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Is it thrush? Three year old nursing
Help - itching and pain. My three year old nurses once or twice a day.
We co-sleep and he will nurse a little when he goes to sleep and once or twice if he wakes during the night. I know I'm still producing milk but for the most part I pretty much feel the whole nursing thing, milk production thing is over. My breasts are back to "normal" and never feel full. However, I have noticed mild itching off and on. It occurs on both sides. More recently, I've noticed shooting pain on one side. It starts in the nipple and radiates into the breast. It pulses over and over but only lasts about five minutes and NOT during nursing. I've noticed it during the day when I'm not even around my child. The pain and itching are both sporadic. I've also noticed in the recent past that latching on can be very painful but then this problem goes away. (I was thinking the latching pain could be related to my cycle and sensitive breasts during certain points.). Anyway, does anyone have any comments on whether this itching and shooting pain could be thrush. I had thrush when DS was only a few weeks old and it HURT. This is just a mild annoyance. If it is thrush, would my son have white spots in his mouth? What should I look for in his mouth? I'm a little freaked out because our local media has done some recent stories on rare breast cancer that starts as itching and pain and this seems similar. I have an annual exam next month so I'll be taking these concerns to the doctor but I thought I'd check with the list too. Thank you! |
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