Breast Size After Breast Feeding

Me too. I was an A cup before I got pregnant, a C or so while I was breast feeding and now I'm down to a double A. I hate the way my clothes look on me and it's no fun to go shopping or get dressed up. Which is why I decided to get breast implants for my birthday this year. I felt almost worse about wanting implants than I did about having small breasts, like I should be above all that or something. Especially with the way I was raised, my mother doesn't wear make up or dresses and is generally disapproving of what she considers to be vanity. But this is my body and I can feel however I want about it. I have lots of piercings and tattoos, breast implants are really just another modification, abet a more serious one due to the involvement of general anesthesia. So there you go, I'm scheduled to go in on 4/30 to get my new boobs.

In my experience, no, they will not go back...ikn size or shape or lift. I agree it is hard to accept and I do not think it is vain...just honest.

They will never look the same. I was in the same boat and decided to have a breast augmentation and could not be more pleased

through high school and college, i was a nicely shaped large D cup, though the rest of my body is very petite(size 2 or 4 at that time). after 3 pregnancies, and nursing 3 children, i would balloon up to an F, then drop way back down. after weaning the third child, i dropped down to a B, a deflated B, though not really "saggy". i was okay with how i looked naked, i was okay with how i looked in a bra and clothes - i was VERY uncomfortable at how flat chested i looked in a swimsuit - my baby started mommy and me swim classes at the beginning of january of this year, and i realized just how much my body had changed and just how self conscious i was of it - very out of the norm for me :( so, my husband and i had always said that i could get a boob job when we were done having children if it was what i wanted - so, on 2/23, i did! i did a ton of homework to find a great surgeon, and it was worth it for me. i went to a large C/small D - and i feel like i have "my body" back. i'm not saying YOU "should" have surgery, but it was always in the back of my head after my first child, and i don't have any regrets at this point. but remember, you are more than your breasts! good luck, hope you're feeling better about it soon.

Hello Victoria,
I have experienced exactly what you are going through. Before pregnancy, I was an A-cup. During pregnancy, I ballooned up to a C-cup. After pregnancy, and stopping my pumping breast milk, it took about a year, but my breasts slowly started to deflate like a hot air balloon. Now, two years later, they are smaller then my pregnancy size. There is no volume to them at all. I have been told by my doctor, and friends/family that this is how they will remain; that there is no way to get them back to the way they were. Unless, of course I go the plastic surgery route. For now, I am just focusing on the parts of me that I do like. I wish you luck. Take care.

Victoria, please stop crying. I breastfed for a good while after my second child and now I have breakfast on my chest. Yes, pancakes!
My breasts seem to be smaller than they were prior to my first pregnancy. And they are soggy. My OB/GYN told me that plastic surgeons love breastfeeding moms. Well, I am not going that route. I will just have to make do with my mini cupcakes.
I know I didn't offer you any advice, but I hope I made you smile.

Sorry Girl, mine were beautiful, before Breast Feeding and even better while but after Im not sure what happened Im barely an A cup use to be a perky B almost a D when breast feeding now I am just Sad. But after I reached my 30's I learned to accept it.

i don't think so. sorry. i look at it this way : my body and my life and my outlook on life has totally changed from the young girl i was before my children came along. my boobs sustained life and did the job they were supposed to do. they, as myself and my life, are not going to back to the way we were before. mine were a perky b to a saggy (really more flat) c, but 2 inches smaller in bra size. i got some good bras and they look pretty good in the bra but not so hot out of it!!

I'm in your same boat Victoria! I was an A then a C while nursing. Nursed for 3 years total. I haven't nursed for the past 2 years and 3 months. I am now what is sweetly called a "nearly A". I can not wear any bra from victoria secrets as even the A you need more to put in the cups! If you are young you should have enough elasticity that your breasts shouldn't hang like they are empty, but unless you're nursing, have surgery, or gain weight, I doubt you'll ever be a size B or C again if you're an A right now. For myself, I prefer being smaller size, although an A or B would've been nice instead of a "nearly A"! Nursing was a great thing you did for your child, be proud of yourself!

Well Victoria - while breastfeeding does give you an incredible bond with your little one - this is the downside. I had the same experience that you did because my two children were very close in age. I thought -maybe even prayed - that I would keep at least some of that new cleavage (sp?). I didn't and yes they looked smaller than they were originally which really sucked. I talked with a plastic surgeon but didn't go through with it since I didn't think I could justify it with all of our family's true needs. My kids are now 10 and 12 and the only thing that boosted the bra size was the newly added extra inches that kicked in along with that slowing metabolism!

I had the same issue after having my two boys and my breasts never did return to their previous perky condition. BUT I was an older Mom too; had my boys at 37 and 39.

Guess that's why push up bras are so popular.

