Marilee,
Shooting pains in the breast are often a sign of systemic yeast.  This mom had
sore nipples, which may also have been yeast and with the antibiotic treatment
she's been on it is a strong possibility.  I've found that once it gets that
bad, systemically, a systemic med is usually indicated, i.e. diflucan.  Hope
this helps.
Yaffa


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        Yaffa Stark, MA, IBCLC    Los Angeles, Calif., USA
        "We must identify and reduce barriers which keep women
       from beginning or continuing to breastfeed their infants."
       C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD. Former Surgeon General
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