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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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I must still have thrush, bc my nipples are still pretty pink.
@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...
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@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: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002LTT65I/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1331163281&sr=8-1
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Thrush stinks. For me I knew the difference because I had shooting pains even when I wasn't nursing
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: Reply
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