what could it be?

[squirmyworm]

hello all, have had thrush, a dreadfully cracked nipple, mastitis and blocked ducts. All sorted and battling on. Lo, today, another problem. Deep stabbing pain behind my left nipple - nipple is now ok looking but pain is throbbing when ds not feeding and stabbing when he is. any ideas?

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Squirmyworm, thanks for your posts on the other breastfeeding thread - sorry, I don't know what the stabbing pain might be, but I hope someone else can help you! Sounds like you've been through the mill...

it's been an education, that's for sure! really hope you get sorted soon - I did have about 3-4 months of very carefree and happy feeding between all the problems and that was worth all the hassle...

Hi Squirmyworm, I haven't any advice but thought I'd bump this for mears or tiktok. Hope you feel better soon.

Poor you squirmyworm , I went trough all the same when dd was 3 weeks, now 7mths. My sypathies to you. Yes ouch , i remember that stabbing pain in the nips!! I remember the doc saying its part of the mastitis as the ducts get blocked that area can get inflamed.It feels a bit like someone is tugging on them, eeeww. Im sorry if this makes you worry that you may have mastitis again , but it could just be part of the last masttitis espisode. My doc recomended to continue to take nurofen , but if youre not happy I would go back to the doctors again.

I hope it clears up quickly , poor you. Will done for continuing BF I gave up at that point!!

Squirmy, don't know (unless it could be thrush again, isn't that supposed to be a deep stabbing one as well?), but massive yet sensitive hugsxxx

Squirmyworm.

I am also suffering with thrush and am getting stabbing pains and was told by the B/F counsellor and my GP that the pains are caused by thrush.

strange that my doc never mentioned the trush, he should have known it was that. Are some doctors really not aware of it in the nips???

it's strange - the GP didn't seem that clued up on it when I had it - one of my midwives was though and the b/f clinic was great.
Had a terrible night as the pain kept waking me up and I kept having to go and take ibuprofen in order to sleep. also did some deep massage (at 3am!) to see if I could feel/unblock a lump. Didn't seem to work so started thinking 'oh god it's an abcess' and was getting all ready to go to A&E if it got any worse but although I'm tired and got some flu-like symptons earlier it now feels a bit better and the fluey stuff is waning so fingers xed it was a blocked duct and touch of mastitis and is on the way out
thanks for all the support - xx