Dear Libby, How unfortunate you can't find a dr. to help your moms. That stinks! What about a sympathetic, pro-breastfeeding pediatrician? I've had two of these myself, and they were far more painful than thrush, sore nipples, plugged ducts, etc.. I tell mothers, "see your HCP to open this, or some moms do it themselves with a sterile needle." Then it's up to them. I can only say experientially that nursing, rubbing, etc. would not have opened mine. I lanced them myself and experienced immediate relief (as well as milk literally squirting out the opened duct)! Warmly, Anna Swisher, MBA, IBCLC Abundant Blessings Austin, TX *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html