Getting breast lumps checked when breastfeeding

Yesterday a friend, who is breastfeeding her newborn, called me to talk about the lovely topic of breast lumps. Like me, she had discovered lumps in her breasts since she started breastfeeding and wanted to get them checked. I was exactly the same.

I have a history of breast cancer in the family and discussed the issue of breast lumps and a knotty area in my breast at my six-week check up after Baby Girl was born. I was then referred to see consultant breast surgeon Miss Nicola Roche at The Lister Hospital by Chelsea Bridge in South West London, and half an hour before the consultation with Miss Roche, I had an ultrasound scan done.

Stopping the milk from leaking at the scan and making two stops in the hospital with a seven-week old was hard work, but Miss Roche’s assistant helped me survive this mini-excursion with my newborn. And for me, it was well-worth the trip. The lumps turned out to be milk ducts, and they eventually got smaller and disappeared after around one year of breastfeeding.

With the comforting result from the ultrasound scan and consultation with Miss Roche, I could relax–until I’m older apparently, or notice any more lumps that I should go back to get checked.

Tags: Breast lumps, Breast surgeon, Breastfeeding, Knotty area, Milk duct, Miss Nicola Roche, Nursing, The Lister Hospital, Ultrasound scan