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Shooting Pain after breastfeeding?PLEASE HELP!
Added: 276 days ago.
Added by: mominmay
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


I get intense shooting pains in my left breast after I feed my baby.It lasts for about 1 hour after I feed.My doctor tells me it is not thrush and it is not an infection and that he has no idea what it is.He has never come across anyone with this probem.Does anyone else know what this is? Please help!

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mominmay - 276 days ago The baby is 5 and a half weeks old.

mylittleman - 276 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I used to get this for a few weeks after my son was born. It also went down my back. It was actually just minor nerve pain from my spinal and it was gone after a few weeks.

GoonieMomma - 276 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) How old is kiddo? I had these randomly at about 2-3 months postpartum. Felt like hot electricity coursing through my breast. Mine didn't seem to exactly associate with "right after feedings" but maybe I just never made the association. It was uncomfortable to say the least, and went COMPLETELY away in about 2 weeks, but after 1 week they were definitely less frequent. Is there a lactation unit at the hospital you gave birth at? I wouldn't suggest talking to docs about BF-ing as most of them aren't specially trained in it. Let me know if you need some #'s... I can give you the lactation unit at my hospital. They're happy to help anyone! Good luck, and keep at it. This gets SOOOO easy!