Breastfeeding ? - Pain Deep in Right Breast

Sounds like a clogged milk duct.....which can lead to mastsis. You do not want mastisis....it's so painful and fever comes. Get into a hot shower and massage the painful spot toward your nipple. Do this a few times a day with shower or hot compress till pain is gone.

Eta: If it gets worse or you are showing signes of a fever get to dr ASAP to get meds...don't wait. Mastitis makes you feel like you are dying.

I was prone to these so every time I showered I would massage my breasts towards the nipple. Never got a clogged duct or mastitis again.

Could be mastitis, which sucks, feels like the flu when it gets bad. I would see the dr, just to check it out

I've had every breastfeeding problem ever, multiple times, so I feel like I can weigh in on this!

Do you feel a lump anywhere in there?

It sounds like a clogged duct, which are really common, but can lead to mastitis. If you get mastitis, your doctor will need to step in.

I often got clogged ducts when I was engorged and/or when I went too long between breastfeeding sessions.

To help, nurse your baby frequently. Take warm/hot showers and massage the sore areas extensively toward the nipple. Even though it hurts, keep massaging. Also - hand express in the shower. Those are the only things that have ever helped me with a clogged duct. Pumping didnt help because the pump was not as strong/efficient as my baby's little mouth.

If you start to feel achy all over, get a fever, or see a wedge shaped red mark on the outside of your breast, head to the doctor. That means it has developed into mastitis and you will need medicine. Take this very seriously.

I DONT think it is thrush, because that normally affects the nipple first, and then moves into the breast, and is INCREDIBLY painful when you nurse.

Good luck, mamma!

It could likely be a plugged milk duct. Plugged milk ducts are fairly common in the early weeks or months of nursing, especially if you are engorged. They often resolve themselves within 3 days max. A plugged milk duct can become more serious leading to mastisis, but not always.

I have a tendency towards getting plugged milk ducts. When DS turned 3 months, I had 2 a week until he was 5 months, until they became less frequent. And even the most serious would resolve within 3 days, although it was a painful, uncomfortable 3 days.

There are many techniques to unplug and avoid milk ducts. So, as I say, do research online. The best advice I can give is 1) relax, it will eventually resolve, 2) continue nursing on the plugged breast, 3) hand express in the shower (warm, moist air opens the ducts), and 4) if they become more frequent, get antibiotics and learn the early signs of mastisis.

Good luck!

Please talk to the doctor about it. It could be the beginning of mastitis, and you need to get that medically treated. Don't mess around with it - get the doctor to check you out!

Congrats on the baby!
Dawn

All I can say is see someone today, and preferably a lactation consultant, not a physician. Breast feeding troubles can escalate and before you know it your in over your head with pain and difficulty. Sounds like a clogged duct.

Without knowing enough since I can not see you I will give you a few suggestions. Also a few questions.
You may not be wearing the right size bra. It could be pushing on your milk ducts and you may have a clogged duct because your baby can't drain the whole breast. I would go braless as much as you can for a couple days and measure yourself or have someone measure you to make sure you are wearing the right size. Don't sleep in a bra, put a towel or cloth diaper under you while you sleep to catch any leaks. Try not to sleep on the side that's bothering you for a few days.
By engorged do you mean just full or actually engorged like when your milk came in? At 3 weeks it is normal to still be full but not rock hard engorged.
Feed on demand, day and night. No schedules, no looking at the clocks. Let your baby nurse on one side until she stops nursing by herself, burp her and then offer the second breast. She may or may not need/want the second breast every feeding. Next feeding offer the opposite breast and let her nurse until she stops on her own. If you are pumping, stop now until the pain goes away. The pump does not drain you the same as a baby and signals your body to make more milk than it needs to be producing. I strongly suggest no supplementing, bottles or pacifiers either. Put baby to the breast at all possible times.
Stand in a warm shower and massage the painful area. Yes, it will be uncomfortable but you need to break loose the clog and get the milk moving again. When you aren't in the shower you can put a warm washcloth on it. I always put a cloth diaper or towel over the effected breast while I was nursing on the other side and just let it leak/drain then after my little one was done, if they didn't want that side I would massage it some to work things loose. Massaging the effected area whenever possible is the best thing you can do.
See if you have a La Leche League near you. http://www.llli.org/ They are the most wonderful ladies with so much help. Lactation consultants are not always free (in fact they are rarely free) and can be expensive FYI. A doctor is not much help when it comes to breastfeeding so much of the time.
http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/mastitis/ Kellymom is a wonderful website with a lot of information. This is the link to treating clogged ducts.
Drink lots of water and get lots of rest. Congratulations on your new daughter! All the best!