https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:29:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-92369 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:06:50 +0000 T.H.O.U. 92369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thrush stinks. For me I knew the difference because I had shooting pains even when I wasn't nursing </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-88627 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:39:29 +0000 owlmom 88627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@miranlee: yeah, I was :( It was a total pain. I only sterilized once a day. So if I used a bottle twice, I'd wash it between uses, but only sterilize it at the end of the day. I found these microwave sterilization bags to be a huge time-saver: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002LTT65I/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1331163281&#038;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002LTT65I/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1331163281&#038;sr=8-1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-88599 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:18:17 +0000 miranlee 88599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I must still have thrush, bc my nipples are still pretty pink. </p> <p>@owlmom: were you laundering and sterilizing everything every day for the full 9 weeks? I haven't been quite so vigilante....i'm thinking i have to be now. aaarghh... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-88588 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:08:57 +0000 owlmom 88588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience is nearly identical to @Green Thumb's. I still have some nipple tenderness - my LO just doesn't have a fantastic latch, even after working with an LC. I could tell that I'd finally beaten thrush after a 9 week battle because I no longer had shooting pain radiating from my nipple back into my deep breast tissue, and my nipples were no longer bright red. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-88579 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:01:38 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 88579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm only 6 weeks in and I still have soreness every feeding. I don't have thrush, but I thought I did because I didn't think it was supposed to hurt this long. I think the difference is if the pain goes away after a few seconds, then it's not thrush. If the pain stays the entire feeding, it could be thrush, or a bad latch... tough to tell and it sucks for the Mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-88575 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:57:58 +0000 Green Thumb 88575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People say it's supposed to be painless but I've had soreness the entire time (we battled thrush for MONTHS) she's been exclusively bf for 5 months now and I still have soreness (all the time). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-vs-normal-nipple-soreness#post-88560 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:18:09 +0000 miranlee 88560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't tell if the minor breast pain I have is because I still have thrush or if it's normal nipple soreness from breastfeeding/pumping. We have been taking all the thrush remedies-GV, nystatin, etc...for about 12 days now. I still do get the occassional sharp pain in my breast tissue, but more than that my nipples feel a little sore/raw after a session. Is that normal? I thought it would be gone by now. My daughter is 9 weeks old and exclusively breastfed. Are you not supposed to feel any soreness during/after breastfeeding and pumping? It's still a little new to me, so I can't tell what's normal. </p>