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What kind of breast pain indicates pregnancy?
What part of the breast hurts in early pregnancy vs period?
How early do you get tender breasts before period?
Can your boobs feel tender a week before your period?

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Catface1984 · 11/05/2011 15:09

First of all, Hi, I am new here. But thought this would be the best place to get advice...

I know this question has probably been asked millions of times but I was wondering your opinions on what I have been feeling...

OK, firstly, could you tell me if it started off gradually with you, or very sore all at once? And how long before you start feeling it?

I know everyone is different. But I wanted to know if anyone had expirenced the same as me.
I think I might be pregnant. I am due in a about 6 days. A few days ago, my breasts started getting a mild achy feeling inside them, mainly the left esp when lying up against my partner on the sofa of in bed, and I have to readjust my position as it is very uncomfortable. My breasts are very small, but the last couple of days they have gotten noticeably bigger and feel heavier, my partner commented this morning "what's going on with the size of your boobs?" The other day the nipple on the left breast itched like mad, it was almost unbearable, but now both feel really quite numb, number than usual. Now it is the right breast that feels more achy, only really if i press the palm of my hand up against it.

I'm not trying to get pregnant, although I would be quite happy if I was. We put the condom on halfway through sex usually, so I realise, there is a slight chance I could be.

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I'm curious about the differences (if there are any) between breast soreness due to pregnancy and breast soreness from normal PMS. I always have sore breasts starting at about 5 dpo and lasting until a day or two before I get my period. Anyone here who gets the same thing and is or has been pregnant wish to comment?
resque07 mother of 2 ! ttc 2 more.
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Well I always get sore breast before af and usally it goes away right before af starts. Friday I had a spot of blood then Saturday nothing then today another just when I wiped and breast are still sore. When I was preggo with both my kids I didn't get brest soreness at all so I don't know the difference between how it feel at af vs preggo.
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haven't been preggo but I do know that Pms soreness goes away shortly before AF visits. The pain is also varied for me but mostly its on the outer-sides of my boobs.
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Every month I get some mild tenderness just before AF. However, when I was pg with my son at 10 weeks I was crying just to put a bra on. Before the 10 weeks nothing. I just woke up one day and set up and thought what the heck happened last night!
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That's so funny, since breast soreness is always talked about like it's one of the definitive signs of pregnancy. Hormones are so strange.
How many dpo are you at this point?
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Ugh my pain is always in the nipples and the inside of my breast. I don't know what's going on with my body I have been spotting for 3 days and still boobs hurt
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The last 2 days I have had the same thing, soreness on the side (only on the left bb) and slightly on the top left side of the left bb and my left nipple is constantly hard for the last 4 days! I am hoping this is a good sign but I also dont know if I am just being more observant this month. I wish I knew already. I am 10dpo today
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haha, cool. Ya mine move up and even down, AND on the whole nipple too...ugh. They're better w/o the bra or in a bigger cup sized bra since they swell or bloat or w/e.
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I've never been pregnant... but for me... right after ovulation until the day before or the day of AF my nipples are tender and sore. My breasts arent ever sore on the sides, just the nipples and the areolas .. especially the lower part of the areolas. *shrugs* I heard its a sign of high estrogen. And when you have sore breasts on the sides but not the nipples it means you have a higher progest. Read it on a medical site somewhere.
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Thanks everyone for the responses! It's interesting to hear about all the variation in PMS and pregnancy symptoms. lilyV, I actually own two sizes of bras because I can't wear the same ones all month! It gets expensive.
I had given up hope for this month, since it seemed like my breast soreness was decreasing this AM, indicating AF was on her way. Assuming I used my opks correctly, I'm at 12 dpo, so that's about right. At this point, though, I'm having lots of soreness again, and it seems to be localized a little differently than is normal for my PMS. Could just be they're tired of holding themselves up all day
, but I'm taking it as a good sign.
And I could be imagining things because I'm paying so much attention, but I swear my nipples are tender, which never happens to me. Just took my temp, and it's still over a degree above my norm, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
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i sometimes get sore brests when i have pms but never really were that sore when i was first pregnant with DS
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I always get sore before AF, but when we got our BFP they were worse. I didn't -really- notice it before missed AF though because I was so busy telling myself that my symptoms were all in my head. About a week after that though they hurt like hell. As in -DON'T- touch me at all hurt.
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A_Z, I got the two bra sizes too. I don't care how expensive it is, I NEED THEM.
Alette, I get boob pain like crazy before AF (sometimes any how). Nothing I do relieves the pain, and hubby can't even touch 'em so I get your pain :-S
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I just got my Bfp today and I just got slightly sore nipples and the sides of my breast hurt when touched like a bruise 8 9 and 10dpo
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I just got my first BFP today. And my boobs arent sore, veiny, swollen, etc.. felt just like when AF came... but my BFP was so real.. it came up before the control line and it was real dark. Im headed off to make a doc appointment. . YAY

What kind of breast pain indicates pregnancy?

Breast changes In the early stages of pregnancy, your breasts may feel more tingly, full and sore and your bra may not fit quite like it used to. Because this is linked to hormone changes in your body, it could also mean you are about to start your period.

What part of the breast hurts in early pregnancy vs period?

Breast Tenderness & Pain The breast pain brought about by PMS often resolves once your period begins. In the case of pregnancy, however, breast pain often lasts much longer and is also characterized by dull, heavy pain. The pain is often focused around the nipple and areolar regions and is often tender to touch.

How early do you get tender breasts before period?

It usually takes place 12 to 14 days before a person has their period. However, hormones may not be the only cause of sore breasts before a period. Some women report pain in only one breast. If hormones were the only underlying cause, some doctors believe that both breasts would respond the same way.

Can your boobs feel tender a week before your period?

Your levels of progesterone peak during the week before your period. Progesterone causes your milk glands to swell, resulting in breast pain and tenderness. Experiencing premenstrual breast pain a week before your period is completely normal and nothing to worry about.