I know massaging n heat pads works, but I have massaged till my fingers are numbed. It feels like the nerves in fingers are affected, making my fingers weak with no strength to carry baby. Even after massage, I still feel lumps in breast. After pumping for thirty minutes, the breast doesn't feel emptied, yet I only have 30 or 20 after pumping...
How to unclog clogged milk ducts?
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Babe, from my experience nothing (heat pad, hot towel, cold cabbage etc) works as best as baby latching on directly to clear the blocked ducts. As what pple say, babies are the best pumps in the world! 
I pump on regular intervals but will still get blocked ducts / engorgement on and off, so will get baby to latch on during those difficult times
I pump on regular intervals but will still get blocked ducts / engorgement on and off, so will get baby to latch on during those difficult times
Babies are most certainly more efficient than pumps
Does it hurt when baby latches on? Have you checked for any small white spot on the nipple? Sometimes they can be really small and hard to see, so best to look under a bright light.
Also try using something that vibrates to massage as that can help loosen the milk in the ducts.. electric toothbrush, or massager....
Meanwhile, latch baby on as often as possible to get the milk out.
If the lumps are not causing any pain or discomfort and they feel soft and breasts not feeling full, then they could just be your milk ducts as Malibu pointed out
Does it hurt when baby latches on? Have you checked for any small white spot on the nipple? Sometimes they can be really small and hard to see, so best to look under a bright light.
Also try using something that vibrates to massage as that can help loosen the milk in the ducts.. electric toothbrush, or massager....
Meanwhile, latch baby on as often as possible to get the milk out.
If the lumps are not causing any pain or discomfort and they feel soft and breasts not feeling full, then they could just be your milk ducts as Malibu pointed out
Oh, massager! i din think of that, what a good idea! My nipples hurt even when not feeding or pumping, esp when touched by clothes or when i use by towel after bathing. So end up i sleep topless as much as i can, even though i know its not good during confinement.Babies are most certainly more efficient than pumps
Does it hurt when baby latches on? Have you checked for any small white spot on the nipple? Sometimes they can be really small and hard to see, so best to look under a bright light.
Also try using something that vibrates to massage as that can help loosen the milk in the ducts.. electric toothbrush, or massager....
Meanwhile, latch baby on as often as possible to get the milk out.
If the lumps are not causing any pain or discomfort and they feel soft and breasts not feeling full, then they could just be your milk ducts as Malibu pointed out