Direct guidance
What to know or do
Use a soft breast pad if helpful and ask before antenatal expressing because timing and suitability depend on the pregnancy. Seek assessment for blood, pus, a new lump, fever, marked redness or severe pain.
What changes the answer
- When it began, whether it is worsening, and how it affects eating, sleep or activity
- Severity, pattern, one-sided symptoms and accompanying bleeding, fever or fluid loss
- Pregnancy week, baby movement and relevant conditions or medicines
General guidance
When to get individual help
This is a general pregnancy baseline, not personal clearance. Change course and ask for advice if symptoms, complications or an individual care plan make the situation different.