OHbaby! Forums : BF - lump under my arm? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:32:38 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:22:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=23128 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : TysMummy wrote:how on earth...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=568209&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#568209 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 23128
Posted: 16 December 2008 at 4:22pm

Originally posted by TysMummy TysMummy wrote:

how on earth would you produce more milk from massage?!...........that is not possible.....you only produce more from feeding or expressing etc.........wat a strange person giving you this advice......very odd


I always thought massaging helped get rid of lumps....I massaged and my sore lumpy spots went away.
But I have to say, when i massaged, I did get milk pissing out my nipples, so maybe what the LC said is true somewhat.

Edited by Sheza]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:22:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=568209&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#568209 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : Well I went with the hot compress...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=568115&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#568115 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 23128
Posted: 16 December 2008 at 2:35pm

Well I went with the hot compress idea (I treated myself to these things called Breast Feeding Bliss - and OMG they're great just hot/cold packs that are round with nipple holes lol).. and the lump has DEFINITELY come down, probably from the heat combined with the seeminly non-stop expressing I am doing

Thanks for the advice!]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:35:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=568115&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#568115 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : how on earth would you produce...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=567987&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#567987 Author: TysMummy
Subject: 23128
Posted: 16 December 2008 at 12:42pm

how on earth would you produce more milk from massage?!...........that is not possible.....you only produce more from feeding or expressing etc.........wat a strange person giving you this advice......very odd]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:42:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=567987&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#567987 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : Hi, When my milk came in I had...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=567883&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#567883 Author: solitairediamond
Subject: 23128
Posted: 16 December 2008 at 11:15am

Hi,
When my milk came in I had a small lump under there and asked the lactation consultant about it. She said- completely normal and not to massage it to try to make it go away but to put a cold compress on it. Otherwise if you massage it u produce more milk in that area. She said some ladies come up with lumps the size of golf balls there when their milk comes in!! Anyways, just passing on what I was told ]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:15:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=567883&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#567883 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : i had the same thing when monkey...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=567248&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#567248 Author: TysMummy
Subject: 23128
Posted: 15 December 2008 at 4:29pm

i had the same thing when monkey was in ICU i agree with maya...........blocked duct.......wat was suggested to me from the ladies with the know is to massage................it hurt like a b'itch and its hard to do with them so full but after each feed etc and when they are deinflating massage them..........if it doesnt go away go to docs ]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:29:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=567248&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#567248 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : Thanks Sadly I don&#039;t have...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566519&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566519 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 23128
Posted: 14 December 2008 at 5:01pm

Thanks

Sadly I don't have a midwife - all maternity care is through an obstetrician here - but I told the NICU nurse about it today and she suggested the same things and to see Parentcraft (the lactation ppl at th hospital) tomorrow if it's still there. No temp or anything, I feel great (apart from being tired) so will just see how it goes today .. it's a bit smaller after feeding Callum at the hospital and not so sore.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:01:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566519&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566519 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : Congrats on your wee man! It&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566467&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566467 Author: Maya
Subject: 23128
Posted: 14 December 2008 at 2:43pm

Congrats on your wee man!

It's probably just a blocked duct, the easiest way to tell is to apply some heat to it, either a heat pack/wheat bag/hot water bottle or in a hot shower and then try to express it out. Sometimes lumps are easier to express out by hand than with a pump. If you can't get it out, have a word to your midwife to rule out anything else and ask her for advice on getting it out coz if it stays there you could end up with a breast infection.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:43:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566467&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566467 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : How are you feeling in yourself?...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566466&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566466 Author: FionaO
Subject: 23128
Posted: 14 December 2008 at 2:42pm

How are you feeling in yourself? Any temp or anything.

A lump under the arm can be infection of some sort, but equally could be nothing at all, worth getting your midwife to have a little look.

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:42:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566466&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566466 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : Sorry - can&#039;t help with the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566456&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566456 Author: LeahandJoel
Subject: 23128
Posted: 14 December 2008 at 2:27pm

Sorry - can't help with the lump, my boobs never get that full or hard, even when my milk came in or DS sleeps through!

Just wanted to say congrats on DS and hope you won't have too long in NICU. Also hope everything else is going as well as to be expected and that he comes home soon.

 

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:27:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566456&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566456 <![CDATA[BF - lump under my arm? : So my milk has come in (yahoo!)...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566449&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566449 Author: kiwisj
Subject: 23128
Posted: 14 December 2008 at 2:09pm

So my milk has come in (yahoo!) and the same morning I have woken up with what feels like a lump under my arm. I *think* it's something to do with my rock hard boobies ... but just wanted some "expert" advice Is it anything to worry about?!

Bit of backstory - DS is in NICU (born at 32 weeks) so I am feeding him 2 - 3x day in the NICU and expressing the rest of the time. ]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:09:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23128&PID=566449&title=bf-lump-under-my-arm#566449