RE: Breast

i go to a breast specialist.. and he told me to take rose hip oil... which are in a capsule form... also put warm compresses on breast when they hurt.. and take warm baths... this all seems to help... check out ivillage.com and post this question.... good luck

I know you've responded already.....but here's one more thought which is very true.

CAFFEINE will do it to you. I have to limit my intake to one drink a day! It sucks! & I've been doing this since my late 20s.

You are not going crazy because I never had this problem until the last 2 years or so. I am 44 years old and my breasts had never hurt before/during my cycle, but they do now! I guess everyone's body changes and what did or didn't happen before can happen now. I already had my children, my youngest is 6 and I have gained a little weight in the last couple of years, but other than that nothing else has changed except this problem, and yes it hurts. They seem like they want to swell up and they are very painful. I just take some tylenol or Mortin and deal with it. I don't think there is anything wrong with us, just our body changed.

You are not the only one. Mine get sore before my period starts. I basically have pregnancy symptoms when I'm PMS'ing. I don't think size matters either- I'm pretty well off on the chest size - I agree with the comment though about hormones. Our bodies react differently with all sorts of things. So you are one of the lucky ones with tender breasts before your period.

On a side note - if you have any Breast Cancer history in your family - I would go in and get a mammogram done when you turn 35. I have to when I turn 35 because of my Dad's side of the family - it's heavily in that side.

You're not alone! The same thing happens to me.

My hurt also. It is helpful now that I have had an hysterectomy but still have my ovaries. At least I still know when I am being a complete b---- because of hormones! LOL!

Mine do... The only time I remember them not hurting is when I breastfeeding , as soon as I stop breastfeeding they went back to hurting the week before I start. (I had my period the whole time I breastfed.) I don't think your bra size has anything to do with it, it's just your hormones...

I had that problem as well. My doctor told me to cut out the caffeine. I did and now I don't have as much trouble with sore breasts. Give it a try.

All very good advice given here, as always. Could be hormones and just the way some people's bodies are at certain times of their cycle. BUT...... I definitely agree with the comment about CAFFEINE. I used to drink tons of diet coke in college, and I frequently had headaches and sore breasts...... nothing related to my "cycle" since I wasn't ovulating due to the birth control pill. My GYN commented that my "lumpy" breasts were probably due to caffeine, so I quit drinking it cold turkey and my headaches instantly disappeared and my breasts were no longer lumpy or painful. Amazing! Worth a try, anyway. Definitely have your mammogram done at a time of the month when you don't have painful breasts. Good to have a baseline one performed for comparison.

I never did but a friend of mine got really sore. It all has to do with hormones--nasty things that we cannot do without. She would put warm cloths on her breasts to help ease it. She tried cold packs--not frozen--but they didn't really help with relief.

It's normal. But if you are worried, ask the doctor about getting an ultrasound done when it's at its most painful. That way they can actually see what's what. Have you had a baseline mammogram done yet? If you are at the age when they do the baseline, get that done first, when your breasts don't hurt. That way they have something to compare the ultrasound to.

After you know everything's okay, ask the doctor what medicine, be it Tylenol or Alleve, that would help. You might try a different bra for that week, one that supports you better. (Breast size has nothing to do with this.)

Good luck,
D.

My breasts hurt like h*** the week before i start my period. I also get a headache (not a bad one just nagging) and also get really moody. my bra size is 34C or D depending on the bra. and my period also lasts 5-6 days most times. i think it's probably something like that PMDD? IDK either.

Hi, I have had sore breasts up to two weeks before my periods for about 20 years now!! I am in my early 50's (have yet to go through menopause) and still get sore breast when I have a period~(the periods are infrequent or too frequent at this time, as I know I'm close to going through menopause, hopefully). But just to let you know, I was VERY uncomfortable with my breast soreness, too. I have fibrocystic breast (commom in many women) and therefore have wondered if it might be due to that.....my dr's over the years tell me lots of women go through the soreness, but I always thought my discomfort was extreme. I have regular breast exams and mammograms since I was much younger because of the tenderness and "lumpy" breasts. Talk to your gyn dr. about your concerns. The tenderness is very common though, and just like the cramping, etc...it seems to be worse for some than others.

I used to have that same problem when I was a 34B. I just learned to kneed them softly to kind of toughen them up a bit. This really seemed to help alot. I also make it a regular practice to do a breast exam both before and during my cycle because the consistency of the breasts change. They do get a bit more lumpy and thicker right before (it's the body's way of saying come and get it) ;-).

I hope this helps.

I don't think your size has anything to do with it. I am a C and my breast get pretty sore before my period. It's a hormonal thing. Tyelnol can help with the pain.

I am like you. I have always had the soreness in my breasts the week prior to my period. Mine get so sore I do not want any touching of them, even accidentally!

I would bring it up with your Dr you could have a condition called fibrocystic breast disease....

Mine do this too. it's a hormone thing.