Sore bbs after ovulation??

I ovulated within the last week (had EWCM for 7 days) and am now on day 19 of my cycle.

My bbs are sooooo incredibly sore! It thought this was due to the normal progesterone surge post ovulation but made the mistake of googling it and got a pile of info about oestrogen dominance and peri-menopause. Lots of sites say it is not normal to have sore bbs after ovulation. Others say you get them during, not after.

Sore bbs are usually my first preggie symptom but it is clearly way too early for that this time.

Now I am confused. They are not usually sore like this. Anyone know the CORRECT answer to why they are so sore?

After the last 3 months of mid-cycle bleeding (which I didn't get this month YAY!) & my longer than usual cycle last month I'm a little confused (and paranoid) :) Because my cycles were always 28 days I knew I ovulated on day 14 but since last months was 31 I am confused by all these symptoms.

ROFL so true :) LOL

Oh dear! Poor you :)

Mine are definately hormonal but it is probably just normal due to the normal surge of hormones after Ovulation. I am pretty sure they used to get sore after ovulation before I had Elle. Back then I needed clomiphene to get preg so you can understand my uncertainty when those same symptoms return now.

We started TTC number 2 in Jan 2008 so it's been a long wait. We are just able to TTC again now after a 6 month ban post the partial molar pregnancy so I am feeling the pressure a little!

I just found this -premenstrual breast tenderness that occurs at the sides of the breast under the armpits suggests that ovulation has occurred during that cycle. If the breasts are sore up front and over the nipples, it tends to suggest high estrogen, or estrogen dominance, which can indicate a lack of ovulation. Soreness on the sides and the front may indicate that ovulation occurred but that not much progesterone was produced three or four days after ovulation, and thus estrogen dominance is occurring.

Lucky mine is definitely on the sides and underneath and not the nips. phew panic over.

mummymegs wrote: I just found this -premenstrual breast tenderness that occurs at the sides of the breast under the armpits suggests that ovulation has occurred during that cycle. If the breasts are sore up front and over the nipples, it tends to suggest high estrogen, or estrogen dominance, which can indicate a lack of ovulation. Soreness on the sides and the front may indicate that ovulation occurred but that not much progesterone was produced three or four days after ovulation, and thus estrogen dominance is occurring. Lucky mine is definitely on the sides and underneath and not the nips. phew panic over.

Mine are allll over. Under arms, tops, sides, middle. Because I always get them in early pregnancy I always assumed they were caused by progesterone as that surges during early pregnancy. Progesterone also surges after ovulation to prepare the body in case pregnancy occurs. Hopefully it is just that.

I am so happy to have found this thread. My boobs have been sore on and off for about 4 months now. they are sore all around so much so that I have to wear a sports bra to bed and it hurts when I walk with no bra my dh thinks I am nuts lol but it's nice to know that I am not.