sharp breast pain

day 11 pp and im feeling sudden sharp breast pain on and off. currently ebm to let my nips heal. i pump whenever i feel heavy there. is there anything i should be worried?

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I get the pain if I overpump actually, like when I try to squeeze out every drop of milk when pumping. It’s like my body is telling me that I’m working the production line too hard. But when I latch more rather than pump, I don’t get such pain. For the nipple pain, I just apply the lanolin ointment (I used Medela Purelan ointment) before and after latching. It helps a lot.

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