# Does this make me a pig? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 8, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454 "2013-06-08T04:16:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/1 "2013-06-08T04:16:29Z")
I was in a store earlier today and I saw a magazine that said Jennifer Love Hewitt was pregnant. And my immediate thought was “Wow, her breasts are going to be huge.” ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/2 "2013-06-08T04:50:19Z")
For my sanity I long ago decided that I am not responsible for my immediate thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/3 "2013-06-08T04:55:42Z")
Did you buy the magazine? ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/4 "2013-06-08T05:09:46Z")
in reality the boobs don’t really get huge until after the baby is born and the milk starts to come in. my baby girl was born on Wednesday and i have gone up a cup size and a half in two days!! ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/5 "2013-06-08T06:09:08Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > in reality the boobs don’t really get huge until after the baby is born and the milk starts to come in. my baby girl was born on Wednesday and i have gone up a cup size and a half in two days!! I guess we know what _you_ did last summer. ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/6 "2013-06-08T06:22:52Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > in reality the boobs don’t really get huge until after the baby is born and the milk starts to come in. my baby girl was born on Wednesday and i have gone up a cup size and a half in two days!! How did your boobs know what to do?? And… How can we convince them to do this when a baby hasn’t been born? Science demands that we have answers to these questions. We must all quest for truth. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/7 "2013-06-08T07:02:18Z")
Jennifer Love Hugetits? She’s named them Thelma and Louise, I’m not shitting you. So in my estimation it doesn’t make you a pig. I’m just annoyed that she’s never shown them in a movie, maybe that makes me a pig. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/8 "2013-06-08T07:09:06Z")
> [@nachtmusick](#): > > How did your boobs know what to do?? > > And… > > How can we convince them to do this when a baby hasn’t been born? > > Science demands that we have answers to these questions. We must all quest for truth. Something to do with hormones. Link may be NSFW > **[Breast milk: When you start producing it and how it's made](https://www.babycenter.com/baby/breastfeeding/making-breast-milk-how-your-body-produces-natures-perfect-ba_8785)** > > Breast milk is a living fluid that adapts to your growing baby's needs. Learn how your body makes this perfect baby food. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/9 "2013-06-08T08:31:08Z")
Moved to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/10 "2013-06-08T08:36:57Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > in reality the boobs don’t really get huge until after the baby is born and the milk starts to come in. my baby girl was born on Wednesday and i have gone up a cup size and a half in two days!! Did I miss a birth announcement thread, or did you decide to save the news for the best stealth bragging ever? Either way, congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/11 "2013-06-08T10:57:10Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > Something to do with hormones. > Link may be NSFW > [Breast milk: When you start producing it and how it's made | BabyCenter](http://www.babycenter.com/0_making-breast-milk-how-your-body-produces-natures-perfect-ba_8785.bc) Science no longer demands answers, and wishes it never asked. But having come this far: _As your body readies itself for lactation, it pumps extra blood into the alveoli, making your breasts firm and full. Swollen blood vessels and extra swelling in the breast tissue itself, combined with an abundance of milk, may make your breasts temporarily painful and engorged, but nursing frequently in the first few days will help relieve any discomfort._ Sounds like toil, or fucking magnificent, depending on where your hormones are. Feel free to unload on the Dope, however it may be turning out. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/12 "2013-06-08T11:21:30Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Did I miss a birth announcement thread, or did you decide to save the news for the best stealth bragging ever? > > Either way, congratulations. [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689679&page=6), post 269. > [@pregnancy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy/657162/269): > > I have some pictures but I can’t post them until I get home. Miss Celeste Louise was born today! She was a big baby at 8 pounds 5 ounces ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/13 "2013-06-08T12:15:38Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > in reality the boobs don’t really get huge until after the baby is born and the milk starts to come in. my baby girl was born on Wednesday and i have gone up a cup size and a half in two days!! Wait, what? My boobs have already gone up more than a cup size and I’ve got a few months to go. If they are really going to get bigger…well, I’m not sure what’s going to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/14 "2013-06-08T13:51:06Z")
And the only time my boobs have ever changed (pregnant now with my third; HALF WAY DONE, YAY) was a couple days after my first was born because I didn’t breast feed. Worst decision ever, OMG. It was just about the worst three days or so of my life. I went from a B to a DD and they were just about rock hard, really sore, and super sensitive in a horrifying and painful way. Ugh, terrible. Breast fed my second, boobs never changed. Now with this pregnancy they haven’t changed size at all. I noticed the shape of one changed and I’m actually kind of concerned about that and will be getting that looked at at my appointment this month. The only other breast change I’ve had is sensitive (again, in a painful, not fun way) nipples, which I haven’t had before. Bodies are different. Each pregnancy is different. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/15 "2013-06-08T18:05:18Z")
Sometimes boobs get a lot bigger during pregnancy, some don’t. They always grow right after birth when milk production begins. ETA: Except Silver Fire’s… I’ll stick with ‘each pregnancy is different’. I have two pregnant friends who are 6 and 9 months and both of them are up a bunch of cup sizes already. Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with thinking about or noticing women’s boobs, celebs or otherwise. I do it all the time and I’m a woman, in a relationship with a man. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/16 "2013-06-08T18:26:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I was in a store earlier today and I saw a magazine that said Jennifer Love Hewitt was pregnant. > > And my immediate thought was “Wow, her breasts are going to be huge.” It’s an extension of that pearl of wisdom, “If women knew what we were thinking they would NEVER stop slapping us.” ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/17 "2013-06-08T19:22:29Z")
The fuss over her assets has always kind of puzzled me. She’s shapely, but her breasts are not all [that](http://opinuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Jennifer-Love-Hewitt-Shape-.jpg) huge. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/18 "2013-09-22T00:02:52Z")
History has [vindicated](http://cdn04.cdn.thesuperficial.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20/the-crap-we-missed-0920-12-435x580.jpg) me. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/19 "2013-09-22T00:09:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > History has [vindicated](http://cdn04.cdn.thesuperficial.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20/the-crap-we-missed-0920-12-435x580.jpg) me. Oh my. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454/20 "2013-09-22T00:27:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > History has [vindicated](http://cdn04.cdn.thesuperficial.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20/the-crap-we-missed-0920-12-435x580.jpg) me. Wow! :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-make-me-a-pig/660454.md?page=2)