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suburburban · 11/10/2024 20:11

Mine haven't unfortunately

GettingStuffed · 11/10/2024 20:05

Wait until you go through the menopause, they deflated like hell. A doctor told me it's because your milk ducts shrink as they're no longer useful. I've gone down from an HH to a G in a couple of years.

DataPup · 11/10/2024 19:59

Suzuki70 · 11/10/2024 10:01

I'm hoping mine don't do this. I've just hit my 40s and I'm already a 32FF...

I've been a 30f since my teens and mine haven't grown more in my 40s thank goodness (46 now)

ViciousCurrentBun · 11/10/2024 19:56

I was a B cup till post menopause, I weigh about half a stone more and am now a D cup.

Showmethebagels · 11/10/2024 19:55

Hotafternoon · 11/10/2024 10:30

I'm 38 GG now and can't see to cut my toenails any more as they really get in the way.

Started as 32A as teenager and just kept getting bigger. 😱

I'd love my chest to be smaller so I could wear tops that don't make me look like I have a shelf under my chin.

Menopause definitely didn't help. 🙄

I could have written this. I’m so depressed about it. The worst thing is finding clothes that don’t look ridiculous. I’m not on HRT and losing weight doesn’t help as it comes off my bum and thighs.

TreesWelliesKnees · 11/10/2024 19:32

Apparently there's a process called involution that happens around menopause and essentially turns dense breast tissue into fat. I had what a pp called 'ballerina boobs' - firm, small and round. Now they are soft and a C rather than an A, with a teardrop shape. Clothes don't hang as well and I need a bra for the first time in my life.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 11/10/2024 19:07

Until I had kids in my 30s I was a 34 C more or less. 16 years and 2 stone later I'm a 42E.

Lulu1919 · 11/10/2024 17:25

Yes I went from flat chested ..like 32 AA to now needing at 55 a 38B

notatinydancer · 11/10/2024 17:20

Boobs not boob's. Sorry.

Wonderwall23 · 11/10/2024 17:00

Not to the extent of others on here but still true for me. I've always been skinny and flat chested. I'm still the same bra size but they are noticeably fuller and with a bit of padding I actually have a cleavage!

Having been underweight for years I've finally put some on since turning 40. I've done nothing different other than age in that time. The weight has gone to my boobs and hips and I'm happier with my body than I've ever been. It's a shame I can't put my 25 year old face on my 42 year old body! The face is not faring so well...

Blarn · 11/10/2024 16:59

Yes. Pre-dc I was a DD, after dc and breastfeeding they settled to a FF. I am now 39 and in the last couple of years have gone to a G and the bra I am wearing now is a HH. I did gain weight but only a smidge of that went on my breasts, the noticeable jump in size happened after I lost a bit of the weight. I wish they were slightly smaller and really don't want any more growth.

CheerfulBunny · 11/10/2024 16:47

Yeah, it's true. I was happily a b cup until my mid thirties when they increased to a d. Still mainly a d but I've lost "volume" somehow at the top. Hard to explain but I can't wear those moulded cup bras and bikinis anymore because they're empty at the top IYSWIM? I sometimes think I'm getting generally scrawnier in middle age - with a thicker middle 😑

offyoujollywelltrot · 11/10/2024 16:46

Roundthemoon · 11/10/2024 09:30

Has this happened to anyone else?

Im 40. I've stayed at pretty much the same weight that I always have been.

But my boob's have gotten so much bigger in the last two years. They are huge. Im all boob!

I've never had children so it's not to do with breastfeeding. Is it something to do with perimenopause? I wish I knew what goes on in our hormones!

I too am all boobs. They have a mind of their own! They frequently make a bid for freedom from my bra, I am fairly sure they are sentient.

Wish44 · 11/10/2024 16:43

roughly same weight I have always been. Boobs have just got bigger and bigger with each child. I think I look ridiculous now.

RampantIvy · 11/10/2024 16:24

Nope, not here.

WorriedRelative · 11/10/2024 16:23

Waitingfordoggo · 11/10/2024 12:06

This is interesting. My DD is 19 and has very little breast tissue at all. She is very small and slight, and has previously had an eating disorder (though is currently doing very well on that front). She gets a bit depressed about her boobs and it affects her confidence. I had assumed the size she’s at now is set as obviously she has finished puberty, but interesting to think there could be further changes.

Mine grew when I went on the pill and again when I had babies, but DD currently has no plans to go on the pill or to have babies. I realise that sounds contradictory but she is into women so no need for the pill, and doesn’t see herself having a baby.

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As a teenager I was really flat chested and was teased for it, lots of fried egg/ironing board type comments. I wished and wished for bigger boobs, now I would cheerfully strangle the genie that granted that wish!!!

Things may well change for her especially if she can gain some weight. My BMI was under 20 until I was 19/20ish, as I have gained weight the majority went on my boobs (until middle age when my belly decided to get in on the act).

widelegenes · 11/10/2024 12:46

Waitingfordoggo · 11/10/2024 12:02

No, mine definitely haven’t got bigger. It surprises me that people are saying it happened to them at peri/menopause because one would expect the loss of oestrogen to have the opposite effect.

My quick googling suggest about 1/5 women say their boobs get larger around menopause.

Waitingfordoggo · 11/10/2024 12:06

WorriedRelative · 11/10/2024 11:54

God, mine are faster than that.

At 18 I was an A, at 20 a 30B, by the time I was 25 I was a D cup, I'm a G now in my 40s.

It's rubbish. I'm hoping that losing lots of weight might help.

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This is interesting. My DD is 19 and has very little breast tissue at all. She is very small and slight, and has previously had an eating disorder (though is currently doing very well on that front). She gets a bit depressed about her boobs and it affects her confidence. I had assumed the size she’s at now is set as obviously she has finished puberty, but interesting to think there could be further changes.

Mine grew when I went on the pill and again when I had babies, but DD currently has no plans to go on the pill or to have babies. I realise that sounds contradictory but she is into women so no need for the pill, and doesn’t see herself having a baby.

Waitingfordoggo · 11/10/2024 12:02

No, mine definitely haven’t got bigger. It surprises me that people are saying it happened to them at peri/menopause because one would expect the loss of oestrogen to have the opposite effect.

MouseofCommons · 11/10/2024 11:56

No. Exactly the same after two dcs and menopause. Still have ballerina boobs. They are very practical tbh.

WorriedRelative · 11/10/2024 11:54

suburburban · 11/10/2024 10:22

Is there any way to drop a size again?

Mine seem to go up a cup size every 10 years or so

God, mine are faster than that.

At 18 I was an A, at 20 a 30B, by the time I was 25 I was a D cup, I'm a G now in my 40s.

It's rubbish. I'm hoping that losing lots of weight might help.

cavalier · 11/10/2024 11:51

I’m glad it’s not just me 😂😂 it’s horrendous .. have to lose weight … post meno and the sugar cravings are terrible 😞 but I’m a walker fanatic and love Zumba so it helps …

DJSteves · 11/10/2024 11:42

I was flat chested all through my 20's and early 30's. I've acquired a great DD rack in my 40's.

YourFunMember · 11/10/2024 11:39

It happened to my mum and if it happens to me I’ll be having reduction. I’m an E as it is and she was always a DD and now a G.

Attelina · 11/10/2024 11:39

I've never put on weight so that may be why mine have not increased in size.