Deflated breasts after nursing

[lilmosmom]

ive a suggestion...DONT WATCH TV OR READ BEAUTY MAGS'

[NursePlunk]

I have breastfed one and am due in a week so will be going up for round 2! I will be done breastfeeding by my birthday next year. My husband offered to buy implants for my 25th b-day present. I've decided that as long as I've lost the weight I'll be getting them. Personally I cannot stand how my boobs look now, I can't begin to imagine how they'll look next year LOL I f you want them for YOU and not to please others than I would get them!

[racheljoyroberts]

deflated breasts - don't we love this topic!? lol ...

I only breastfed for 3 months. My boobs grew quite a bit during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and since losing 30 lbs after all of that, my breasts feel a little "emptier" than I was used to before.

I've talked about getting a lift/implants with my hubby for a while now. We can't afford it quite yet, but we both agreed that once we are debt free (in about a year), if I still want to get implants, we will do it.

I know it's totally a vanity thing, but the thought of having fuller, perkier boobs is a turn on to both me and my hubby. So, why not?

As mom's, we sacrifice basically every thing for our families... I think having at least ONE selfish thing for ourselves is acceptable.

PS. The best bras I found are VS Very Sexy... the push up is awesome!

[The Loud]

Most people on this thread seem to be writing as if nursing made their breasts sag, but actually nursing isn't to blame. Here's a study:
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Media/...ives_Tale.html

It turns out that "a history of breastfeeding, the number of children breastfed, the duration of each child’s breastfeeding, or the amount of weight gained during pregnancy were not significant predictors for losing breast shape. However, body mass index (BMI), the number of pregnancies, a larger pre-pregnancy bra size, smoking history, and age were significant risk factors for an increased degree of breast sagging."

So, there's no reason to fear that nursing will make your breasts sag any more than they would have if you formula-fed. If you want to stay an attractive shape there are plenty of studies showing that nursing will make it much easier to lose weight.

[Zack_Jenn]

I have heard that the best way to keep the sagging from happening is to wear a good supportive bra all through pregnancy & beyond, especially at night. I did find that my breasts are firmer if I sleep with my bra instead of without.

I have nursed 2 children and will begin nursing the 3rd in January and I don't think it has anything to do with nursing. My mom had the same saggy breast problem and she didn't nurse any of us 3 girls.

My biggest issue isn't the sagging, it's the different sizes as I saw someone else talking about. One of my breasts is almost a cup size larger than the other and it is becoming more obvious as my breasts reinflate during this pregnancy, is there anyway to combat that?

[byronsmom]

i never wore nursing bras.
i baught good underwire bra, yeah it took abit to get the boob out one handed but it worked. i wear bras to bed have since i was twenty. i went from a/b (pre-pregnancy) to a d (while nursing) now i'm a c. there still firm and nice looking.

[genevascott]

I breastfed all 4 of my children for at least a year. My youngest is 14.5 months old and my breasts look and feel deflated. They were still awesome even after breastfeeding 3, but the 4th turned them into "mush"
When I was younger, 14 to 16 years old (I am 28 now), I did 50 push-ups every night for those 2 years. Maybe I should start again

Forgot to mention....I have always worn a bra at ALL times. With the only exception of showers. I even wear them to bed and have always.

[jobugbaby7]

this really makes me feel bad, I'm a teen mom, I was fifteen when i got pregnant, I'm ninteen now and have had to deal with this body for 4 years now, I really get down about it because i dont even remember what perky boob looked like. I was a 34b prepregnatcy and durring when to a D, well after breast feeding they have came and went and came and gone again hardly any bra fits cause they keep changing it seems like, now am to a 34d, and one hangs lower then the other from the loose skin and all. I deff want a breast lift but for one want to wait till i'm done with kids and i'm afraid if something goes wrong and they turn out worse then they started, but thats in the future say 5 years i dont want to feel this until then. kinda makes me wonder and i brought this up to my mother and wonder if anyone else has thought of it and if it would work, ok so you see all these face lifting creams and serums on t.v that is sopose to make your face look years younger by lifting sagging skin and things could you use these on your lets say chest? and would it bring the gurls up to par or make them look slightly better then they do now, and if you think it would work what would be the best one to use? I'm actualy being serious about this because I'm ninteen and know that ladys my age shouldnt have the chest i do even after haveing a child i'm getting pritty down about it because i cant wear anything with out a bra and if a bikinii dosnt have straps well then i just cant wear it and i want to. who else thinks this could work it might give a few of us a confidence booster.

[jobugbaby7]

my mom always told me not to wear a bra to bed, and during my entire pregnatcy i had to wear bras that fit my when i wasnt pregnat because well didnt have the money then and only had one nursing bra that was not suportive at all and was like i was wearing nothing, so most of the time i had to go with out one, I was homeschooled, but i know now thats what did most of the damage.

[sophiaandiansmom]

I too sag after nursing my DD for 2 yrs and DS for 16 mos. I hate my boobs, they look disgusting and feel gross, but I am proud that I nourished my babies. The problem is not our post-baby and post-lactating bodies, it's in the misconception that women of all ages should have full double ds up to their chins. Not this mom.