Breast pain during pregnancy

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Breast pain is one of the most common and common symptoms during pregnancy. In principle, this pain does not have to be worrisome and is something that happens frequently throughout the pregnancy process. It is true that it is quite annoying and that it makes pregnant women excessively uncomfortable.

The increase in the size of the breasts together with a great sensitivity in them, they are the main causes of pain. In the following article we will talk about the causes of this pain and how it can be prevented.

Breast pain in pregnancy

The breasts They are without a doubt the part of the pregnant woman's body that will undergo the most changes. During the first three months of pregnancy, it is quite normal for a pregnant woman to begin to experience certain symptoms in the breasts, as is the case of excessive sensitivity or a certain tingling in them. Such sensitivity causes the pains to be quite frequent and the minimum contact with them is quite annoying and uncomfortable.

Apart from pain in the breasts due to a great sensitivity in them, the woman suffers other quite evident changes in such breasts as is the case of a greater enlargement of the areola or the increase in size of such breasts. All these changes and symptoms become much more evident, in the event that the woman is going to have her first child and has not given birth previously.

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Increased breasts in pregnancy

During the entire time that the pregnancy lasts, the breasts will undergo a significant increase in size. This is due to the hormonal increase of both estrogen and progesterone. This increase causes the sensitivity of the breasts to be much greater and the pain is quite common. However, it is important to say that such sensitivity is much more common during the first trimester. In the second and third trimesters it is much less common.

It must be said that there are women in whom this increase consists of about one kilo of extra weight. Given this and to avoid the pain that this increase can cause, it is advisable to use good support bras and keep the breasts very firm. Experts also recommend that pregnant women follow good day-to-day habits related to eating and physical exercise. Maintaining an ideal weight and not gaining more than necessary during the gestation months is key to preventing possible pain and discomfort in the breasts.

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What to do if there is a lump in the breasts

It can also happen that there are pregnant women who get a lump in one or both breasts. This lump is formed by the obstruction of some of the milk ducts and is usually quite painful in addition to making the breasts red. If this happens, experts advise applying warm compresses to the affected area or massaging in order to remove such obstruction. The normal thing is that with such remedies, the lump will disappear. If despite this, the problem is getting worse and the pain does not stop, it is important to go to the gynecologist.

In short, it is quite normal and common that during the first three months of pregnancy, the breasts become much more sensitive and certain pains appear in them. That is why you do not have to worry excessively. Over the months it is normal for these pains to disappear although they do not completely disappear. The same happens with the appearance of future lumps and it is that as we have said above, the breasts or breasts are the part of the woman's body that can suffer the most changes.


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