One of my nipple is hurting

Evelin

I’m not sure if it is related to my period since it is supposed to start in 10 days but it’s kinda scarring me because my nipples have never hurt. It started hurting today in the morning and I wasn’t as concerned in the morning because I started touching it and it felt normal apart from it hurting when I touched that certain area. However, I started getting concerned because it has been hurting the whole day so I started touching it again and around the area that my nipple was hurting it was kind of hard or had a small lump and that is the only part of my nipple that feels hard. Has anyone experienced these things and/or do you guys have any advice on what I can do?