Sore nipples now

[scheelimama]

My nipples are suddenly more sore than ever. They've been a bit more tender than normal over the past few months, but not really sore, nothing to complain about. But the last few days they have been substantially more sore and I can't figure out why. My last nursling weaned 8 months ago, so it's not that. DH isn't here to be bothering/playing with them. But they were really bothering me when I tried to sleep on my belly last night. It just seems odd that they are suddenly more sore. Any ideas why this might be? And I know it's not thrush (though I have felt thrushy at non-nursing times ever since I started nursing my first), I've been taking probiotics religiously and I don't eat too much sugar or refined flour. There's really no way I could be thrushy.

[impchild]

I am pregnant with my first so I am not sure what thrush feels like, but my nipples have been sooooooo sore lately. If Mr. Man moves while I am curled up to his back it feels like he is pulling them off. I just chalked it up to a normal pregnancy change.

[*Lindsey*]

I dunno, Alisha. Mine hurt like mad every time I'm pregnant, the ENTIRE time I'm pregnant. My DD is still nursing, so that doesn't help.

Hope they hurt a little less soon!

[toodypie]

The soreness comes and goes for me. Some days they kill me, other days I don't notice them. If I sleep on my side, all curled up, they really hurt too.

Maybe you need a new bra? Maybe your girls have grown and your bra is too small?? Some days I just hook my bra on the biggest hooks for some relief. It seems to help.

[scheelimama]

Originally Posted by toodypie

Maybe you need a new bra? Maybe your girls have grown and your bra is too small?? Some days I just hook my bra on the biggest hooks for some relief. It seems to help.

I don't think so, but it would be nice, huh. I swear, my boobs have never grown during any of my pregnancies or nursing. I'm always the same. So boring.

[Dee-Groovy]

This is my first so I have all kinds of weird nipple things happening. : They're getting bigger so they're peeling and itchy. They've been itchy for months and the whole breast has been sore off and on, but I just noticed nipple-specific soreness in the past couple of weeks. I heard Lansinoh can help and it makes a HUGE difference with the itchiness. It also seems like they're less sensitive when I use it. I hope your soreness eases up soon.

[Monkeybutt]

It comes and goes for me too. Its probably just hormones and nothing to worry about.

[GinaRae]

Originally Posted by toodypie

The soreness comes and goes for me. Some days they kill me, other days I don't notice them. If I sleep on my side, all curled up, they really hurt too.

Ditto!

[scheelimama]

Well, glad to know I'm not alone at least. I had EXTREME soreness with my first until 20 weeks or so, zero breast/nipple soreness with my second and even was still nursing for the first 3 months of my pregnancy, and this time is just a bit of soreness. Kind of weird how they are all so different.