Hi, moominchan,
I'm same as you and I go to see the doctor in health care clinic on my baby 1st month, she said my milk duct infection by fungi and give some medicine lotion for me.
Goto see doctor la, I'm very painful before but now I've improve!
Yes, the doctor said it may cure by myself and it is very common in bf mami. I forget one thing is that the painful is only around the nipple in my case. If you are very painful around the nipple, consult the doctor la.
I went to see the doctor and she told me probably this was due to over-pumping. She advised not to pull the nipple so hard or to reduce the vacuum level of breast pump. See whether this helps.
my case is that my breast was very painful and got fever , I have to go to see the doctor and said my milk duct was blocked and I have to take immediate action to take medicine, if not, the tissue in my breast will die, then I have to have operation in my breast to take out the dead tissues. So Be carefully.