painful breast-advice needed

[hellymelly]

Wasn't sure if I should post this in "health" anyway,I have had a painful breast for a few days,started as a strange feeling when dd was feeding,slightly uncomfortable,and then the next day it really hurt when she hugged me or bumped the breast,pain was horrible but short lived.Today it is a bit more twingey.I have prodded about a bit,it does hurt if pressed centrally,thought it might be a sore nipple but the pain seems more in the breast than that.It feels a bit like a blocked duct but I can't feel an obvious lump-could I have a block quite deep in the breast? DD does like to hold tight onto my breast when feeding,and she is a toddler so her grip is quite strong.no redness or heat.Any ideas? I will go to GP if I have to but the thought of having my breast poked and prodded is very ...(wince emoticon needed) and my GP is not pro extended feeding either.

Sounds like what I had. I was treated for mastitis. I didn't have a temp or an obvious redness or lumps but the meds worked. I also bathed in very warm water and massaged. Very tender.

Oh dear I really I hope its not mastitis....I have been feeding for over five years,never had it,although I had a blocked duct a couple of times with dd1.What are the meds,antibiotics? Did the pain go quite quickly?

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anyone else had this?-I made the mistake of googling.....now I am really freaked out.

thanks-When I had a blocked duct years ago there was an obvious lump there that could be seen and that I could run warm water over etc,but this is just painful.As my dd is two,nearly three,she doesn't feed a lot anyway,just night times,it feels odd when she feeds,not painful but slightly tender and as though there may be a blocked duct,but when I had blocks in the past my dd just cleared them with a long feed.I fed a couple of hours ago but my breast is still painful.Of course google came up with "cancer" which has brought me out in a cold sweat.

thankyou...I do get very freaked out whenever I google anything,I really should avoid it but I was hoping for something helpful.Anything to do with health is frightening once you have children,I used to be so blase,now at 46 with two very small girls I get into a flap very easily.

too true.I convinced myself I had a DVT a few weeks ago (in reality sore leg from long hike) I had been wearing tight wellies! it made sense at the time! I rang NHS direct and they said very politely that they thought I was fine.I even went to my GP.

It was treated with anti bs. It felt 80% better the next day but I am not sure if this was the hot water and massage or the anti b's. I didn't feel unwell as some others have said. I had quite deep breast pain. It hurt even when I walked and it was just in one side. It didn't hurt when I fead but you know when you sometimes get both breasts leak the same time and you can feel it.....well this feeling was alot stronger and I would say painfull. Hope this helps. Sorry I didn't reply to your question sooner.

thanks,that does help.it is a lot less painful today so I haven't been to the GP but I will if it gets worse again.I have been letting dd feed on that breast for as long as she likes (rather than latching her off so that I can get back to sleep),seems to be easing up,it was hurting when I walked and was just as you describe,but hopefully it is resolving itself without anti bs.