sore nipple/shooting pain??

[organicmom3]

I'm wondering what's going on here....my son is over two months old and I'm just now getting a sore nipple...just on one side, and it seems worse today (started yesterday). And twice today I felt an odd shooting pain that was NOT letdown (felt it once yesterday). I read in my book that this could be thrush related, but my husband who is an ER doc says the baby does not have ANY sign of thrush...so I'm wondering what else this could be??? Does anyone have any thoughts?????

[organicmom3]

Perhaps I should mention that the soreness is when he feeds or when my clothing is up against the nipple...it does NOT hurt when I pump???? But I know his latching is fine.....I'm so confused...

[jildez]

This sounds like yeast. Check out the links in the problems sticky and see if it sounds like it to you- you can choose natural remedies or prescriptions, but definitely treat yourself and you dear one. good luck!

[organicmom3]

Problems sticky????

Today I've just been pumping....seems less sore but I haven't tried feeding him on that side yet.....no shooting pain today..... I'd like to try a natural remedy if I can if something is needed....I'm not sure what the problems sticky is...I haven't had time to explore much of this site yet...is that another part of the forums?

[jildez]

Sorry, my bad, they call it a Resources Sticky, i think of it as the problems sticky, b/c i look at it when i have a problem.

Here's the link
http://www.mothering.com/discussions....php?t=1128738

its the last list on the page- 'thrush'
As for natural remedies- Grapefruit Seed Extract is often recommended, although I personally love Dr. Newman's All Purpose Nipple Ointment- it saved our nursing relationship, its def not natural though. I did however, find that vinegar rinses were great as an additional treatment.

Good luck, you can get through this!

[organicmom3]

Thank YOU!

I nursed him on that side last night and all was fine......so I'm hoping whatever the problem had been has resolved itself. I am taking some probiotics though and checking out these resources...just in case! Then if symptoms even begin to return I can act immediately! Thank you again.

[GingerNinja]

I just wanted to chime in here too..

This is how my yeast started!! If it comes back, definitely start treating yourself.. the only sign that my ds had was a slightly white tongue (still think that it was just a milk film).. but I definitely had the very painful nipples and the lightning-bolt feelings in breasts.. plus a letdown that felt like cement. sheesh.. We used gentian violet for 5 days and felt much better... then... silly me, I stopped for two days because I got the flu, and it all seems to be back. Might try the diflucan now.. but need to research it more first.

[BunnySlippers]

Sounds like yeast to me too. My dd did not have any signs of yeast, but I sure as heck had it. I soaked my nipples in warm water mixed w/ vinegar 3x a day. worked wonders!

[organicmom3]

Thanks for the hints....still doing good so far....no symptoms have returned at all and he is feeding very well! I'm still hoping that whatever it was was just some weird unrelated fluke...