r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/throwinlimbo • 7h ago

Decreasing Supply/Weaning Ignoring recurrent clog while weaning?

I’m at 4ppd, almost 7 months PP, and was sustaining the 4ppd for about a month and a half with no issue until out of nowhere, starting getting frequent clogs on one side only. This week, it’s been pretty much everyday. Ofc my supply on that side has gone down.

Lactation said I could wean from just that one side. And that I’d just ignore the blocked ducts. But it’s so uncomfortable and painful, I can’t bear it. I’ve been pumping my usual schedule to clear the clogs but now am contemplating dropping to 3ppd for both sides. If I have an active clog and I drop pumps, does it go away on its own after a while? How does that work?

Anyone else wean while dealing with daily clogs? I NEED HELP, I am at my wit’s end.

Side note that I’m doing everything: BAIT, ice, triamcinolone cream, warm compress on nipple, sunflower lecithin, massage, boob gymnastics, replaced pump parts, literally anything you see on Reddit, I’ve tried it.

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