Breasts and Pregnancy

[tiny ham]

As I traverse this road of trying to concieve a child, I read a lot of smack on line. But one thing I heard really perked my ears up.

I hear (through the webvine), that your breasts, once they've gone through the process of creating and storing milk, actually remain a bit bigger even after you quit breastfeeding. That, indeed after giving birth and from then on, you'll have a fuller, bigger chest.

Have doper moms found this to be true? I'd love to fill these babies out with nature's natural implant!

J

[Qadgop the Mercotan]

Some get bigger, and stay bigger. Some get bigger, then shrink down to original size. As WAG, the average woman gains perhaps a bit. After nursing is over, it tends to be a bit more sag, however. YMMV

[lauramarlane]

Okay, here's what happened to me. I was a 40D ever since high school and right up till I gave birth to my first child. Once the milk came in I went up to a 42F. After he was weaned I went down to a 40E and remained there for the next three years (had to buy all new bras, too, and that was so expensive!). Then I got pregnant with my second child and, while nursing, went up to a 42G. After he was weaned I went down to a 40F and here I remain--my second child is six now so it's been quite a while since I nursed. My fear of future pregnancies is that I may wind up a little further up the alphabet than I really want to go.

But, on the other side of that, I have a friend who was a B/C cup for years. After she had weaned her baby she went down to an A cup! She says the kid ate 'em!

[tiny ham]

Holy smokes!

The incredible shrinking boobies!

If there's one thing I don't need it's a bit more sag. Grrrr

J

[lauramarlane]

Well, I gained a lot and don't have much sag. I mean they're big, but they're full--if you know what I mean. Sorry, hope that's not TMI.

[wring]

and ix-nay talk about etch-stray arks-may, too.

[Tsubaki]

I got bigger, but saggier. Most of my Japanese friends got smaller (and they are very jealous of me!).

[tygre]

The sagging is due to pregnancy, BTW, not breastfeeding.

I was a 34B before getting pregnant. 2 kids later, I'm a 36C. When pregnant, I went up to a D cup, and when my milk first came in, DD, then back to a D once the supply evened out.