I need some advice please help!?

Question

There is a spot right beside my nipple and it is a tiny bump feeling thing and it hurts terribly. Does anyone know what this is and will it affect me breastfeeding? I am very confused please help!

I am 38 weeks pregnant I haven't had the child yet.

Answer 1

Even if you haven't given birth yet, you can still have a clogged milk duct. Tell your doctor right away, and until then, put a warm wash cloth on it, and try rubbing it out (even if it hurts to do so). You've got to loosen it up, or it could get worse.

Answer 2

I assumed that you're currently breastfeeding and you failed to gave more details on this tiny bump. My guess is maybe just a sore from your breastfeeding and if it is, it's a normal occurrence. What you can do is let your baby suckle on the good breast and finish on the sore one and every after suckling wet the sore spot with your milk and let it dry. If your sore breast felt full, if you have a breast pump use it to ease up the pressure, otherwise do it manually. If this tiny bump is just a sore it'll cure in no time.

I'm sorry I thought you have your baby already. Anyway I left out my first note for you in case you can use it next time.

You have all the educated people looking after you. You better give them a heads up regarding this sore spot. Your gynaecologist, your doctor and your local health centre. Good luck

Answer 3

Hi there honey. I nursed four babies until they were toddlers and I have some training in this field so I will try to help you. It is difficult when I can not actually see the "bump" that you are referring to. Everyone has different ways of describing the same thing so it can be confusing.
The most important bit of information that you gave me is that this place hurts. It would help if I knew how long you have been breastfeeding. Are you nursing your first newborn? If so it could just be a case of sore nipples and the place that you are referring to is a spot that has been rubbed raw. If that is the case try different positions to change pressure on that spot. There are some excellent creams you can buy that are just for nursing mothers that can be helpful. I know it is hard but do not stop nursing on that side.
On the other hand, it could be an infected (plugged) milk duct or something of that sort. If that is the case it is very important that you continue to nurse your baby on that side as this will encourage the plugged duct to get better.
Some things that you can do for the discomfort are to apply heat to the area that hurts. A heating pad, a hot water bottle and even a hot wash cloth that you wring out in hot water will all feel good and help that area to get better. Try to take some long showers or baths and massage the tender breast in the hot water. You can even fill a bowl with hot water and lean over it to immerse your breast in the hot water (just hot enough to feel good) 4 or 5 times a day.
If you do have an infection in your breast, chances are that you are feeling run down and ill. You need to try to spend 24 hours in bed as much as possible. Keep your diapers and wipes and something for you to drink and other items close so that you can stay in bed as much as possible. During this time keep your baby snuggled up close to you and let her nurse as much as possible. Sometimes it helps to change positions from the one that you usually use, nursing lying down is a good position to use.
If after trying to take care of yourself and getting all the rest you can, it is still not better you may have to contact your doctor. If she puts you on an antibiotic be sure and remind her that it needs to be compatible with breast feeding. Do not let anyone tell you that it could make the baby sick nursing when you have an infection. The opposite is true. The antibodies in your milk will keep your baby from getting sick and you need the baby to nurse so that you can get better.
For more information contact the La Leche League, either on line or in your town. They are wonderful! If you do not have their book "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" you should get it!
All this information may not be necessary if you just have sore nipples but since I have no way of knowing I thought I would tell you how to treat a plugged milk duct just in case.
What ever you do, do not stop nursing your baby on that side. It is the best thing for you. Remember to nurse your baby on the sore side first, this is important. It is likely that this will get better if you do the things I mention. You should get better quickly, remember to eat well and drink lots of healthy fluids.
Most important is to rest and take care of yourself and nurse your baby as often as she will!
Take care and Blessings to you.
Feel free to write to me if there is anything I can do to help.
Lady Trinity~

Answer 4

It is probably either a plugged or an infected milk duct. Put warm compresses on it and tell your doctor. Get more here: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T022100.asp--***You can still have a plugged duct, even if you haven't gave birth yet. Those hormones are getting ready to go.*****

Sometimes a milk duct leading from the milk-making cells to the nipple gets plugged, resulting in a tender lump beneath the areola. There may also be a wedge-shaped area of redness extending from the lump back towards the wall of the chest. Unlike mastitis, the pain comes and goes with a plugged duct, and unless the duct is infected, you will not feel generally ill. If left untreated, however, a plugged duct may become infected, resulting in mastitis, infection, or a breast abscess.

