Re: Post-weaning: when to express milk, when to tough it out
Bear in mind, I don't actually know the answer to your question for certain, but my thinking on it would be this... Unless it's painful or seems to be infected, I would not mess with the plugged ducts. The reason it's important to unplug ducts while you're actively nursing is because milk is constantly being made and trying to get through the ducts and the plugs cause it to get backed up, which leads to swelling, more pain, and increases likelihood for mastitis. Since you've weaned, there aren't quantities of milk moving through the breast. I would expect if you left it alone whatever is making up the plugs would eventually break down and disappear on its own. You might try massage and warm/cool compresses to help speed that process along, but I wouldn't try to 'clear' it in the typical sense of flushing it out with milk. And as mommal said, if you see any signs of infection or it starts to get painful all the time as opposed to when you get bumped I'd talk to your midwife or obstetrician about it.
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