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"I had, like, major clogged ducts," the reality-TV star and founder of jewelry line Uncommon James said. "Jay had to get them out for me. Sucking harder than he's ever sucked before"-a confession that her friends answered in shrieks and laughter.
"Ya know what, [Jay] saved my life," she added.
"Clogged ducts" refers to blocked milk ducts, which prevents milk produced by the mammary glands from reaching the nipples (and thus the baby). It's a fairly common and often painful problem: One study from 2011 found that 4.5 percent of breastfeeding women experienced clogged ducts at some point during the first year.
While a clogged duct usually isn't quite as life-threatening as Kristin makes it sound, if left untreated, it could develop into mastitis, an inflammatory infection in the breast that requires antibiotics, according to Medical News Today . (A sudden fever or chills generally indicates a problem.)
Ducts can become blocked when the breast hasn't been fully drained-which explains why hubby Jay's "sucking" must have helped. But it's worth noting that the typical remedy is less, uh, graphic: soaking in an Epsom salt bath, applying a heating pad (assumably to warm and move the stuck milk), massaging the breast, and-a sorta odd one-breastfeeding on all fours, so gravity can help get milk flowing again.
As a longtime fan of Kristin (and, I guess, Jay Cutler), I'm personally glad she and her boobs-and baby-are A-okay. But the image of Jay taking matters into his own hands is definitely going to stick with me forever, much like her "Steee-PHEN!" voice.
If you're curious to watch more, Very Cavallari returns to E! this Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.
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