Freaking out

So ive already had a GP appointment for today and have been referred to breast clinic but wanted to know if any mums here have had anything similar.

Found a lump in my left breast feels quite big pretty sure it wasn't there the other day I'm nearly 11 weeks PP and formula fed atraight away as baby couldn't latch to me. Ive only just got my first period since being pregnant the last few days so guessjng hormones are all over the place still. I get quite bad health anxiety and can go down rabbit holes on Google. Did anyone else experience something similar? GP said it felt like a cyst but referral is an urgent 2 week pathway referral

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How long did you try to BF before switching to formula? It could totally be that your milk was coming in when you stopped and now you're having weaning symptoms essentially. If you gently massage the lump towards the nipple for 5-10mins does any milk come out or does the lump get smaller? If so, it's probably a block duct which could resolve on its own if you continue gently massaging when it appears again.

Although I thinks seeing the GP and getting a referral was a good move. They would know more about you and your case.

I had something similar but not to do with pregnancy/PP where one breast was super painful and could feel a lump, went to get it checked out and there was nothing seen on any scans, noticed it happened around the time of my periods and turns out it's quite common due to fluctuating hormones right before periods start.
Always better to get it checked though 😊

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