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Breasts: Shrinkydinks or Balloons?

Mon, 04/07/2008 - 3:00am by babysugar
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One of the perks of being pregnant was filling out dresses and shirts like I'd never done before.

My curvy chest began to swell during the nine months of pregnancy and increased while I nursed. After weaning my babe, I deflated big time — resembling the barren plains of Texas rather than the Swiss Alps.

While some people claim to have more voluptuous tatas after the whole delivery and breastfeeding process, most mamas I know are like me – smaller than they were at the starting point.

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  • kikidawn's picture
    kikidawn
    1

    I've heard that most women's breasts start to sag after they quit breastfeeding. I'm a little nervous about this b/c mine are already on the bigger size (D cup) and already a little bit saggy Embarassed but I am going to breastfeed anyways (God-willing) b/c I would want it no other way! If they turn out bad in the end I'll just have them fixed I guess ... after I am done with the kids. Oh and I'm talking a lift not an implant.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • bluesuze's picture
    bluesuze
    2

    Mine deflated slightly. I was a full C beforehand, during pregnancy/nursing hovered around a D/DD, but now I'm a full B/almost C. So I guess I just went down about a size.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • stina829's picture
    stina829
    3

    Mine grew.......

    I was a full C before being prego... Went all the way up to a DD and now I'm down to a D.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • schnappycat's picture
    schnappycat
    4

    When I was pregnant, I read a few studies that explain that it's actually the state of pregnancy and not the process of breastfeeding that causes breast sagginess. Many women who don't BF are still left with saggy boobs. It seems that the two are unrelated, so it probably shouldn't affect your decision to BF (or not).

    As for me, my already small boobs barely got any bigger during pregnancy (what a bummer) and only got a little bigger during BFing. BFing didn't work well for me so I weaned pretty quickly and now my boobs are just about exactly the same as they were pre-pregnancy (still small and perky as before). So, no real change for me.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • schnappycat's picture
    schnappycat
    5

    Oh, but while my cup size didn't really change (I just actually filled out a B cup for once), my band size did go up quite a bit! My ribcage, which is already large, got huge. Bleh.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • macneil's picture
    macneil
    6

    EXACTLY the same bra size, back and cup. My back size went up hugely while I was pregnant, as well as cup size, and then they all shrank back to normal.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • katedavis's picture
    katedavis
    7

    I hope I deflate! We're down to one feeding before bed (I just cut out the morning feeding this week), so I'm holding out hope that they will be smaller than when I started.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • faerymagick15's picture
    faerymagick15
    8

    my breasts were a 36C before pregnancy and I went to a 38D afterwards. They have stayed between a 38C and a 38D since then.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • kikidawn's picture
    kikidawn
    9

    schnappycat, thanks for the info! I have always wanted to BF no matter if it made my breasts smaller or larger. That has no influence on my decision to BF. However I didn't know that it was pregnancy that changed them ... That's interesting!!

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • sofi's picture
    sofi
    10

    mine seem smaller but I actually am the same size but definitely less firm.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • gab6784's picture
    gab6784
    11

    I was a C went up to a DD and now I am a D. They are a bit saggier than before but no so much that I'm gonna complain Sticking out tongue

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • abqmama's picture
    abqmama
    12

    Mine seem a little smaller too but that is only because they are less firm. They are actually the same size. My breasts didn't grow at all during pregnancy or breasfeeding, they just lost thier firmness.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • erinflower's picture
    erinflower
    13

    Much smaller, I was a b cup before kids after weaning I go down to a AA cup and my breasts resembled a deflated balloon.

    32 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment
  • BookofShadows's picture
    BookofShadows
    15

    Yup, breastfeeding does not change the saggines it's the pregnancy itself, at least that's what my doctor told me

    32 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment

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