To unplug the duct and prevent subsequent infection, try these suggestions:

Continue to breastfeed on the affected side. By any means, get the milk out! This is the golden rule of preventing engorgement, plugged ducts, and mastitis. Use a breast pump or hand expression if baby is unwilling to nurse.
Breastfeed on the affected side first. Baby's sucking is strongest at the beginning of the feed, so he is more likely to dislodge the plug when he starts on the affected breast.
Vary the baby's position at the breast, so that all of the milk ducts are drained. Be sure the baby is latched-on well, so that he can nurse efficiently. Try the clutch hold or side-lying position. Before each feeding, massage the affected area by kneading your breast gently from the top of the breast down over the plugged duct toward the nipple.
Drain the affected breast better by positioning baby so his chin "points" to the area that is sore. For example, if the lump is around 4 o'clock, use the clutch-hold and position baby's chin around this point on the nipple clock. The lower jaw is often most effective at getting milk out of the breast.
Apply moist heat compresses for a few minutes before feeding or pumping, or soak the affected breast in warm water or in the shower as described under Engorgement
Rest. Lie down with the baby and nap-nurse.
If you notice a small, white dot at the end of the milk duct on your nipple, that is the end of a plugged nipple opening. Apply moist heat on this white blister and with a sterile needle gently pop the blister. If this pore stays plugged, it could block milk drainage and lead to a plugged duct and mastitis.
Try a pressure massage on the area of your breast that is swollen and painful because of a plugged duct. This may help to loosen the plug. With pressure massage, you do not actually move your hand over the skin as you would with a normal massage. You simply press more and more firmly with the heel of your hand to move the plug in the duct down closer to the nipple.
To do pressure massage, start at the edge of the lumpy area closest to your chest wall. Apply pressure to that area with the heel of your hand to the point just before it becomes too painful. Hold the pressure at that level until the pain eases off. Then increase the pressure again, (without moving your hand) and hold it until the pain eases. Continue to gradually increase pressure at that same site until you are pressing as hard as you can. Then pick your hand up, move it down toward your nipple about a half inch, and repeat the pressure massage in this area. Continue moving your hand a half inch and repeating the massage until you get all the way down to the nipple.

You may see the dried milk come out from an opening in your nipple. Even if the plug doesn't actually come out, you will at least have dislodged it and moved it toward the nipple so that when baby goes to the breast and sucks, he will remove it with his suction. Always put baby to the breast on the plugged side first, when his sucking will be the strongest.

PREVENTING PLUGGED DUCTS FROM RECURRING
To prevent plugged ducts, feed baby in different positions with his nose pointing "around the nipple clock," so that you empty all the milk sinuses and ducts.
Studies have shown that taking a tablespoon a day of oral granular lecithin or a capsule of 1,200 mg lecithin capsule three to four times a day is helpful in preventing and treating plugged milk ducts.

Answer 5

Not to get you very nervous because it could be just irritation from breastfeeding and it is very common to have that kind of irritation during breast feeding. You should have it checked asap. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and it started as a bump and got a little bigger and it also hurt when touched. Better to be safe and have it checked.

Answer 6

You need to go to your doctor and get it checked out. It could be nothing but then there is a chance that it could be something. You dont want to risk it. Good luck

Answer 7

well if your breast feeding its possible at somepoint the baby niked you a bit and it got infected and its just a sore (like a pimple) just use your other breast till its better or if your worried go to the doctor to make sure