If you experience one or more of the following it is possible you may have a blockage of one or more collecting milk ducts:
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pain/discomfort
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tenderness of affected area or when letdown occurs
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lumpy breast/s
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reddened area
How can this happen?
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missed feeds/long intervals between breastfeeds
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breasts not emptied completely
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oversupply
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trauma/external pressures such as ill-fitting bras and seat belts
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fatigue/exhaustion