Archive for November 2016

Blocked Ducts

Ducts carry the milk from deep in the breast to the nipple openings. A plugged milk duct is a common problem during breastfeeding. Mi...

Breast infections include: 1. Lactational mastitis. When a woman is breast feeding, bacteria can get into her milk ducts. ...

With a blocked duct , a mother has a painful, swollen, firm mass in the breast. Ouch! Unlike mastitis, a blocked duct is not usually associ...

If you're making breast milk faster than it's getting expressed, it can get backed up in the duct. Clogged ducts can happen if you...

The diagnosis and management of candida in the breastfeeding dyad are difficult because diagnosis is most often based on subjective signs ...

Mastitis means inflammation of the breast tissue, may occur in up to a third of women who are lactating after giving birth and is then c...

Yes, it's perfectly safe to breastfeed your baby when you have mastitis. Mastitis means that the breast is inflamed, and there is swel...

Your ducts are the tiny tubes that carry milk from tissues deep in your breast to your nipple. Muscle cells squeeze milk along the ducts, ...

What is Mastitis? It is essentially an infection of breast tissue, which may result in swelling, pain, redness , and warmth in the breast. ...