I have just given birth to a beautiful baby boy 2 weeks ago today, and in the past couple days I have recently started to have some problems during feedings. My left breast is completely fine, but my right, I am scared and nervous to feed him because the pain is so intense. I have deep breast pain, sore to the touch, and the nipple is the absolute worst. I don't feel any hot spots, lumps, and I don't have a fever. I was wondering if it could be thrush, but that is why I am asking. I have no cracked nipples, the right one is slightly shiny, and have hickeys from him nursing. My baby doesn't have any white spots anywhere in his mouth, but does have a tiny diaper rash that started about four days ago, but has gotten about 70% better since then.
Any thoughts? I am so desperate and in horrible pain.
This is almost surely a latch issue and not thrush. It is quite unusual to have thrush only on one side, but common for latch pain/injury to only be on one side or be worse on one side. Thrush is also overall far less common than latch pain/injury.
Since you are in such extreme pain my best suggestion is to see an IBCLC asap Like, today or tomorrow at latest. Is that possible for you?
Pain, right breast only
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