Breast Augmentation!! (Boob job)

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Hi Mums, I am a 26yo female and hope to have children in the next couple of years. I have been desperately wanting a boob job since I was 21 as I have always been very flat chested and never really felt like I turned into a woman (Also have small hips & petite). However, I am absolutely TERRIFIED of getting it, just as much as I've been wanting it so badly for so long. I am not terrified of going under, I am terrified of it affecting my pregnancy and breastfeeding. I am terrified of freaking out that there are objects in my boobs. I guess I'm just hoping that someone on here could tell me "It's the best thing I ever did, it didn't affect my pregnancy or life at all, I just wish I did it sooner". Anyone able to give me this kind of reassurance so that I can just bite the bullet and go for it? Alternatively, feel free to talk me out of it! Any advice appreciated. Thanks xx

Having seen the effect of pregnancy on breasts, I think I'd wait until after I was done having children and then get them "fixed" just once!

or, you could get some counselling or therapy to help you accept the amazing body that allows you to live in this world

women come in all shapes and sizes- you ARE a woman- end of

I would definitely wait and have babies first. A friend had a boob job when we were in our early twenties. She had them taken out ten years later as one of them had gone a weird shape. In the meantime she’d had two pregnancies and babies, and found that the natural boobs she was left with at the end of it all were bigger than the ones she’d had to start with! She was glad to not have to spend another load of money on getting new implants.

I'd wait until you have had children / finished breast feeding them. Is it really paying that much to have them change so early on?

So you don't think I could get them now and then "update them" afterwards? Because you have to keep getting them re-done every 10 years anyway and It may not be another 5 years or so until I have children. I feel like I am wasting my youth feeling unconfident :(.

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I feel like I am wasting my youth feeling unconfident :(.

that's a shame, but i think the answer is to address your lack of confidence, not your breasts

Why don't you work on your confidence and self esteem instead of getting a boob job?

Let me re-phase, I am confident, but not about my boobs. I take pride in the way I look and don't get me wrong, I love myself very much and my boobs, I would just like them to be enhanced so that I can wear more tops without a bra, and feel a little sexier. It's a common procedure, I was just looking to talk to a mum that has had it done before.

its a common procedure because there's £££ to be made

if I could wave a magic wand and my breasts would be 3 cup sizes smaller but still functioning and healthy, I'd do it, would be much more comfortable and convenient but I can't so I just accept the way they are

FWIW, I had mine done after I had kids, only because I couldn't afford to do it before or I would have done it by 18 years old if I could have. I was flat chested and they only grew ever so slightly with pregnancy/ milk coming in, but when the milk was gone, it was more like a bit of loose skin left on each side, an empty A, and looked shrivelled and horrible. I was only in my 20s and felt too ashamed to even look in the mirror. I waited 2 years postpartum, as I had read on here and other forums it takes time for your breast tissue to recover and go back to normal, but it never looked any better. If you could afford to do it again after kids if they changed then I would go for it. I also wasted my youth feeling like crap hiding under baggy jumpers. I had the closest people to me comment that I was flat, so it wasn't all in my head. It's really easy for people to say, accept yourself/ go get therapy but they would never understand the psychological impact it has on you as a woman to just never develop breasts unless you have been there yourself.

OP, I don’t like my boobs either. Actually I’m disgusted by them but I realise that’s irrational. But the only person who gets to see them is my husband and he doesn’t seem to mind the way they look so I try my best to accept myself, boobs and all.

I had implants at 24, then children at 31, 33, 35 & 36. I massively regret them now & can't wait to have them taken out. I couldn't breast feed which I do believe was at least partly due to the implants if not completely because of them. If I had my time again I wouldn't get them but that's someone in mid 30s talking, when I was 24 I probably wouldn't have listened to that!

I had the closest people to me comment that I was flat

How awful 😔 Someone I love very dearly is almost completely flat-chested, but I’ve never commented on it- why would I? She knows what her breasts look like and doesn’t need me to point it out. (I also don’t tell people that they are overweight or have terrible teeth as I assume they already know, and telling them doesn’t achieve anything).

Thank you so much for this! That's the thing, I am very grateful that the money is not an issue for me and I can get them re-done afterwards. My real reason for posting on here is that I am "scared", abit neurotic maybe, and looking for that push to just go for it. My mum is very "natural" (and naturally has bigger boobs), so she doesn't really understand when I say I really want this. I care very much about my health and I am fighting between "go for it!" and "don't risk it". But is it really that "risky"?

You don’t need then re-doing every 10 years, unless somethings wrong or your preferences change, I had mine done in 2007, in the UK, and they are still fine. The implants came with a lifetime guarantee, although I assume the procedure for changing them would still be charge-able!

My family are the same, all busty, so didn't get the big deal about me going and said it wasn't worth the risk. The thought of me being so miserable for the rest of my days, and the impact it was having on my mental health was far greater. Just make sure you do your research. I did a lot, and went with a great surgeon, who would only let me go up to certain size as I didn't have much room to start with and the bigger the implant the more risky, and he doesn't like to risk any complications. So you wouldn't even know I had them done now as they still don't look big, I'm just not flat anymore. I actually wish he went a bit bigger tbh, my family members bust is still bigger than mine despite me having surgery 😂 but I did want to go with someone as safe and ethical as I could, as like you I was very worried.

I have considered a boob job but also feel a bit too scared to go through with it.

It’s just that many women end up getting them removed, and then there’s the (likely small) risk of ‘breast implant illness’

I’m an anxious overthinker though 😅 so maybe don’t listen to me.

I think it’d be best to get them after pregnancy/breastfeeding though

Thank you for this. Yes, I have found an amazing surgeon in London that I am very happy to go with, and a friend also went with him. I have already had a consultation with him, but chickened out last minute! I want to go from a large A cup to a large C. So I have the surgeon and the money, the only thing stopping me is the health aspect and feeling nervous about having these things inside me for my life (and then if I remove them I will just wish I never got them). Ahh! This decision is driving me insane.

Im sure your boobs are lovely are and sorry to hear of your struggles. Also disclaimer - i do think small boobs look lovely.

Howver - I had mine (conical shape) in my 20s pre kids and dont regret it at all. bf was no issue (in fact i made loads of milk so donated some) but they were over muscle vs under muscle, the latter can impair BF, as can nipple incisions (mine are in the crease). My surgeon tpld me he couldnt guarantee no BF problems but thought it should be fine.

Post BF my boobs are very perky still and from photos i dont think there is a change at all (i think the conical shape helps with this). I will update as you are supposed to but i have 0 issues, so obvs make sure you have the money to do it a few times. I am london/surrey based so have the dets of my surgeon who was very realistic and erred on the side of caution (e.g. he was not really happy to give me massive ones as im very petite so didnt want them looking comical).

It's up to you, but i was pleased i went for it when i did. I wont update until kids over and need less physical parenting as lifting etc was not pleasant for a couple of months after.

Why do companies do this? Make up an account with a weird name, then search through old threads just to advertise their business. Do you really think anyone is going to fall for it?

Comparing small breasts to being overweight or having terrible teeth?!