Lump in breast when breastfeeding

I have found a lump in my breast that is sore to touch and hard. It feels kind of moveable. Has anyone had this while breastfeeding? It’s not mastitis as I’ve had that a few times

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Most likely a blocked duct, but if it doesn’t go away with breastfeeding or you develop other symptoms etc within a week or so I’d visit a doctor just to get them to have a look x

Sounds harmless but go get it checked for peace of mind x

Put a warm compress on it between feeds and give it a gently massage, if it is a blocked duct, It should get smaller and softer. But if it doesn't seem to get better, get it checked out. I had this same concern 5 days postpartum and went to the gp and it turned out to be a blocked duct

I had the same a few times. It was a blocked duct for me. Feed you LO and massage the lump at the same time. Try not to go too long between feeds. Shorter, more frequent feeds help.

Go and get it checked if it’s still there after the advice above - but nurse I spoke to said generally if it’s sore, it’s breastfeeding related xxx

Yeah had this twice but always made an appointment with the GP. You will most likely get seen the same or next day as they labelled mine as urgent. It was a blocked duct and mastitis

Please get it checked. A lady i know left hers thinking it was a blocked duct due to breastfeeding and sadly in her case it wasnt, dont ignore it. X

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