Hi mamas. I'm hoping someone will have some thoughts here. After struggling with all sorts of problems (mastitis, thrush, poor latch, cracked nipples) and extreme pain in the first 6 weeks of BFing, it's been beautiful smooth sailing for DS and I. He is 14 months old and still very attached to his na-nas. He nurses every 2-4 hours even at night. But no matter how much he nurses I never get sore. ..
until this past week. Suddenly my nipples have become increasingly sore (a bit more so on one side). It doesn't feel like when I had thrush in the early days. It mostly hurts when he tries to twiddle my nipples and when he first latches on. It certainly hasn't reached terrible toe-curling pain levels, but it's uncomfortable and making it hard to sleep through his night feedings. It doesn't seem like his latch has changed either.
I do suspect that I may be returning to fertility though (still haven't had a PPAF) and may be ovulating or gearing up to ovulate. I know some women get sore when they have AF. Can ovulation cause nipple soreness/sensitivity?
