Post Pregnancy Breasts

by Anonymous

Before I got pregnant I had small but nice breasts. They were firm and perky.

Now that I've had the baby and stopped breastfeeding they just kind of hang there like they have become deflated and they are covered in stretch marks. They're still small but I feel like they're smaller now because they're deflated for lack of better words.

How can I get full breasts back and get rid of all the stretch marks without high costs of plastic surgery? I would love implants but that's a dream.

Baby Help Line Response:

Hi!

The post pregnancy breasts can really be a sad story, especially just after weaning! The previosly full breasts are suddenly very empty and saggy, often small and maybe full of stretch marks. Still, research indicate that it is pregnancy rather than breastfeeding that causes all the changes in your breasts.

What to do? Love the situation and be grateful for your baby...? Easier said than done!

Well, one important thing to do is to have some patience. Right after weaning (or giving birth if bottle feeding), the breasts are as saggy as they will ever be (well, within 20 years or so). But just like the extra skin on your belly will slowly disappear, your breasts are also likely to get a bit of their pre-pregnancy appearance back. The extra skin slowly diminishes and in many cases fatty tissues will to some extent start filling out your breasts again.

However, to what extent your post-pregnancy breasts will go back to their pre-pregnancy look, is related to genetics, skin elasticity and amount of weight gain. Smoking and lots of sun exposure has also been shown to be harmful to skin elasticity.

Remember that it can take up to six months after weaning before your breasts have returned to some sort of pre-pregnancy look.

So patience is one thing. The other is to fix what is possible. You mention lots of stretch marks. Have you tried using a good stretch mark cream? A good one that has received a lot of attention for its positive results is TriLASTIN-SR. It doesn't create miracles, of course, but many women notice real improvements by using it.

Third, doing push ups may not improve the appearance the actual breasts, but by strengthening the muscles behind the breasts, it can give your bust a slight lift. (And will be great for your back and shoulders too, of course).

Last but not least, pamper yourself with nice underwear. That might seem like a really stupid advice, but it is so easy to forget yourself when having a new baby. A really good push up bra can make you feel content at least with your clothes on.

I hope all this helps you a bit. Coping with the rapid changes of your post pregnancy body is hard! And honestly, not everything about your body will become as great again.

Doing all we can and want to improve what we can and then trying to accept the rest is really our best option. Walking around feeling miserable over something that just can't be changed is so self destructive!

Give it 6 months, do some exercising and try a stretch mark crème and hopefully, your breasts have improved enough for you to be able to accept them!


I wish you all the best!

/Paula