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Anyone’s boobs not grown in pregnancy?!

25 replies

Prettylittlelady · 16/06/2020 21:15

Just what it says really, I’m 23 weeks tomorrow and while my bump is growing my boobs have pretty much stayed the same....wondering if this is the norm as I usually hear people saying how big their boobs have got.
I’m sure they’ll grow when the milk comes in?!

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elQuintoConyo · 16/06/2020 21:18

No change here, flat as pancakes before, during and after. Unable to bf either.

Still have the gut and he's now 8yo Grin

ComDummings · 16/06/2020 21:18

Nope mine didn’t change at all. Not even when my milk came in. They felt heavier at that point but did not look any different. I was most disappointed! I’ve had 2 children and they’re the same size as they’ve always been. One of my friends looked like Pamela Anderson when she was breastfeeding, they were amazing.

Cotswoldmama · 16/06/2020 21:27

It's still quite early on, there's still time for them to get bigger. Mine got a couple of sizes bigger but probably after about 30 weeks maybe later. It's when your milk comes in a day or two after birth that they really inflate! I went from being a 30b before pregnant to a 30 e whilst breastfeeding!

Prettylittlelady · 16/06/2020 21:30

I have to say I’m pretty flat and was quite looking forward to having bigger boobs! I’ll
wait and continue to live in hope I guess!

Was it a different reason you were unable to bf @elQuintoConyo I don’t mean to pry..?

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toomuchteaandcake · 16/06/2020 23:23

Only part of me that hasn't grown! They were pretty big before to be fair but I'm still in my pre pregnancy bras at 38 weeks

Extracurricularfatigue · 16/06/2020 23:56

Mine didn’t grow and it turned out I had a condition called breast hypoplasia, which mean that I couldn’t produce much milk; I didn’t have much of the right kind of breast tissue. I did mix feed though. I had always looked forward to temporarily large breasts too.

RoseGoldEagle · 17/06/2020 06:13

Mine are small and didn’t grow in pregnancy at all. When my milk came in they got a bit bigger, but not loads. Never had trouble feeding though.

weepingwillow22 · 17/06/2020 06:15

Mine didn't grow in pregnancy. I rebember being very worried about it shortly before LO was born. I have plenty of milk though and still breastfeeding at 7 months.

SnuggyBuggy · 17/06/2020 06:41

Mine didn't change until the milk came in. I was able to breastfeed once I got over the initial nipple issues.

emma911030 · 17/06/2020 06:54

Mine didn't grow too much in first pregnancy but the bit they did was quite noticeable (to me) cause mine are like non-existent otherwise. But when my milk came in over night maybe 3 days after giving birth they seems to explode! But they went back to normal if not a little smaller after I was done breast feeding (only managed 3 weeks :( )

Cherryrainbow · 17/06/2020 08:21

I went from a c to an e cup in first pregnancy. No changes so far with 2nd. Thank goodness lol x

jdy123 · 17/06/2020 08:45

Same here ! 34 weeks Saturday and I'm still in my same bras from pre-pregnancy! I am an A cup so was looking forward to some big boobs for once but nope haha

Foggymist · 17/06/2020 08:48

Mine never changed during the course of 2 pregnancies, barely changed size when milk came in a few days after c sections, fed 2 dc for 2 years each. Breast tissue growth is no indication of future milk supply, unless there is a specific diagnosed hormone/breast issue.

Caspianberg · 17/06/2020 08:51

Mine didn't grow at all, were quite small also. 3-4 days after birth milk came in and they tripled in size. Have been feeding Ds now 7 weeks with no issues so far.

TheRainbowCollection · 17/06/2020 21:12

Sorry, mine ballooned at about 6 weeks pregnant and stayed huge through breastfeeding. Still two co sizes bigger than I was before pregnancy since we stopped nearly 6 months ago.

