I will be 38 weeks pregnant tomorrow and for the past week I have noticed a lump at the base of my breast. It is very painful and about the size of a quarter. It seems to have apperared out of no where and has grown rapidly. Has this happened to anyone during pregnancy? Is it just inflammation? I will be telling my doctor about it next week. But I would like to know if it has happened to anyone else? (Pregnancy poll by loribb, 884 days ago)
No, this never happened to me.
10
76%
Yes, this has happened to me.
3
23%
Votes: 13
Comments: 3
brandyv (882.7 days ago) I have a large hard mass in my breast. It`s as big as a golf ball. When I first noticed it, it didn`t hurt. It does now only because my breasts hurt being pregnant. I was scared to death of cancer, but it didn`t just show up and stay. Mine could be felt when I thought I was pregnant, but wasn`t, a year ago then went away. Now that I`m pregnant, it`s back and bigger than before. Anyway, the radiologist and ultrasound tech decided that my large lump is just very dense breat tissue. I read that the painful lumps are usually fluid filled and less cause of worry (rarely cancerous). I was told that the large mass in my breast must be reacting to hormones and to keep an eye on it, but not to worry. If your doctor is concerned about it, you`ll probably get an ultrasound of your breast while you`re pregnant. Possibly a mammogram, but that can expose your baby to radiation.