mastitis maybe??

I have had a look online and searched on here and I dont think I have mastitis but there is something up with one of my boobs...

What makes me think it is not mastitis is there is no hard lumps/blocked ducts, that I can feel - and Ive been having a pretty good feel!! Also no flu like symptoms either.

There is a red mark on the edge of the areola about the size of a fifty cent coin, there is also two red lines going into it, looking like they are following a road map! The red mark is sore to touch and has the odd sore pain.

DD has started latching wrong and it is a constant battle to get her to do so properly, so that may have something to do with it... The red patch doesnt hurt while breastfeeding...

Any advice?
TIA

ETA - I just googled pics of mastitis and it looks nothing like any of those...

Edited by sandie

It sounds like the start of a breast infection to me. Keep a close eye on it overnight, and go to the dr in the morning.

it could be a blocked duct, I had the same symptoms as you have. Blocked ducts can progress to mastitis if not cleared. Keep massaging it and apply heat, also I wrapped my boob in cold cabbage leaves on the advice of my midwife, and that's what seemed to clear it in the end.

Yeah - agree on the possible blocked duct.

I had mastitis early on - fever, shakes, etc - and my midwife told me to look out for red spots -- she told me to check my boobs out in the mirror each day -- you'll often see the spots before you feel lumps, etc.

Another tip she said about the massage was (if possible) to do it while breastfeeding on that side -- the combination will help clear a blockage.