Is this old milk or pus?

[nearlyfullycooked]

Sorry to be gross, but I have a week old baby and my baseline for dignity is a bit skewed. One of my breasts has been sore, hurts when baby feeds from it and is apparently due to blocked ducts. I started massaging/squeezing today and this lot squirted out. Is it milk or pus? It is thick snot coloured. I don't feel feverish.

I would say pus... looks sore! Does it smell bad?

I would get that seen by a health visitor

You need to see a doctor and have the second photo removed

You really didn't need to post the second photo

Ffs I really didn’t need to see any of that. You’ve put up nearly a full frontal . We got the gist from the first photo.

It's pus.

Jeez, it’s just a picture of a boob, is there really any need for the pearl clutching?! Way to make a woman one week on from giving birth feel great.

OP, I agree that it looks like pus and would suggest you see a GP in the morning. In the meantime, keep feeding from that side as much as possible to drain the infection (if it is infected). If you develop severe pain, swelling, redness or fluctuating temp with sweats/chills then perhaps give your midwife a call, assuming you haven’t been discharged yet and they have an OOH service, or your hospital’s post natal ward, or 111 if neither of those is possible. Hope all’s ok and congrats on your new baby

Jesus people, it’s a nipple. 🙄

I would say pus too. Get it checked out.

Just a boob people chill out. I hope it gets sorted but didn't think you needed a bashing over the picture!

Fgs it’s only a nipple. We all have them

Yes it looks like pus OP. Definitely get some help as you may need antibiotics.

Haha! All the pearl clutching over a breast, from a breast feeding mother! I think it looks dodgy @nearlyfullycooked, see your midwife tomorrow 🍇

It's only a nipple guys #freethenipple 😂😂
Looks like pus OP

What is the consistency? Like tooth paste? Could be a milk bleb. Definitely see a dr and get some support for your latch. Contact LLL or your midwife.

If you're squeamish about body parts, I don't think sporner corner is the place for you!

I agree that it does look like pus. You can sometimes get stringy-looking kind of milk with blockages but the colour and consistency looks like pus. At a week old you'll still be under midwife/HV care so I'd contact them and then possibly your GP depending on advice.

Doctor. Or even call an out of hours as that doesn't look right and if something is wrong better to get it sorted sooner rather than later.

Yep I think its pus too and suggest you speak to your midwife. I had many incidents of soreness and redness and pain when baby fed but I still only had milk coming out. I'm not offended by your pic either. Its just a boob.

Looks like pus to me. Definitely get yourself looked at.

NoEyeBallsWereDamagedInTheViewingOfThisNipple

We're all adults. With nipples.

Yep, definitely get that seen to.

Also, #freethenipple

Saying that, I would ask mods to take the photo down because the pus might be mistaken for a different type of bodily fluid and the picture nabbed for nefarious purposes on other websites IYSWIM.

Thanks. It doesn't smell, but is sore. I'll try to get a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

Jeez.. so a breastfeeding mother can't post a boob on a forum for mums?!

#freethenipples

Do you have a temperature?

I don't have a temperature or feel feverish

OP you might find a warm flannel or towel on your boob helps. Hope you get this sorted soon.

Blimey, this is the first time Ive read a post in Sporner corner (didn’t even realise it was) - can’t believe so much shock over a boob!!

Consistency was like snot.

Thanks. Will try flannel.