to be worried about my breasts post baby?

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Nearly half way through my pregnancy and my boobs have gone from a B cup to an almost DD. Still have just over 20 weeks to go and then milk coming in. Don't get me wrong I love my boobs this size, but I'm really concerned about what they'll look like when I finally stop feeding. I'm not a vanity fuelled woman and would consider myself modest, however changes like this, regardless of whether they are due to functional reasons are quite difficult to embrace. AIBU to be concerned? Do your boobs really deflate and sag as much as people try to scare you in to thinking post breast feeding?

@Idontbelieveinthemoon if it makes you feel any better I think big nipples are pretty sexy! Though I can see how bra choice could be an issue. Before I got pregnant I rarely wore a bra. My boobs were such a good shape I just didn't need one! Now however... different story!

I think if you breastfeed you're supposed to cut down very gradually so that gives your boobs time to adjust back slowly, if you stop say over one week then that's quite drastic for your body to adjust if that makes sense.

My boobs aren't great after pregnancy and feeding but I do think about them differently after the experience of feeding and am grateful I easy able to (not knocking anyone who can't or who chose to bottle feed btw!)

I think for most people though their body does change in some way after pregnancy, unless you're very lucky you're probably going to have something you're not happy with. But also for most people their mindset will change as well and they end up giving less of a shit about it than they thought (whether that's because they have different priorities or are too busy / tired to care I'm not sure!)

Think of how many women you know over 40 who have naturally perky breasts - whether they've had children or not. It's age and weight gain honestly and we blame it on having children or breastfeeding or whatever.

To be honest @eeanne I only see women's breasts when they are clothed, and my mothers' breasts sagged so badly that they ended up looking quite tubular so she had implants put in. Not huge ones, they're lovely actually.

Mine have changed a little but I think it's more to do with ageing generally rather than breastfeeding.

@STS120 pretty sure my DP (not husband - how presumptuous of you) is interested in more than just my tits

Mine went back down to a C cup. They did go very soft but went back to 'normal'. Pregnant again now so they've got massive again!

mine were wrecked after ballooning in size from a B cup to at least a FF/G

I ended up having surgery as they were like spaniels ears and they look fine now. Im glad to see that doesnt happen to everyone

@Branleuse glad you had the surgery, especially if you were really unhappy. It's a shame you needed it however.

This thread is definitely an eye opener and is helping me prepare for the reality of a post pregnancy bod!

I got pregnant aged 38, went from a 32D to 32G, breastfed for a year, now back to 32DD aged 45. They still pass the pencil test

But as PP said, pregnancy is likely to change your body in some way. I expected and was prepared for drastic changes, and feel very fortunate to have had nothing I can't blame on age rather than pregnancy

I fed DC1 for nearly a year and they more or less went back to where they were. They were a bit more saggy but with a proper bra fitting you wouldn’t have known the difference. Currently feeding DC2 who is 2 weeks so it remains to be seen what they go back to. I was a DD/E beforehand and have gone up several cup sizes but I expect they’ll settle down a bit as feeding gets established.

I think it’s definitely worth investing in decent fittings before and after feeding to make sure you’re getting the proper support.

Get back under your bridge STS120

Mine got bigger and stayed bigger, losing their perk a bit now but not that bad for having breast fed two babies for over a year each.

Mine aren't saggy as such but they've lost some of the volume on the upper part of the great. You don't notice with a good bra though and I thought they would be worse so I'm relieved!

Odd question but when did you last measure them prior to pregnancy? I know there are a lot of people who get measured when they are teens, then wear a certain sized bra, more or less, until they get pregnant and start measuring again.

I was one of them, so I do know - spent teen and twenties wearing a 34B (so B cup - just like you - could easily wear no bra. Occasionally tried a 34C but couldn’t fill it) then I got pregnant and got measured and marks and spencer told me I needed a 38DD nursing bra, which seemed like WOW. So I didn’t buy that and went right back to my 34B with the occasional 36B because I assumed I’d need bigger somehow.

None of those sizes were ever right. Not once.

I’m pretty much exactly the same size breast wise I always have been, even after pregnancies kids and nursing, and I’m 14 years on from my first pregnancy. But I wear a 30E. Because I’ve finally got the right size.

Mine are ok, not as peer as before, but I’ve been breastfeeding for two years.

Mine went from b to g. Back down to f while breastfeeding. Up to g again during my next pregnancy and ff while breastfeeding.

Now I haven't fed for 2.5 years and they're dd. They're not as full as they were, but not saggy at all. Look fine without a bra. I'd not wear a top to go out with no bra anymore, but that's size as much as anything else.

Mine went from a B cup to an E when breastfeeding, then slowly settled at a D after the first 6 months. I bf for over 2 years so the milk supply dwindled naturally and when I stopped they slowly returned to a B. No sagginess or stretch marks

I went up over 4 sizes. Then went down 1 size. Stayed that ever since; I breastfed for a year too. My boobs still look good, they're not saggy. Nipples are bigger than before though. I think it's just luck to be honest, and I doubt that breastfeeding or not has very little to do with it.

*as in, I don't think BFing has anything to do with it.

Oh, and I breastfed for 3 years in total. Ruined boobs is not a given.

Not meaning to piss on your chips but do check them, however they look. I've always hated my boobs, but I found a lump when feeding DD1 and a lot of panicky googling showed me that for a small number of women, sadly the hormonal changes in pregnancy can lead to breast cancer. i was lucky and got the all clear, but it did help me to realise that how they looked was irrelevant in the scheme of things.

Hopefully yours won't change size or shape so you're happy in the long run, but please do remember to check them too. Congratulations on the pregnancy !

Clearly STS has never seen real boobs in real life