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Karlamo

I thought the second you got pregnant Mother Nature started handing out bigger boobs. Well, at 7w there is no killer rack in sight. In fact after weaning R my boobs are sad and sagging. I expected once I got pregnant they would become full and firm again.
What gives? I'm not even 1/3 of way through my pregnancy so there's still plenty of time. Women on my BMB are already talking about going up a cup size.
Is this life post breast feeding? Are the girls ruined forever? :-SS

Any insight? STM's care to share?

Thanks

JGY

Sorry to disappoint, my boobs never changed size.  I was thankful for that, but totally understand that you may be sad.  I can concur though, they've changed location slightly.

 

ball.and.chain

My boobs changed minimally while pregnant...no more than I would see from a small weight gain.

healz413

At 6w1d bigger boobs and bigger nipples are my only consistent "symptom" of pregnancy. Of course, I've never breastfeed so I can't speak to that relationship.I hope you get the growth you're looking for!

valeriegp

I've only been pregnant once so I can't speak to the second time around, but my boobs didn't get bigger until I was about half way through my pregnancy, if not more. So you still have time! :-)

2MamazInSeattle

With both my pregnancies my boobs got a little bigger first tri, but like the change I'd see each month from PMS. But I wore the same bra throughout and then had a lower milk supply (which was a question I was asked by LC's, etc. "how much did your breast size change?). I'm sure since you bf before all will be well, but for me the lack of 'new tissue' seemed to be the reason I was given for my low milk supply. Even now as I am still bf'ing, they look pretty much the same as they did pre-pregnancy...nothing rockstar mind you, just no significant change.

Karlamo

healz413 said:

At 6w1d bigger boobs and bigger nipples are my only consistent "symptom" of pregnancy. Of course, I've never breastfeed so I can't speak to that relationship.I hope you get the growth you're looking for!

I see the boobie fairy has her favorites :P
So are your sore? I'm wondering if there's a correlation between soreness and growth. Mine are sore every once in awhile.

Karlamo

I'm not looking for a bigger size for appearance reasons but am more so wondering if they don't grow in size if that affects milk supply. Silly I know, but honestly mine hurt more when I did induced lactation than now.
Who am I kidding, it wouldn't hurt matters if I was rocking a D cup

healz413

Karlamo said:

At 6w1d bigger boobs and bigger nipples are my only consistent "symptom" of pregnancy. Of course, I've never breastfeed so I can't speak to that relationship.I hope you get the growth you're looking for!

I see the boobie fairy has her favorites :P So are your sore? I'm wondering if there's a correlation between soreness and growth. Mine are sore every once in awhile.

Soreness comes and goes. I had some shooting pains a couple weeks ago and my nipples are pretty sore. But most days I don't feel a need to complain about soreness. We'll see from here ...

KH826

So, I think this falls into the "everyone is different, and nothing is consistent or predictable" category. Which is so annoying.

I went up 2 whole cup sizes in pregnancy (from a C to a DD), and I am still a full cup size larger (Full D Cup), and I am not breastfeeding. In fact, to the question of: do fuller breasts mean better supply? -- NOPE! Not for me. My supply was less than lame (or more than lame?)... it was practically non-existent. And my boobs were huge, and sore, and just looked totally different. They still look and feel different 7 months post partum. Now granted, I gained a lot of weight while TTC and pregnant (which obviously explains some of the size increase), but I am down 51 lbs since the day I delivered and my boobs are still huge. At the weight I am now, I would normally be back to a C cup. Sooooo, I am thinking these things are here to stay. Which I don't love.

I am trying to remember when I noticed the most changes in size, fullness, etc. in pregnancy, and I can't really remember. However, I am thinking it wasn't all right away. So perhaps your ladies will start blossoming in the second tri?!?!

mrs&mrsk

mine have barely changed and i am 35w

we will see what happens when milk comes. 

redrockmama

I went up 2 sizes as well and still am at 7 months pp and breastfeeding. They might be a teeny bit smaller than when I started breastfeeding, but who knows. I have no idea what post breastfeeding boobs will be like, but I'm sure the location will be quite a bit different. And I was really sore like for the first half of my pregnancy probably. I wouldn't worry about it affecting your milk supply. I read a ton about that sort of thing and really there is so much variance and smaller doesn't mean less milk.

Jazibel

The second time around there was definitely less change. I told myself it was because the necessary tissue, etc. had recently been in working order ;-)  On the plus side my milk came in much more quickly.

ATXmommas

Mine grew later in pregnancy - late 2nd tri probably. They were ridiculous when my milk came in, but once my milk leveled out, they were more normal. I'm still BF-ing at nearly 14 months PP and I'm now wearing my pre-pregnancy bras again. Im wondering what's going to happen when I stop! I never experienced tenderness.

doodah1013

Mine grew first tri and then just keep growing. I could express colostrum starting at about 20 weeks... That was when I was no longer able to wear my regular binder anymore and switched to sports bras.

My milk came in 2 days after she was born and my chest is bigger than ever. I am hoping to have a reduction when we have enough supply to sustain H through a year. It's something I have always wanted to do anyway, and now with the growth it may be the push we needed.

Twochickshavinachick

I don't have much to offer with this being my first pregnancy and my milk not coming in yet but I'm still pretty much the same size I was whilst ttc (although they did look firmer by the third trimester)

jennicole85

I've only had one pregnancy. Pre pregnancy I was a member of the itty bitty titty committee. Push up bras were my life! My boobs didn't grow until well into my second trimester, but it wasn't a huge change (just enough to move to sports bras for more comfort - I'm still in them now). My boobs got huge when my milk came in (super late, 10 days postpartum) and leveled out when we got into our breastfeeding groove (around 2 or 3 months). I'm still breastfeeding DS at 18 months but my poor boobs are sad and deflated looking now. I hope they don't droop any more after DS weans (

Karlamo

It's nice to see the variety of answers.  Thanks for responding.  Watch me end up with DD's at the end of this pregnancy :P