Left breast areola tender/painful

Zaza

I EBF baby of 11 months, and today, that area is really quite sore, above my nipple. It’s sore when it’s touched or vibrates from when I walk.

I’m recovering from the flu or Covid (I don’t know what I have but it’s something like this), if that could be a contributing factor? The pain is almost like when you have really full milky breasts ready for baby, except this isn’t the case, as pain remains after baby’s had a 45min nursing moment.

Any advice (I’ll ask the gp when they open in the morning)