why is only one nipple sore?!?

Question

i woke up this morning with pain in one of my nipples.. it is a sharp pain to the touch. the breast isn't sore, and the other nipple doesn't hurt at all, either.

could it just be because i ran into something last night? or could it possibly be pregnancy symptoms? and why is only 1 of them sore?! help!

yes, it is only on the left side, no discoloration whatsoever, no bruising..

Answer 1

If you were pregnant not only your nipple would be sore, you would have a lot of other symptoms. Yes, you could have run into something or you could have a blocked duct: this would start in your breast tissue.

Answer 2

Only One Nipple Is Sore

Answer 3

They can be a good idea to use a couple of times a day if your having problems. But iv also heard they can confuse your baby. Your babe is only 5 days old, breastfeeding is hard for the first few weeks they do need to keep being re latched and you can be a bit sore. But it does get much easier. So i would do whatever makes you feel most comfortable it is important that mommy is happy, so if you like the idea of breastshield they use them for every other feed so you get some relief and more time in between feeds to heel but then babe wont get to use to the idea of the different sucking action on a shield x

Answer 4

you asked if it could be a symptom of pregnancy, so I assume you are sexually active. if thats the case...is it possible that your partner went a little to hard on one nipple recently? You didn't mention if the nipple looked any different.

thats really the only explaination i can think of. I don't think its a symptom of pregnancy.

Answer 5

Let me guess, it's the nipple on the left side of your body. I think I have the same thing going on for no reason.