Lump in breast during breastfeeding
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Lumps during breastfeeding may be caused by blockage of ducts which carry the milk from deep in the breast to the nipple openings. Milk that builds up behind the blockage causes the lumps and makes the breast sore. Warm compress may help provide relief. Gently massage the lump toward the nipple during and after feeding and cold packs after a feed may help relieve pain and inflammation.
If the lump is painful,then could be a clogged milk duct which is very common in breastfeeding mothers.Your should massage the lump while breastfeeding or when pumping.Applying very warm compresses should help unclog the duct.
However,any new lump that persists,whether painful or not, needs to be evaluated.Since you are breastfeeding,it's highly unlikely to be something alarming ,but the only way to get a proper evaluation is to have this lump investigated by your OBGYN.
How are you? During breast feeding, tender/small lump in the breast can be due to free movement of milk that is stopped because of a block in some duct of the breast. Massaging the area or using warm compress on the area will help the lump to dissolve. However, if this persists, i agree with being vigilant with your health. Given your family background, Mammogram, ultrasound and CA125 will be very helpful in ruling out cancer.
Take care and keep us posted.
I took a ovulation test during the lumps occurrence which turned out positive. I got pregnant that month. The lump did not persist during the pregnancy or during breastfeeding. I did however have a complicated pregnancy due to a "sensitive uterus" I contracted from 28 to 38 weeks. The birth was induced but relatively normal with no complications. After breast feeding my cycle continued and the lump came back mid cycle.
I was pregnant at the time of diagnosis, found my lump while breastfeeding our first child. I had stopped breastfeeding barely 4 weeks before the biopsy. My sentinal node was positive (1 of 3)...remainder nodes were all negative.... this was done at the time of the mastectomy a week after the biopsy, 5+ cm tumor, ER/PR+, HER2-. They found DCIS in the remaining breast tissue that was removed.
I'm almost 3 years from diagnosis, 2 years from last chemo treatment.
I just came back from the doctor with no answers so I thought I would try this.
About two weeks ago I noticed a small lump under my left armpit. This was right below my extra milk gland and not painful. I was told I have a lot of breast tissue under this armpit and when I breastfed my children I always had a large milk gland where I couldn't put my arm all the way down.
Now There is a lump and after finding it two weeks ago it is a little larger.
I took a ovulation test during the lumps occurrence which turned out positive. I got pregnant that month. The lump did not persist during the pregnancy or during breastfeeding. I did however have a complicated pregnancy due to a "sensitive uterus" I contracted from 28 to 38 weeks. The birth was induced but relatively normal with no complications. After breast feeding my cycle continued and the lump came back mid cycle.
Mastitis is common when women are breastfeeding ,but Inflammatory breast cancer is a very rare type of cancer that would usually present with rapid, unusual increase in breast size, redness, rash, persistent itching of breast or nipple, stabbing pain, feverish breast, swelling of lymph nodes under the arm or above the collarbone, nipple retraction etc...
2 weeks after i started breastfeeding i felt pain on my left breast and 3-4 days after pain started i felt a pretty large lump in the same area. I was checked by the Ob/gyn a few days later and he suggested massages and warm compresses for 2 -3 days thinking of trapped milk. After doing the appropriate massaging, it did not seem to improve. It also became hard.
He ordered an ultrasound.
I found a lump on my right breast while breastfeeding my 8 months old baby. I went for a mammogram and the doctor told me to stop breastfeeding in order to do the biopsy. I breastfed all my babies and having problem giving the bottle to the baby. If I can, I never wants to give a formula to my baby. On top of that she is allergic to milk and soy . Any advice? Thanks.
Yes, it is scary to find a lump in your breast. However all lumps are not cancer. Yes, it is scary to find a lump in your breast. However all lumps are not cancer. Breast lump can be due to fibroadenoma of breast (benign condition) or due to an abscess, or a galatocele or milk filled lump in breastfeeding ladies, or it can also be a lipoma. It is important to show this lump to a doctor and get a mammography. Take care!
I went to my family MD with a breast lump, lump under my arm, and all the classic Mastitis symptoms. Mammogram and ultrasound did not detect a problem. 4 rounds of antibiotics and 2 rounds of steroids later, still have a lump. Had a repeat ultrasound last week that detected a 1cm by 3/4 cm lump and 5 enlarged lymph nodes. Biopsies on both came back benign, thank God!
hello sir.
im 23 yrs old when i give birth to my only child and i was breastfeeding in 8-9 months,
in my three months of breast feeding i noticed a movable mass in the upper part of my left breast. i went to the doctor and he was so shock what he felt in my breast.he ask me if im breastfeeding and i said yes then he told me to go back to her if i stopped breastfeeding.but i dii not because i don"t feel anything in that time. but 2 yrs i feel slight pain in breast and underarm.
I found what was thought to be a fibroadenoma in my breast while breastfeeding my baby. It was hard, felt like a small bean, and mobile. A mammogram and ultrasound was done, and the attending physician was pretty sure it was just a fibroadenoma, but said that she couldn't be 100% sure without a biopsy. Well, it turned out to be a cancerous tumor. She was as surprised as I was, I think.
I took a ovulation test during the lumps occurrence which turned out positive. I got pregnant that month. The lump did not persist during the pregnancy or during breastfeeding. I did however have a complicated pregnancy due to a "sensitive uterus" I contracted from 28 to 38 weeks. The birth was induced but relatively normal with no complications. After breast feeding my cycle continued and the lump came back mid cycle.
Patients usually present with a progressive onset of a breast lump and there is no history of infection or trauma. The breast lump can be of variable size, is usually unilateral, firm, ill defined, and mildy tender. Sometimes an associated locally inflammatory reaction is present; nipple retraction is common. Enlargement of lymph nodes under the arm is common.
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