What Causes Pain And Heaviness In The Breast?

Posted on Fri, 24 Feb 2017

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Fri, 24 Feb 2017 Answered on

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Question : hi doctor

my child is one n half month old. recently from past one week im experiencing pain and heaviness in my right breast. i can feel a stone type feeling in lower part of my breast. please advise what should i do

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Precautions advised.

Detailed Answer:
Hello Mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
It is common to have such heaviness in Breast in lactating female.
Just try to feed your baby more from right side and apply cold packs for a day or two and see the response
Regards
Dr Manisha Jain

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