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Pumpers, a question about your nips.

kattyleighkattyleigh member
in June 2011 Moms
Hello fellow cows. Wondering if any of you have had this happen too? So I have been pumping since DS was born, no changes in suction, equipments, etc. Today after a regular session, I looked down and noticed tiny purple spots on my nips only (known as petichiae in med speak, which are tiny capillary breaks). Anyone else? Not too sore. Thinking I'll call an LC tomorrow.
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  • mesrmesr
    no, i've never had this.  i do have spots where milk comes out of my aerolas (something new with dd2 that i didn't have with dd1), but no broken capillaries -- yet.
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  • emilys629emilys629 member
    Do you mean it looks looks your nipple is bruised? Mine always look like that :(
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  • kattyleighkattyleigh member
    imageemilys629:
    Do you mean it looks looks your nipple is bruised? Mine always look like that :(
    Nope. Def not bruises. Distinct purple pinpoint spots. But ouch! Bruises sound awful you poor mama.
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  • kattyleighkattyleigh member
    imagemesr:
    no, i've never had this.  i do have spots where milk comes out of my aerolas (something new with dd2 that i didn't have with dd1), but no broken capillaries -- yet.
    So strange! I'm trying to imagine milk from aerolas...
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  • DowagerCountessofNJDowagerCountessofNJ
    I don't pump as a norm but do have the same thing after I pump.  I thought it might be a case of mild vasospam.  Here's an article about it from kellymom.
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  • MommaA117MommaA117 member
    imageemilys629:
    Do you mean it looks looks your nipple is bruised? Mine always look like that :(
    I get that right after I pump.
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  • magnoliablossom00magnoliablossom00 member

    I just finished EPing (met my goal! YAY!). Mine always looked purple-ish after I was done. Not bruised, but purple spots, like you said. Mine were only the nipples, not the areola. When my supply started dropping, it got worse and eventually kind of hurt, so I knew it was time to stop.

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  • kattyleighkattyleigh member
    imagemkd00:

    I just finished EPing (met my goal! YAY!). Mine always looked purple-ish after I was done. Not bruised, but purple spots, like you said. Mine were only the nipples, not the areola. When my supply started dropping, it got worse and eventually kind of hurt, so I knew it was time to stop.

    Hmm interesting. Maybe that is what's going on. Part of me hopes so but I think I'd be irrationally sad too. Thanks for the info.
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  • maddiemoon43maddiemoon43 member

    imagekattyleigh:
    Hello fellow cows. Wondering if any of you have had this happen too? So I have been pumping since DS was born, no changes in suction, equipments, etc. Today after a regular session, I looked down and noticed tiny purple spots on my nips only (known as petichiae in med speak, which are tiny capillary breaks). Anyone else? Not too sore. Thinking I'll call an LC tomorrow.

    Mine are darker, and one is purpleish after pumping.

    But, more importantly, I just LOL'd at the bolded part.  I needed that tonight.

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  • soontobe05soontobe05

    imagekattyleigh:
    imagemesr:
    no, i've never had this.  i do have spots where milk comes out of my aerolas (something new with dd2 that i didn't have with dd1), but no broken capillaries -- yet.
    So strange! I'm trying to imagine milk from aerolas...

    haha mine did this this time around too. 

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  • kattyleighkattyleigh member
    imagemaddiemoon43:

    imagekattyleigh:
    Hello fellow cows. Wondering if any of you have had this happen too? So I have been pumping since DS was born, no changes in suction, equipments, etc. Today after a regular session, I looked down and noticed tiny purple spots on my nips only (known as petichiae in med speak, which are tiny capillary breaks). Anyone else? Not too sore. Thinking I'll call an LC tomorrow.

    Mine are darker, and one is purpleish after pumping.

    But, more importantly, I just LOL'd at the bolded part.  I needed that tonight.

    Big Smile  True story. While walking down the hall to pump this morning at work, a coworker said to me, "Geez, it's a regular dairy farm around here!".  She is right though, there are currently five of us pumping. 

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  • mari_goldmari_gold
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    imagekattyleigh:
    imagemesr:
    no, i've never had this.  i do have spots where milk comes out of my aerolas (something new with dd2 that i didn't have with dd1), but no broken capillaries -- yet.
    So strange! I'm trying to imagine milk from aerolas...

    haha mine did this this time around too. 

    Me, too. Weird! No purple dots, though. If they don't hurt, I guess it's not worth worrying about?
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