Being Pregnant
Of Boobs And Sag
Breastfeeding will not cause boobs to sag.
Saggy boobs are caused by genes, gravity, time and the swell of pregnancy. Maybe breastfeeding has something to do with it, but everything I’ve read says it’s a myth breastfeeding that leads to the demise of perkiness. Boobs, as you know, get a lot bigger in early pregnancy and stay that way (or get even bigger) throughout. This is what contributes to the stretching of skin. Nursing won’t make a difference one way or the other after that.
If you don’t nurse, you’ll probably go through a short period of very engorged breasts, followed by some degree of deflating. If you do nurse, any deflating will take place when you wean– whether that’s at two weeks or two years. Some women feel depressed by their breasts after they’ve weaned, or after birth if they don’t breastfeed.
Many moms are surprised to find that the change is less radical than lore had led them to believe.
I usually don’t get too personal but to hell with it: My boobs have dropped after two pregnancies. It’s true. But I gotta say, I appreciate them more than ever. Maybe due to several years of various members of my household vying for their attention. (There’s been a lot of boob-love around here, and it might just have seeped in and replaced more youthful insecurities.) Sure there are days when I look at myself and think: crap. I experience a healthy amount self-loathing like any one else with a mirror and a brain. But I’m also pretty well settled into the idea that boobs are meant to sag eventually and what you really need to do is just sit up straight and get a good bra. Life’s too short to hate yourself for something caused by living it.
Though it can transform us in ways we sometimes don’t like–or expect to like–motherhood can also help us see our bodies as a source of life and love. If you ever feel any remote hint of this idea coming over you at any point during pregnancy, run with it!
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sarahh commented on Aug 09 11 at 8:33 am“Life’s too short to hate yourself for something caused by living it.” is an awesome, awesome sentiment. Amen! :)
Koreen commented on Aug 09 11 at 10:27 amThank you so much!
When I saw my body change mid-pregnancy I sat down one day and said Lord help me to love this new body and see it as something wonderful. I’m a work in progress as some days are tougher than others but I am committed to loving this new me as much as possible.
Kathleen Ojo commented on Aug 09 11 at 1:20 pmYes yes yes! Thank you for this :)
ldancer commented on Aug 09 11 at 11:59 pmI was very surprised to see that my breasts looked exactly the same as they always have, after my daughter stopped nursing. I’ve always had large breasts so I thought I was kinda doomed by having a baby. We weaned 3 months ago and they’re still bigger than before (like the rest of me…sigh…), but they’re not sagging and nothing looks any different. So sue me! I do appreciate them so much more now, after nourishing my daughter with them for so long. That was awesome.
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