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Breastfeeding Pain
Some deep breast twinges during let down can occur as the milk ducts constrict to force the milk towards the nipple.
There can be several other causes of breastfeeding pain that you may want to consider:
1. Lots of milk. Some mothers have found that breastfeeding on one breast only per feeding is helpful to reducing breastfeeding pain because of lots of milk.
2. Yeast. Another cause of breastfeeding pain is yeast (a candida yeast infection) that has entered the milk ducts of the breasts. Contact your local La Leche League Leader, IBCLC board certified lactation consultant or your health care provider if you suspect you have yeast.
3. Engorgement. Engorgement can cause breast discomfort.
4. Muscle strain or injury during birth. Straining or injuring chest muscles which support the breasts may also cause what seems to be deep breast pain.
5. Breast infection or plugged ducts. If you have a fever, red streaks on your breasts or if you feel like you have the flu, contact your health care provider to rule out a case of mastitis.
6. Improper breast pump usage.
7. Injury or surgery to the breast tissue.
8. Premenstrual pain
9. Fibrocystic breast pain.
10. Some mothers with very large breasts have experienced deep breast pain.
11. The baby might be clamping down instead of suckling. You will not hear the baby doing much swallowing if this is the case. A baby who is not breastfeeding properly should be assessed by someone knowledgeable in breastfeeding to help him learn to breastfeed.
Even though there was blood in your milk, breastfeeding is not contraindicated. The blood will not hurt your baby (although it will sometimes cause a baby to vomit following a feed).
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