I have recently (about two weeks ago) weaned my 8 month old onto formula. She was exclusively breast fed. I tried to do it gently, replacing one feed at a time, but she was having none of it. I'm guessing her opinion was is it's available at night then it should be in the day! I tried BF and then a bit of formula which she was happy with, but she wouldn't have milk unless preceeded by booby! So after a week of struggling I just stopped BF completely and within a day she was happily on formula.
Anyway, my left boob is suddenly very sore and I have found a lump under my nipple (well I say that, but it moves around a bit, sometimes under, sometimes beside...). I asked my mother if she ever had this problem after weaning off babies and she suggested it is just engorged. But I have had engorged boobs before and it is nothing like this! I didn't seem to have any problem with stopping producing milk and within a couple of days I was dry! I don't want to bug my doctor and for him to say it is just milk. I have made a fool of myself enough times with paranoid mother syndrome and I have little dignity left!
Isn't two weeks a little long to suddenly become engorged?
Any advice would be very welcome...