what's wrong with my breast?

[sarahr]

And how do I make it better?

My left breast hurts. A lot. There's no clogged duct that I can feel, it's not red or hot, it's just very, very tender to the touch. And it's more tender to movement -- I had to sleep with a bra last night, which I never ever do. And the worst pain is when DS is nursing on the other side -- then there's a sharp, makes me want to scream pain, which persists until I switch him to that side.

If it matters, DS is 20 months old and nurses a half dozen times a day, including once overnight.

Thanks.

[kathrineg]

Sometimes I get pain with let down when I'm nursing on the other side from the breast that produces more. It hurts until I am nursing on that side. Because I produce much more on that side I always assumed it was engorgement but I'm not sure. Would be interested to see if anyone has any other ideas!

[sarahr]

Thanks for the reply. I don't think that's it because the hurting breast is actually the one that produces less. Plus, this is a brand new problem. At any rate, it's getting better now.

[Megan73]

Weird. I had the same thing - shooting pains in one breast, no heat or redness - and it went away. I wondered if it was thrush but as I said it went away in about 24 hours without any treatment.
Glad it cleared up for you, too!