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What Causes Severe Pain Around Chest Bones Before Breastfeeding?

I have a 6 week old baby and the last week in the middle of the night and every time I awaken I feel chest bone pain almost as if my bones are getting crushed it takes around 5 to 10 minutes before the pain goes away I breastfeed while lying down at night because it allows for me to take short naps in between feeds what am I doing wrong? My chest bone feels like it is breaking in half its that severe
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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it may be bad posture of breast feeding while sleeping which is giving chest pain to you.take a better posture for breast feeding and subsequently go to sleep.
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What Causes Severe Pain Around Chest Bones Before Breastfeeding?

it may be bad posture of breast feeding while sleeping which is giving chest pain to you.take a better posture for breast feeding and subsequently go to sleep.