Sharp nipple pain in pregnancy [Archive] - Bub Hub Pregnancy & Parenting Forum

aggero

13-09-2006, 16:36

Ouch ouch ouch!!! I am 27 weeks pregnant and for the last week or so I have been getting shooting pains through one of my nipples :thumbsdown: It is particularly bad when I lie on that side, making it difficult to sleep :gloomy:

I can't see any cracks or anything, have been using lanolin to condition my nipples and I haven't experienced any colostrum discharge.

Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do to fix/improve the problem? :confused:

TIA :D

Kaileysmum

13-09-2006, 17:07

Ohhh I used to get that when I was cold, or when my nipples went hard. Oh it hurts so much. Don't have any tips to help it though as I coouldnt find anything to make it better. Sorry I wasnt much help!!!

aggero

13-09-2006, 18:06

Ohhh I used to get that when I was cold, or when my nipples went hard. Oh it hurts so much. Don't have any tips to help it though as I coouldnt find anything to make it better. Sorry I wasnt much help!!!

Yeah, earlier on it was when I was cold or hard, but this is almost like a burning sharp pain, sorta like a needle pain and doesn't seem to have anything to do with the state of the nipple :mad:

NoMoreScuba

13-09-2006, 18:14

Hi aggero,

I'm don't know too much about this, and I'm sure there's plenty of people on bubhub who do, but I think I heard it's possible to get mastitis in pregnancy before you're even breastfeeding??

Maybe worth you checking it out with you midwife/gp to see if that could be causing it?

Hope it gets better soon...:fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

Sarah

aggero

13-09-2006, 18:32

Hi aggero,

I'm don't know too much about this, and I'm sure there's plenty of people on bubhub who do, but I think I heard it's possible to get mastitis in pregnancy before you're even breastfeeding??

Maybe worth you checking it out with you midwife/gp to see if that could be causing it?

Hope it gets better soon...:fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

Sarah

:detective: hmm hadn't even considered that Sarah. Will investigate....thanks :thumbsup:

aggero

13-09-2006, 18:48

Hmmm :detective: just did a search and came up with nipple vasosprasm, has anyone had any experience with this?

AM

13-09-2006, 19:48

Yes, sounds exactly like nipple vasoplasm, I used to get it quite a lot, and all the blood would drain out of my nipple, and it would go white, and be so incredibly painful.
I used to just massage it, and get the blood flowing again, and it would go away.
Trying to keep your nips warm helps I think, and it is strange, I got it frequently for a few months, and haven't had it for ages now.
As you can see from my sig, it has not interfered with my ability to breastfeed at all! :)

AM

13-09-2006, 19:54

There is also a thing called Reynauds Syndrome, which is very similar, but a little more serious, I remember looking it up, and deciding mine was only a vasoplasm.

aggero

14-09-2006, 09:55

Thanks Angie :hugs: I will do a bit more internet searching on the subject. Good to know that it hasn't interferred with your milk supply :yes: