Hi all, I did have a mom that had a breast abcess during her pregnancy -- it DID spontaneously split open and drained yukky green guk (good medical terminology there). When I saw her pp, she still had the scars to prove it, and though things went well with the bf, we were on the lookout for a possible problem again. The thought of the breast exploding is intriguing. I wonder why it didn't make the front page of the National Inquirer -- "Woman injured by exploding breast. Milk ducts found on Madison avenue!!" Sigh. Jan B.