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post #1 of 6
10/12/07 at 9:31am
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DS is 5 months old and I have been having shooting pains in both breasts for weeks. I dont have mastitis and neither of us have any signs of thrush.

What could be causing it?
post #2 of 6
10/12/07 at 10:35am
Could you have thrush and be asymptomatic?

Neither of us has had noticeable signs of thrush, save for a slight pinkish color on the very tips of my nipples, and my pain. (And last year, when I had it, it was shooting pains after nursing that radiated into my back, at the worst.)
post #3 of 6
10/12/07 at 6:59pm
Here's some info on thrush:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/thrush/index.html
post #4 of 6
10/12/07 at 9:56pm
A long shot maybe but do you have Reynaud's syndrome? That can cause pain while nursing. I'm not sure why it wouldn't have shown up sooner (the pain) but it is a possible explanation.
post #5 of 6
10/12/07 at 10:13pm
You could have thrush in the milk ducts
post #6 of 6
10/12/07 at 11:47pm
I'm interested in this as well...I'm an exclusive pumper for 15mos, and just started having these pains a couple of weeks ago, not just when I'm pumping, so, I'm trying to figure this out as well...are your pains even when you're not nursing?
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