At 4 weeks she
>started to have severe stabbing pain in her right breast starting five
>minutes after the end of the feed and lasting for 1-2 hours. The doctor
>said she had mastitis and prescribed antibiotics.
Jill, this certainly sounds like thrush to me. And it certainly can occur in
one breast only.
Can she see another doctor? (taking with her some written info on thrush).
Lisa Amir
GP / IBCLC in Melbourne, Australia