a different stupid boob question for current or former BFers

kat81again2 · June 2011

I know we don't have milk gauges on our boobs (that would be nice!) but usually we can tell if we're full or empty and whatnot. I am curious as to whether regular breast size plays into the ability to tell just how full you are. Here is my idea. I have very small boobs. So there's not much else happening in there other than the milk itself. It's blatantly clear to me when I'm empty, and roughly how much milk there is when I'm not empty. The change is mostly one of hardness but the size changes as well. Because I have no comparison, I wonder whether it's just as easy to tell how full you are when you have large boobs? So my question for everyone who wants to participate -- do you have an easy or hard time telling how much milk you have left? And are your boobs big or small?

You can answer if you've already weaned. And I know it's easier to participate if you pump at least occasionally so you have a way of testing how full you are in the first place.

PGASTL · June 2011

I have a large chest and I just feel full when it's been a while since BFing, but it's not blatantly obvious size-wise. After my LO passed the 12 week mark, even that feeling of full-ness went away somewhat as my supply adjusted.

julesmarie80 · June 2011

I can never tell when they're empty, because I have implants so my boobs always are full of something

EVM1216 · June 2011

I have fairly large breasts and they don't change size, they are just harder the more full they are and softter the more empty they are. When they are full they barely jiggle at all, its like I have boulders strapped on me. When they're empty they're all limp and jiggly. That's the best way I can explain it.

utlawgirl · June 2011

I think feeling full mostly has to do with storage capacity, which doesn't necessarily correlate with breast size. That said, I'm fairly small (34B pre-baby, 34C now) and I dont usually feel full during the day until it's been 3 hours or so since I've nursed. I do get pretty engorged overnight though.

tiffanyp · June 2011

rma910:
I have a large chest and I just feel full when it's been a while since BFing, but it's not blatantly obvious size-wise. After my LO passed the 12 week mark, even that feeling of full-ness went away somewhat as my supply adjusted.

This exactly, except for the large chest part. At the beginning, I would get engorged and had a crazy milk supply. Now, I hardly ever feel full or empty. It almost seems as if the milk is made on demand.

Cheekers2010 · June 2011

I have ginormous boobs and I have no idea whether I'm full or empty anymore. Of course I could tell when I used to get engorged but since I regulated it's anyone's guess. It's annoying!

Blondangel · June 2011

Kellog+1:
I have ginormous boobs and I have no idea whether I'm full or empty anymore. Of course I could tell when I used to get engorged but since I regulated it's anyone's guess. It's annoying!

This.

The pedi agreed. I told her I never feel "full" and she said it's because my boobs are ginormous.

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