Boob growth (or lack of)

[Lunamoon4]

Is it normal for your boobs to not grow much during pregnancy? Or does it happen to some people later on? I am almost starting the 2nd trimester.

I’m naturally flat chested (barely can fill a B cup... so basically a 32A ), no matter how much weight I put on it just doesn’t go to my boobs. I had super sore boobs at the start but they haven’t grown that I’ve noticed.

While talking to one of my work colleagues they said they knew someone who struggled to breast feed because their boobs were small, is this true? Surely not!

This is my first so I’m sure I’m worrying over nothing, but any wise words would be appreciated

Please don't panic, the size of your boobs bears no reflection on your ability to breastfeed! I have a friend who is lean, not an ounce of fat, has to run round the shower to get wet lean, with no bust - she breastfed very successfully.

Hi. I'm naturally very flat chested too and my boobs didn't really get any bigger throughout either of my pregnancies.
They got bigger when my milk came in (maybe up to a 32 C) and fluctuated quite a bit depending on how recently I had fed and how much milk was there.
They are tiny again now - DC are 10 and 7!

Oh and I breastfed DC2 for 2.5 years and had a great supply!

Friend is talking nonsense. Breast size has absolutely nothing to do with ability to breastfeed.

My boobs didn't get bigger at all in first pregnancy and actually shrunk a bit in second pregnancy.

You'll find most of the growth comes in when the milk does. I went from C cup to DD when breastfeeding then down to a B cup after 😅
I'm due this week and up to a D cup

It's nothing to do with size. However have you got any signs of breast hypoplasia? I do and it wasn't diagnosed until I had a baby. Mine didn't change at all during pregnancy which is typical of hypoplasic breasts.
However this doesn't mean you won't be able to breastfeed.

Mine didn’t grow in pregnancy (although I was a d cup to start with) but they did grow once I’d given birth and my milk came in.

That lady not being able to breast feed is nothing to do with the size of them. I was very flat chested with my first (boob job since) and I had an amazing supply of milk.

Boobs grew when milk came in, maybe to a good B cup but nothing more than that x

I never got boobs (a tiny bit bigger towards the end of pregnancy but not much at all) until I delivered and the milk came in. It's been during breastfeeding with all 3 of mine, never really during pregnancy. And sadly, they went right back down to a saggy A-minus.

I'm 30+5 and haven't noticed any change either. My E cup is still an E cup.

Believe me, it will happen!
I didn't change all through pregnancy, but woke on the third morning after the birth with a pair of boulders on my chest.
I'm small-boobed, but managed breastfeeding just fine.

Between 8% and 12% (study figures vary) of women are unable to produce sufficient breast milk, due to hypoplasia - their breasts just never developed enough glandular tissue. It’s not talked about enough, and many sufferers feel that they have somehow failed as mothers, even though it is something completely beyond their control.
Affected breasts are usually (but not invariably) small and tubular in shape, with disproportionately large areolae. Drugs to treat low supply, such as domperidone, are not usually effective, as there is physically not enough tissue to respond to the drug.
There is also some research suggesting a hereditary failure of a zinc transporting protein in the breast is another cause of failed milk supply.
While breast feeding is always worth trying, and has some benefits for mother and baby, it is really not a disaster if you have to formula feed, and you absolutely shouldn’t make yourself miserable about it. Millions of formula fed babies have grown up healthy - my own (boomer) generation was largely formula fed, and we’re the fittest and longest lived in history.
I wish breast feeding zealots would give a more balanced picture to pregnant women about the pros/cons and the possibility that it might not work.

I'm a 32A and managed to exclusively breastfeed my DS for 2 years! Not a single problem during that 2 years.. however i did feel like I went from a 32A to just mosquito bite boobs 😂 x

Yep I didn't get much bigger until once I started feeding, then they got bigger as the months went on.

I didn't struggle to breast feed, but I did struggle with laid back feeding, as it was hard to latch baby, they couldn't get enough breast into their mouth. So just tended to sit upright, but once supply was established I could feed in most positions.