hi anita,
when ds was 1+week the nurse suspected that he had thrush because there is a white coated layer on his tounge that is difficult to rub off, so we went through thrush medication for weeks and weeks (although i dont have any symptoms at all). he took nilstat oral drops and i put dactarin on my nipple.
a couple of weeks later i experienced some shooting pains and i thought i must be getting the thrush symptoms so i had some oral medicine as well, but that doesnt help
what i found later was that i had mastitis (have been having all the symptoms and didnt realise that)
thanks barb for pointing that out

sorry i dont mean to scare you or anything. i just want you to be aware of other symptoms cause it might or might not be thrush.
when i put dactarin i didnt feel anything or any pain, just that its a really sticky gel lol

at the same time, some of my friends mentioned that in the early period BF might be a bit painful and gets better after a while

btw, good attachment can also alleviate the pain

if its thrush, you might want to take some probiotics. good idea on asking the gp
hope this helps and hope the pain goes away soon

xxx