a fever. but i dont know what your dr. is like.