You are correct that breast size gets smaller after nursing. Yes you will return to normal size in time. The time varies for each individual. My sister and I experienced the same thing you are going thru. I don't like being so small. I wore very padded bras. I realized I shouldn't complain about my small breast size; at least they were very functional. God gave me plenty of milk for my babies. and now my husband enjoys my breasts again. A friend once told me. "At least you can run without everything flopping around. " True.
AF

Hi Victoria,

I know exactly how you feel. My breasts are smaller than before I was pregnant and I nursed my son for 15 months. They def do not look like they use to. They lack the fullness like you mentioned also. I try not to get disappointed when I look at myself and think about what an amazing thing they were able to do for my son. I was never a big fan of them anyway!
S.

I've noticed the same thing. I was an a or small b and went up to a large c, and now that my son is only nursing once or twice a day my ladies have shrunk back down and look a little deflated.
Other than time, wearing a nice push-up bra with a little padding will give you that perky and fuller look you were used to, and the push-up bra will also keep them in place so the skin that was all stretched can start shrinking back.
I moisturize the upper part of my breasts with almond oil and wear a push-up in hopes the girls go back to their original place/size.
Good luck, and remember you did a GREAT job feeding your babies!

Probably not. I had the same problem. My breasts went from barely an A (and pointing at the ceiling) to more than a D. Now they look like 2 veiny deflated balloons and very sad. Embrace it as a badge of womanhood that you used to nourish your beautiful children. And think of it this way-it will be easier for you to detect lumps.

I breastfed 2 girls and after my last one, I dropped to an A-. I havn't breastfed her for a year and a half now, and they are still the little shrivelled up little bags they were when I stopped breastfeeding. It sucks, but I gave her the best start in life for a year, and so I don't feel bad about it. I just wear padded bras and hardly let my husband see them. :)
After I'm done being pregnant one more time, then I am totally getting a boob job! lol!

About a year after I weaned, mine got fuller again. My friend, who is a lactation nurse, said it can take a year for the fat to redistribute in the tissues after weaning. I have another friend whose are much bigger than they ever started out as before babies (w/ no plastic surgery). Give it a year, and see what happens. Good luck!

I was depressed with how my boobs looked after the first one too - I think every mom probably feels this way. My large B / small C boobs got enormous during pregnancy. When my daughter was born I pumped (couldn't breast feed directly) for 4 months and then switched her to formula. My breasts definately deflated and were not as perky as they used to be - they were much more droopy, sort of pointing downwards rather than outwards and upwards! They did go back to pre-pregnancy size but I got really depressed over how droopy they were and told my husband that when we were done having kids I might look into surgery. He told me I was ridiculous and swore he could not see a difference (I did not believe him). Anyway, about a year later they started to perk up a bit and look more like they used to. Get a good push-up bra and give it time. They have been in use for quite a while and need to recover. And, as you can see by all the responses, your feelings are not unusual!

I had a similar experience. Not as drastic, I went from a C to a D while I was pregnant/nursing. Now, however, I'm somewhere between a B and C.. and unfortunately look like I have two balloons from the day after the party hanging out on my chest. I think it's just another of those things we have to grin and bear, as if the stretchmarks weren't enough!

Yes! Your breasts will get back to normal. I remember this happening to me...I went from a B, at best, to being a small A; not fun! I feel your pain! It may take time, but they will fill out again. Take care!

I weaned my daughter a year ago. I have always been a full B, was a C/D when nursing and now I am an A.
I am ok with it, fortunately my skin stayed nice so they're not drooping to much...

I don't think you're vain. I don't have any real advice because I have the opposite problem. I used to be a D, and now, 2 years after nursing I am an H. That's no picnic either (backpain, specialty bras, no bathing suits that fit, etc). And because of the pregnancy and nursing they aren't even "shapely" huge boobs. I swear, without a bra on, I could tuck them in to my pants! My best suggestion is to go to Nordstroms (or some comparable store) and get a really good bra. At least now I feel that they look okay when my clothes are on (which is most of the time - ha ha). Good luck.

Do some excercises for the pecs to help boost them.

You're not vain; it's can be difficult dealing with quite a change. I had a similar experience. With my first child, I exclusively pumped for only 4 months and that process alone made the girls look like flat, empty pancakes. 3 years (and another baby where there was no nursing or pumping) later and they still look the same.

Don't feel badly about crying - I think many of us who have experienced the change have been there too. I don't think you're vain at all!

I still remember the day I walked into Victoria's secrets to get my new bra's- I was so happy to be out of nursing bras and I had convinced myself that my old bras had just lost there shape. The woman measured me and informed me that my former C cup was now an A- I was devastated. I still need a good bra to bring them up and make them look like anything but limp balloons hanging from my chest. It does stink- but they also provided for my children and for that, I am grateful. Isn't crazy how the female body is changed by child bearing.