Sore breasts and underarms

[Anonymous]

I'm 8 weeks pregnant. My breasts and underarms are SO sore. Very painful. This is my second pregnancy and I didn't have this much pain during the first trimester with my first child. How long will this last? Right now, I'm wearing sports bra to support my very full, sore breasts. They are very painful especially when I'm sleeping. Does anyone have same issues? What do you do to relief the pain? I don't even want to go for a short walk because of this....

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

My breasts did the same thing for most of the first trimester. And then they got so big that I had to wear a bra 24/7.

[Anonymous]

I had the same thing, specifically the underarm pain. In fact mine got so swollen that they sent me for a check to make sure it was my lymph nodes that had swollen and that nothing else was wrong (ie breast cancer). Some women have breast tissue that extends up into the armpit area and that's what makes them sore, especially during pregnancy. I think mine felt better after the first trimester, although the swelling didn't go down entirely (even postpartum).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had the same thing, specifically the underarm pain. In fact mine got so swollen that they sent me for a check to make sure it was my lymph nodes that had swollen and that nothing else was wrong (ie breast cancer). Some women have breast tissue that extends up into the armpit area and that's what makes them sore, especially during pregnancy. I think mine felt better after the first trimester, although the swelling didn't go down entirely (even postpartum).

Yes, technically the breast tissue does extend to the underarm. I had some very stubborn clogged milk ducts "back" there when nursing.

Hang in there - your hormones are just prepping your baby for the baby to be - congrats!