Does nursing when you get pregnant keep boobs from getting sore in early pg?

[Family4Christ]

Hi ladies,

With my other kids, my boobs hurt a lot as soon as I missed my period. This go around, they are very slightly sore, but not much. I'm still nursing dd. Could this have anything to do with it?

I'm 5-6 weeks with all the other normal symptoms, including nausea.

Oh, I should probably add that I'm not talking about nipple tenderness, but overall sore boobs.

[Monkey Keeper]

For me, yes. DD1 was 9 months old when I got pg with DD2, and my boobs barely hurt. This time, DD2 had been weaned for quite some time, and my boobs were SORE days before my BFP.

[Melanie_7773]

That's also been my experience. I remember considerable soreness while pregnant with my first, but had no soreness issues while pregnant with my second (first was still nursing).

[Family4Christ]

Yea! Thanks, ladies! One less thing to worry about!

[mamika]

I've had the same experience. My boobs were definately sore with my first pregnancy but now that I'm pregnant with my second and still BF I haven't had any soreness and I'm already 15 months. It's been nice.

[Funny Face]

This if my 4th pregnancy. My boobs were sore when I wasn't nursing and they've felt normal during the pregnancies when I was bfing.

[Amila]

Yup- I havent had any soreness!

[meganlisbeth]

I hate to be the naysayer, but i find that my boobs are WAY more sensitive during this pregnancy and i too am still breastfeeding... i thought it would get better during the second trimester, but not so much.

[mischievium]

And I hate to be a naysayer in a different way-- but my breasts have been much less achy/ sore this pregnancy from the last and, obviously, I am not nursing through this pregnancy. It may just be that many women have less breast tenderness in subsequent pregnancies?

[Pearly]

I'm not so sore during pregnancy, but especially not after.

When I read this post I thought question was regarding nipple soreness after the next baby was born... and I just want to add that for me, a huge plus to nursing through my second pregnancy is that I had absolutely no soreness with my new babe. The first time I was terribly sore despite correct latch (or so I was told.) Not being sore with #2 was a huge relief.

[hannybanany]

Well, I nursed during my pregnancy with DD2, and I'm still nursing now and my boobs were sore both times. I don't remember them being sore with DD1, though, so my guess is that each pregnancy is different.

[Family4Christ]

Thanks all!

The way I was figuring it was this...if breast soreness is caused from the breasts getting ready for lactation and they were already lactating, then poof, you're good to go LOL.

[Kindermama]

I don't remember much breast soreness but nipple soreness- YES!- I thought I had nipple thrush!