For sure - check with your doctor but I still want to share some advice that an experienced infant welfare nurse gave to me which turned out to be invaluable - she said to me that whatever the breastfeeding problem (unless there was a medical cause that needed treating) it would be gone in 12 weeks. She had seen in hundreds of thousands of times in her career and was common advice that she gave.  Sure enough, my problems (vasospasm) were gone in 12 weeks.  If it is vasospasm, you can also wear a heated breast pad.  They work wonderfully too. 

Definately confirm it with a medical professional but it does sound like either thrush or nipple vasospasm. Signs of thrush include redness, shiny areas, flaking or white spots, extremely sore or sensitive nipples, itching and knife like pain or burning. Vasospasm is a sharp pain or burning/stinging accompanied by a whitining of the nipple(blanching) it then turns from red to blue. You can get both of these together as sometimes vasospasm is a sign that bubs isn't correctly attached or you have thrush.

Remember as babies get older and move around more they fiddle with the nipple while playing and move it int he mouth. Although they may look correctly attached they might be causing the pain.

You can contact an ABA counsellor via e-mail or find a number for one on their website www.breastfeeding.asn.au

Hope it gets better

It sounds alot like what i had when feeding and that was thrush. Please see you doctor or lataction consultant for confirmation. It is not something you are doing wrong as you have had 7 successful months. I used to cry when feeding and sought help reluctantly. If it is thrush it is not due to you eating habits, hygene ect like other thrushes could be. If you dont wnat to see doc a lactation consultant may be more understanding and experienced in these probs. Go to your nearest child health clinic (austalia) or womens health centre for info on where to find them. Good luck. You have made it this far don't give up. You are not doing anything wrong.

Go see a doctor - preferably one who knows about these things in particular.  I had a lot of problems with this with my first child - ranging from mastitis to thrush and white spot.  Hopefully you can get help as it is very nasty.  i remember sitting and sobbing while i fed from the pain.  Sorry!!

Hi there,  When I first started breastfeeding my nipples were very sore and cracked so I bought  AVENT Soothing Nipple Cream and help dramatically, also you can buy AVENT nipple shields which I have not personally tried but some mother's in my mother's have and they said it helps.

sounds to me like u may have thrush either from babys mouth or urself or mastitis but ud have other symptoms with mastitis. go to the doc but dont stop feeding as it can help and dont let anyone tell u ul pass it 2 baby coz its not  nessisarilly true. hope this helps

Ummm it sounds like that bubs isnt latch on properly as every baby latches differently i mean she might be sucking too hard.There is Australian breastfeeling assciation or you can see your lacation nurse at your local childs nurse she will be able to help