But I come from a long line of ample-breasted, hearty, peasant women who would have had a baby in one arm and a hoe in the other(!) so I expect your best indication is what happened with your mum, grandmothers etc.

majesticallyawkward · 17/06/2020 21:18

No change through pregnancy or bf dc1, gone from C to E/F while bf dc2. No lovely pregnancy boobs (or glow) for me... I was very much just sweaty, hungry and swollen.

Don't worry about it op, breast size and growth is no indication of milk supply or ability to bf if you plan to. It's a harmful myth that is trotted out as fact time and again.

RicStar · 17/06/2020 21:26

Mine never grew - maybe slightly with dc1 when milk came in, but they settled back down pretty soon, I breastfed fine.

WeeScottishWife · 18/06/2020 16:20

My band size has gone up a lot, but not cup size. They were kind of big to start with so I'm quite glad!

Billyjoearmstrong · 18/06/2020 18:51

Mine didn’t at all in two previous pregnancies - and not a drop of milk ever came in either.

29 weeks with this one and I’ve lost a bit of weight so they have got smaller.

Billyjoearmstrong · 18/06/2020 18:53

Don’t know if it was connected to milk supply with me - one breast feeding consultant (I tried and tried to BF) said she’s seen it anecdotally linked in some women.

WhatWouldPennyDo · 18/06/2020 19:20

Mine didn’t seem to change much until I hit 21 weeks and they seem to have ballooned over the past fortnight.

Extracurricularfatigue · 18/06/2020 19:40

Don't worry about it op, breast size and growth is no indication of milk supply or ability to bf if you plan to. It's a harmful myth that is trotted out as fact time and again.

Small breasts are certainly no indicator. Lack of growth in pregnancy may be. The shape of breasts is the biggest sign that there might be a problem. Breasts that are spaced far apart, appear droopy even when small (so the nipple points towards and the underside is smaller than normal) and tubular or triangular in size, may lack glandular tissue.

In Norway women routinely see a lactation expert in pregnancy to pick up problems in advance as well as offer advice. Lack of growth combined with certain red flags can indicate an issue.

Most non-experts are unaware of this condition and will tell people that every woman can breastfeed. That’s not true.

majesticallyawkward · 18/06/2020 20:48

Most non-experts are unaware of this condition and will tell people that every woman can breastfeed. That’s not true.

No, most women can bf but don't have the right support or information so when they are told they 'can't' they (understandably) believe it when any issue they had, or thought they did, were entirely manageable.
I'm not saying there isn't a small amount of women who are genuinely unable to bf or have a low supply, just many are told that incorrectly because we have woeful bf support services in some areas.

2007Millie · 18/06/2020 20:51

No change in boob size throughout pregnancy and milk, only a tiny amount, didn't come in until 2 weeks after I had given birth.

Extracurricularfatigue · 19/06/2020 10:52

I'm not saying there isn't a small amount of women who are genuinely unable to bf or have a low supply, just many are told that incorrectly because we have woeful bf support services in some areas.

You may not be saying that but you'd be surprised by the number who do! Including post-natal midwives, who are very often the only breastfeeding support women have contact with. I saw two midwives and a health visitor before I was diagnosed by a lactation consultant.

I very much agree that support for women trying to breastfeed is lacking in most areas, and that it's harmful for women to think they can't full stop when in fact they could if they had that support. But it's also NOT helpful for those women who do have problems not to be able to get the more specialist help they might need or the understanding of what is wrong.

Some will say that a very small number of women really can't breastfeed but there's pretty much no information about who those women are, why they can't, and the ways they might find out if that's them. And actually the number of women who have problems is rising as it's often linked to insulin resistance or thyroid issues.

Sorry, this became something I lived through for years, going from being told by the local breast clinic that my breasts were perfectly normal (and in one way of course they are - it's a natural variation) all the way through to starving baby and a huge amount of emotional upset. The online support groups I am a member of are full of women who had similar experiences.

I think it's probably fitting for the proportions that this thread has mostly women who didn't experience growth but could breastfeed with no problems but a small number of posters that did have problems, because no growth in pregnancy occasionally is a genuine problem.

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