MantaRay I went to the GP last week as I was feeling really ferverish and she told me I had mastitis so I've been taking ab's (but been reeeally bad with taking them - keep forgetting ). But this pain is a different pain to what my bb's felt like last week with the mastitis (hot, red, engorged, lumpy)...my nipples are really sensitive, I can't even cover them with clothing without pain.

I noticed the tip of my nipple looked a bit whitish after a feed today as was DS's tongue but then his tongue wasn't white when I checked again later

I think I'll try the nilstat (thanks bjrose) just to see if it is thrush

Miss C, thanks for the congrats

Thanks Anna, I'll start keeping them warm - I've just been airing them out all day. At night I sleep with my chest uncovered because it stings to have anything touching my nipples

Another thing I forgot to add...sometimes I get this weird sensation in the areola and it goes all shriveled up, like really shriveled and it stings and hurts to touch. I have no idea why this happens and it can happen at any time, not just after a feed.

This is so frustrating! I've just managed to stop expressing and get DS back onto the right breast after having badly cracked/grazed nipples and attachment problems and now when I think I've got it right this happens How can something so natural be so difficult and painful?!