Dear Kathleen,
 
I can only give anecdotal evidence but as a mom who had  cyclical plugged 
ducts (at least once a week) and who has 2 sisters who have  both had the same 
problem, and as a LLLL for 5 years I can tell you that some  women are just 
prone to them. However, with DD #3 for me and DS#2 for my  sister both of us found 
that large doses of vitamin C (1000 mg) were very  affective. This was 
suggested to both of us by different LCs in different parts  of the country. I 
honestly have no idea why it works (would love to hear any  ideas) but I do know 
that it seems to help. Also I've found in my LLLL work that  in most women the 
plugged ducts seem to either fully resolve or become much less  frequent when 
the baby is between 6-8 months. I am not sure if this is because  the mom 
becomes more efficient at detection and resolves the plug before it  becomes a 
problem or if the baby hits a size that her suck is more efficient and  is able to 
pull the plugs right out. (again any ideas welcome) 
 
I'm not sure if this helps. I guess I'm just trying to  reassure the mom that 
you are working with that she is not doing anything wrong,  sometimes these 
things just happen.
 
As an aside, my grandmother BF 8 kids and didn't bother  wearing a bra for 18 
years (her BF career) and she also got plugged  ducts.
 
Peace,

Maggie Payne

Mom of Andrew (18 OHMY), Nicholas (9),  and 
Princess Gillian (7), Husband Matthew (13yrs.)
La Leche  League Leader ([log in to unmask])


Dream Now so that your  children learn to Dream for tomorrow!

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