Success after IF

tell me your little boobs BF success stories please :)

i have read and been told consistently that there is no problem with little boobs as far as BFing goes, but i'd like to hear some anecdotal evidence if possible.  my girls are small, and have not changed too much at this point in pgcy (they are about at LP level in terms of fullness, and have been since just after ER day.  they are veinier now but don't seem bigger at this point.)  i am hoping very much to EBF my babies, and my mother has eluded to that being difficult b/c of my small breasts - she alledges that that's why her milk "never came in." which i know sounds ridiculous.

thanks in advance for humoring me. ;)

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Re: tell me your little boobs BF success stories please :)

  • My pediatrician is flat as a board and exclusively breast fed all three of her children. 
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  • Oh sweetie, you have nothing to worry about! I have always been an A to a small B, sometimes flat as a board when really skinny girl.

    I have had an OVERsupply problem... so much so that poor jasper would choke when the milk came out it came out so fast and furious!

    I used to be able to pump 5 ounces from one breast in under 10 minutes. (it has thankfully evened out some!) so trust me, it doesn't depend AT all on size. 

    Oh, and when I was on the delivery table after JUSt giving birth they were about to latch Jasper on and my midwife expressed my nipple with her hand to see and was like "oy yeah, there's plenty of colostrum there!" and I had never leaked or seen any signs of it before then :)

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  • Oh!  I'm watching this thread, as I'm an A-cup normally (B for now...)!  I've already noticed my colostrum coming in, which I'm hoping is a good sign!  I hope it works for both of us.
  • I'm not a success story yet, but I'm hoping to be.  It sounds like I'm just like you--tiny (normally an "almost A") and the only real pg change is I got a true "A" bra that fit and more vein-y.  I'm also having twins.  I know several small-boobed people that BF successfully and I'm just going in with the attitude that I have the "little boobs that could"!!  
    2004-Started TTC; Nov 2007-Lap with endo removed; Jan 2008-Ectopic (mtx); April 2008-IVF #1 (bfp, twin girls); March 2011-FET (cp); June 2012-IVF #2 (bfp, singleton, EDD 3-19-12)

    ***Twin fraternal girls born at 35w6d in 12/2008***

  • I had small B's prior to bfing and I am doing fine--they are humungous now!!!!!
    Severe MFI resulting in IVF/ICSI #1 in Nov 2007. BFP!!
    Our beautiful son was born July 2008.
    2010: 2 IVF's,1 FET = 2 BFN's, 1 c/p :(
    Feb 2011-Unmedicated FET= BFP!! DS #2 born Oct 2011!!.



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  • Small here (size A pre-pg)--and my breasts didn't grow until after DD's birth (I'm now a B and I think I will be an A/B after I've weaned DD). We never had to supplement with formula.
  • I only know that the opposite isn't true..  My mom is a AA and EBF all 3 of us...  I am a F and had major BFing issues and had to stop at 4 months and supplement almost the entire time...  I don't think that size has ANYTHING to do with it.. 
  • thank you so much you guys!!!  you always make me feel so much better - i knew i would get some great stories and support from you on this :)

    xoxo

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  • So far so good over here:) I was a A cup pre pregnancy. Actually my boobs really never got much bigger until after I gave birth. I am EBFing we are doing great!

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  • I have little boobs (A/B cup) and successfully bf Evan for 11 months!

    My good friend is totally flat and bf her 1st for 14 months and is on month 6 of her bfing her 2nd.

    It's totally possible!

  • So glad to see this! I'm a B but they haven't grown more than a smidge and I've been wondering if that means they won't work (I just don't trust my body). Now I have some more hope!
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  • Helpful post! Thanks for posting and thank for all the input.
  • The LC who taught my BFing class was flat as a pancake and EBFed all four of her kids until age 2.  I've actually read that not only do small boobs not make it harder to BF, but that they make it easier.  Size supposedly has nothing to do with the functionality and it's much easier to get a baby on a little boob than when they are the size of (or bigger than) his/her head - at least, according to the few BFing books I've read.
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