What are my nipples doing? They're bleeding...

[angelaartsstudent]

Hi All

I know it is very late - 4am EST - but you'll get this in the later morning.

I just had a shower (was up doing assignments) and while in it I noticed my nipples start to ache slightly.

Got out, dried myself and felt my arm brush against something wet. My nipples were bleeding.

It was just slowly flowing out and dripping down my chest. Very dark red...

Not massively bleeding - I soaked one tissue each nipple applying soft pressure to help it clot and now it has stopped there is still a bit of dried blood on them and they are throbbing enough to notice and are rather tender even to my PJ top touching them.

They sort of look like they have cracks in them, and I admit that this look has been getting worse and more red over the last few days...but I thought it was just them getting sore and tender ready for me to give birth. I have no idea what a cracked nipple is supposed to look like, so can't really say,

I didn't squeeze at all and haven't had any leaking throughout the entire pregnancy.

No lumps or anything...but for the past few days they have been sore - just like in the 1st trimester. But just my nipple, rather than my whole breast. I assumed this meant my baby time was getting closer (which it is).

Any ideas???




EDIT:

Pwoar! I lied about the pain not being that bad...15 minutes later and they are killing me! Poo to you nipples...I want to go to bed!