Ouch-no baby yet, clogged ducts?

[Punchy Kaby]

I am waiting for baby #2 to arrive, I am 41 weeks+2 days and have noticed my breasts getting larger just in the past 2 weeks or so (they did get a couple sizes larger earlier in the pregnancy). Last night I noticed my breasts were really hot to the touch and today they have been sore to the touch. Now I feel achy in my body and a little feverish. Is this due to clogged ducts?

I tried massaging my breasts and I also tried pumping and nothing came out. I need to take care of this now, I don't want to go into labor feeling sick or having a fever, I don't want them to give me antibiotics!

What else can I do?

[pbjmama]

Do you feel any hard lumps or harder places in your breast - all the way down your chest, into your armpits, or around your back? That would indicate a plugged duct. Are you nursing? Has your nursling said anything?

[Punchy Kaby]

There are some larger lumps in the breasts, mostly near the nipples. DS stopped nursing about a year ago. I don't really want to ask him to nurse, I do not want to tandem nurse them.

[Limabean1975]

Do you have a care provider? I really think that with a fever, at this point, you should call.

[Punchy Kaby]

OK, no fever, I just feel warm all over. I've got a cool compress on it right now.

[moondiapers]

Maybe you could pump? The nipple stimulation might even start labor.

[pbjmama]

It does sound like perhaps you have some milk building up. How about trying to hand express in a warm shower? Keep massaging, taking it easy, drink fluids, etc. I'm guessing your baby is coming very soon and will take care of this problem. Now I feel achy in my body and a little feverish. Sounds pretty classic early labor.

[TzippityDoulah]

this happened to me a few times during pregnancy. you can do warm water or compresses to see if it lets some of the milk flow. if that doesn't work I would use cold compresses to help with soreness and swelling.

you can get breast infections and/or clogged ducts while pregnant for sure.

[sattygirl99]

Originally Posted by pbjmama

It does sound like perhaps you have some milk building up. How about trying to hand express in a warm shower? Keep massaging, taking it easy, drink fluids, etc. I'm guessing your baby is coming very soon and will take care of this problem. Now I feel achy in my body and a little feverish. Sounds pretty classic early labor.

ITA! The night before I went into labor, I felt almost like maybe I was getting the flu. My body was really achy and I felt warm all over... I was 41 w 2 days as well.

[Punchy Kaby]

Originally Posted by sattygirl99

ITA! The night before I went into labor, I felt almost like maybe I was getting the flu. My body was really achy and I felt warm all over... I was 41 w 2 days as well.

Oh, I would be so happy to be in labor right now!

I put my supportive bra back on and my breasts feel better, they are still tender. I had switched to a nursing bra the past few days that had no support. I also massaged them in the shower.