I just started expressing and the milk was really quite red with blood ... dh nearly passed out! I had some problems with latching my ds on a while ago which seem to have gone away but it has left a small crack in the nipple which has taken ages to heal up and from time to time has had a tiny bit (turn away from your screen now if you are squeamish) of pus which I have cleaned away. It hasn't even really hurt recently. I'm assuming (hoping!) the blood must be coming from that.
Apart from wondering what I can do to help heal it (I have been using Lansinoh), could this have affected my 7 wk old ds today? He has always been a bit grumpy but all of today apart from a few naps he has been inconsolable and apparently very refluxy - spitting up after each feed, and his breath smells really sour and acidic. I am planning on taking him to the doc tomorrow to ask about reflux, but does anyone have any thoughts on this? Do I stop feeding him from that breast?