Bruise like feeling after finishing breastfeeding

[Emma&Freya]

Hi Ladies,

I breastfed for 15 months (go me!) and I stopped feeding my daughter 11pm Tuesday night.

My boobs feel so bruised and sore.

Is this normal?

 

[Emma&Freya]

Anyone

 

[Maxy1]

I don't know if its normal - I didn't get it when I finished feeding DS, but I think it is probably explainable. To me it sounds like when you stopped, the ducts filled up like normal waiting to feed your LO and you didn't. So they just kept filling up a bit more and it probably stretched the duct out of shape. it should go away after a week or two. i tend to get that same feeling if I had a blocked duct that cleared but the blockage caused stretching of the duct. It usually goes away after 10 days. If you have no other symptoms suggesting an infected blocked duct then I would just wait.

Congratulations on 15 months of BFing, that is awesome

 

[Emma&Freya]

Thank you Shes been of breast now for nearly 2w eeks x