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I have a clogged duct in one of my boobs. It has been there for 3 days now. I have also had a slight fever and body aches on and off but nothing really bad. How long should I go before calling the Dr?
I have tried hot showers, massaging, nursing with her jaw alligned with the clogg. nothing seems to be working. What else can I do?
post #2 of 3
You could try phytolacca. It really did work for me. I used to get mastitis a lot before I had phytolacca suggested to me by my midwife. The thing was, I considered mastitis so normal that with my third child I'd had a raging fever (104.5 or thereabouts) that had come and gone within three days, mentioned it to my MW whose response was "why on earth didn't you call me!?" Errr, because I didn't think there was anything you could do? She handed me the phytolacca on the spot and I haven't had to wade my way through mastitis since, where I had gotten it every couple of months throughout the nursing relationship with both of my older children.

The only time I went to a doc for my mastitis, I'd had a fever of 104 for a week solid, so my advice would be to sit tight but to go on in if it gets any worse or lasts more than a couple days longer than it already has. I have no good reason to be as doctorphobic as I am, so I'll readily admit I'm a little weird for not going in any earlier than I did.
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I really want going to the Dr to be a last resort.I know they are just going to give me ab's and I don't want to take them. I usually don't want to take them but since we hvwe been battling thrush for months I really don't want to.
I'm gonna go google phytolacca, cause I have no idea what it is. lol
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