# How much do women's breasts weigh?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-womens-breasts-weigh/266952
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 30, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-womens-breasts-weigh/266952 "2004-09-30T23:32:50Z")
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### Author:  [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-womens-breasts-weigh/266952/41 "2004-10-14T07:48:07Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#):
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> Ok, I actually have a scientific answer for this. At least in my situation. (Scientific because I got to read the required pathology report.)
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> I’ve had mine surgically reduced. A total of 9 lbs was removed. (What a great weight loss plan! “Lose 9 lbs in two hours! Only $31,000.00!!!”)
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> But keep in mind that some breasts are composed of a lot of breast tissue (like mine were) which makes them heavier. Some are composed of more fat tissue, which would make them weigh less, even though they might be the same size.
$31K???/ :eek:
Damn, I’m NEVER gonna be rid of these things am I? sigh…
Did your insurance at least cover 90%?
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### Author:  [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-womens-breasts-weigh/266952/42 "2004-10-14T08:01:25Z")
> [@Incubus](#):
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> That’s interesting- I thought breasts kind of grew in over time or something. As a guy, I know I sure as hell didn’t wake up one morning with something new 😉 everything showed up very gradually. Heck, I’m 24 and I’m _still_ waiting for a full beard to grow in! (it hasn’t changed much since I got it at 16 ☹ )
Well, I don’t know about all girls, but my experience was similar to **whynot’s** , I was a normal 6th grader one day, and then budded a bit, and then suddenly POOF, giganto boobs. They were C cups throughout highschool and my 20s, but on a small boned frame, I was 32 C. Then, after having my son and nursing him at 31 they went me several cup sizes better (ballooned up to Fs they did, I didn’t even KNOW there was an F!!!).
Even though I quit nursing him when he was 9 and a half months old, the boobs never did go away, so now I’m a 34 DDD. But only cuz I’m too chubby right now, soon I’ll be a 32 and I’ll have to take in all my bras since it’s almost impossible to find inexpensive 32DDDs (yes, I know, there are good custom bra websites out there, I refuse to spend 60-75 bucks on a single bra, thanks anyway).
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