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My boobs are awful

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chromeo · 24/06/2020 22:32

I'm 20 months in to breastfeeding. Before I got pregnant was a 32 C/D cup. Pregnancy saw me go up to a 34DD. I am now a 34 GG. My boobs just didn't stop growing and are now absolutely enormous. I look down and can't even see my nipples anymore as they point to the floor. I am anxious about what they'll look like once I stop breastfeeding. I am so down about it. I can't wear the clothes I used to love and just hide away under baggy tshirts.

I guess I'm still not used to them. GG really is big for my waist size, and they're not a 'good' big.

Did anyone else experience this after breastfeeding? Should I prepare for them to be awful once I stop?

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Wolfgirrl · 25/06/2020 10:35

Gosh OP, massive hugs and WELL DONE for leaving & being strong. That is the biggest gift you have given your son so far. Ignore the naysayers on here, keep doing what you're doing and dont worry about the boobs!

SauvignonBlanketyBlank · 25/06/2020 10:38

I hated my boobs after ds.I had them done in January and I'm so pleased with them now.Surgery isn't for everyone though I appreciate that.

Tunnocks34 · 25/06/2020 10:52

My boobs were very small to start with. An a cup, I went up to a large c cup. After I finished I went to a AA - literally just nipple, To be honest I got my boobs done. I was that down about it.

BadTigerKitty · 25/06/2020 11:24

Bf my 3 for a year, or so each. Genetics gave me an extremely short torso and above average size babies so my rib cage as well as my breast size increased enormously during pregnancy. I was really shocked at how much my ribs expanded - felt alien to me. Normally a 32dd and I remember having to wear a 40 band bra near the end of pregnancy.

Settled back to a 32 f or g while bf and then back to my normal size and close to normal shape/fullness after stopping. After number 3 the skin was pretty loose and wrinkly, but within a couple of years it had tightened up again. As I've aged, the skin on my breasts is the same level of wrinkly as the rest of me!

CalmConfident · 25/06/2020 11:34

They recover, took a couple of years though. Good bras and strength exercises help too, plus press ups.

Duckswaddle · 25/06/2020 12:36

Two kids here and my boobs are huge but also no longer perky. They’re saggy and heavy, but that’s post pregnancy for you 🤷‍♀️ Get some good bras is my only advice!

ColourMeExhausted · 25/06/2020 21:19

Yup. Another one who sacrificed boobs for breastfeeding here! Bf both DC for over a year in each case. Loved doing it, never regret it...but miss my pre boobs so much. I was reminded of it today when I dug out an old sun dress from eight years ago. I used to spill out of it (it's a bit low cut) but now it's depressingly baggy. I hate how they are flat at the top and give me a bony cleavage. I was 34E, now 34D...not too much of a size change I guess but the shape really has changed. DH says he hasn't noticed and always seems happy with them...but when I wear vest tops and strappy dresses I'm very aware.

Ah well. It is what it is! I am proud of what they have done for my children. Reassuring to know from PP that they do improve over the years...you're not alone OP.

Poetryinaction · 25/06/2020 21:28

I was 32D before kids.
34E in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Fed 3dc for a year each. 6 years of pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Now, 2 years later, I am a saggy, baggy, 34A.

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