BF and my boobs suddenly shrunk

[raggedymum]

11mo DD, still BFing. She's been on solids since just after 6mo, although only really started swallowing around 8mo.

A few weeks ago my boobs suddenly got noticeably smaller, and they have stayed so. I had gone up 3 cup sizes in pregnancy, and another 4 (!) in her first few weeks. I just tried on the nursing bra I bought during pregnancy, which was only one size up. It's a perfect fit. So my boobs have shrunk 3 sizes; it couldn't have taken more than a few days, as I remember noticing how suddenly my clothes and DD in her sling weren't fitting the same.

Several questions:
Is this anything to be concerned about?
Does it mean DD is taking less milk?
Will they stay smaller (should I buy more bras this size)?

Hi raggedy

This is a bit of a bump but also my limited personal experience.

With my dd1 my boobs got noticeably smaller when she started sleeping through the night - so just taking 3-4 feeds a day.

I'm not sure whether they will stay that size. Advice I've read suggests waiting a while after stopping feeding so your boibs can settle down. I can't help on that as I got pregnant around the same time as mine shrunk so they got bigger again.

I think if it was me I'd buy a couple of bras but not spend too much money.

And finally... Re how much your baby's taking - I think by this stage you can just be content that she's taking what she needs/wants and I'd leave it at that.

Hope that's some help. Maybe this will bump you up the list do somebody else will reply too.