Shooting Pains

[BigG72]

For the last few days I have had shooting pains in my left breast after feeding. It last for a few hours. It is not constant, it just comes and goes but it is annoying.
Has anyone had this or knows what this could be and how to stop it happening.

[Beany]

Contact the ABA and try to get to a lactation consultant. GPs tend to know very little about breastfeeding and suchlike so be armed with knowledge before you go to them.

It sounds like what I had at the beginning stages of intraductal thrush but it could be any number of things.

Best of luck.

[maddymoo]

It could be thrush, Which can become painfull if you let it go too long. It feels like a shooting pain through the nipple when i had i descibed it like a long needle being pushed into my breast. (if that makes sense to you)
It is easily treated with some daktarin gel on your boobs and in bub's mouth. I'd get the doc to have a look tho.
Because it could be something else.

[jasesmum]

Yeah.. I was going to say it might be thrush..if it is it is likely bub will have it too in the mouth - will have milky looking tongue & doesnt wipe off.

I'd get onto it straight away as it can get painful for you if untreated...and harder to clear up (as I am currently trying to do!)

[BigG72]

Thanks for your advice everyone. This is my first time on the forum. I should have done this 7 months ago when Christina was born, it seems to be very helpful.

The pains in my breast have gone but I am still going to get it looked into. I have being trying to get through to the Australian Breastfeeding line but it is constantly engaged. Next step I think I will call the lactation consultant at the hospital I went to and see if she can confirm it is thrush.

It does not seem that Christina has any whiteness in her mouth. Would the baby have any other symptoms?

Does it affect your milk and can you still feed of this breast?

[Beany]

You can still feed and the milk is still perfectly good :)

The baby may not display any signs if it is thrush - the reason you need to treat both yourself and her is because otherwise you'll just have a cycle of reinfection.