Vent- I hate my new boobs. Anyone else?

strawberrytree · July 2012

I'm probably going to sound like a spoiled brat, so apologies in advance. But I really hate my new boobs. I am EBF, and my boobs feel huge. They are about a C cup- maybe even pushing a D- which I realise isn't as massive as some, but to a former 32A they are ginormous. I loved my old boobs. They had a great shape and were perky and I knew how to dress them to make them look good and I miss them .

I know that I'm very lucky that BF is going great for my son and I with no issues at all. I know there are lots of women who really struggled to BF and I am grateful that I'm able to feed my son. But for a few selfish, shallow minutes every day when I get dressed or look in the mirror and see how big they are, I hate them. I feel like any cleavage I show is so huge that it's vulgar. We have 7 weddings to attend between next weekend and early October and I'm afraid that any dress I can find that will allow me to BF easily will also show so much cleavage that it would be totally inappropriate for a wedding.

I had a great body image before I got PG, and other than my boobs my body has gone back to how it was before relatively quickly, but I still hate it every time I look in the mirror and see my huge boobs. DH loves them, but I don't. If all goes according to plan I'll be pregnant or breastfeeding for the next several years, and the thought of having these boobs for that long is so discouraging to me.

/end selfish vent. Anybody else having a hard time adjusting to their post-baby body?

acbfreire · July 2012

I don't like my stomach and c-section scar, but I honestly don't have much time to think about it. I used to be a 32A too, but I am prob a 34B now.

JessieCupcake · July 2012

I'm not breastfeeding but my boobs definitely look different now. I've always had issues with them anyway but H seems to still like them just fine.

As for the rest of my body, I wish I were looking better. My H thinks I look good but I'm not feeling so good about it. I had been losing weight before I got pregnant and I'd like to get back on track. I still haven't stepped on a scale since having my son. I just haven't wanted to face it.

thatoneredhead · July 2012

Ive got the opposite problem- my boobs are smaller than they used to be pre-preg. And on top of that my nips are pale??? You're welcome for the tmi but it weirds me out.

My stretch marks look ALOT worse PP too, so thats a bummer. I also still have 15 lbs to get to my pre-pregnancy weight, so that makes 30 pounds to my goal, and 40 to where I really want to be. Yay me.

GeekFantasy · July 2012

Having the belly pooch is a little annoying, but my biggest thing is my thighs (literally). I would be able to fit into my pre-preg stuff if not for those babies, so I'm suck in maternity wear for the foreseeable future. I do miss my boobs too - I was a 36C pre-preg and they ballooned at about 9 weeks to 36DD. I don't know what they'd be now, I wear nursing bras that don't have those sized that way, but they are GIGANTIC. So I hear you on loving being able to breast feed, but yeah, missing my body too.

KrissyMiss · July 2012

I don't hate my boobs or the way they look - I hate how I can hardly find anything reasonably priced that fits them. They're a whopping 42G. I bought a shelf tank from the store just to have something to wear around the house and even though it is a 2x it's too tight and I'm popping out all over the place.

EMOmamma · July 2012

I am self conscious of the size of my 40Es but they're better than the post BF saggy pancakes... Not looking forward to those again.

Sawyerplus1 · July 2012

EMO-mamma:
they're better than the post BF saggy pancakes... Not looking forward to those again.

Haha, this. And it doesn't even matter if you breast feed or not. I wasn't able to nurse DS1 but a few short months after he was born they were considerably less full/more flat than they had been before. I went from a nice 36C, with good lift, to a saggy 36D that fell into my armpits when I lay on my back.

But whatever, by baby #3, saggy loose tummy skin ravaged by stretch marks and droopy boobs are just par for the course of having the family I love.

stepper1725 · July 2012

I don't know if 'hate' is the right word, but it's definitely taking me a while to adjust to the new boobs. I was a 34 A pre-pregnancy, now I'm a 36 C. One thing I really don't like is that I still have the linea nigra. No signs of fading. My aunt's never faded and her kids are teenagers. Oh well!

Cavegeko · July 2012

I started at a 36A and now probably around a C verging on the next size up. I just don't know what to wear to cover them and the new cleavage. My old button up shirts make me look like I should be working at Hooters. I don't like showing too much of my body, so not being able to cover them and the cleavage bothers me. I don't know yet what I am going to do/wear when I have to go back to work, since I plan on pumping to continue BF. DH does like the new size, and so do his friends... There are some comments I wish I had never overheard...

babyruth88 · July 2012

I was an amazing perfect 34b prepregnancy and now a amazing perfect 36d. I almost kissed my nurse when she asked me if i had implants lol. Cant say i have any complaints. I have the stretchmarks etc but everytime i look at ava all my upwet feelings go away. Trying not to obsess about my body will be hard while raising her but a choice were making cause i dont want her growing up with a complex etc about hers. Lol we will see how it goes

rissa_n · July 2012

I pretty much hate everything about my body right now. I still have half of the weight I gained while pg left to lose & the mirror depresses me every day

claudiaudia · July 2012

We're boob twins! I was 32A before, too and am now at a 32C.

My breasts went back to their old shape pretty well after I was finished nursing, and I went for 18 months with my son, so there is hope for your old boobs! Mine didn't feel the same (they felt a little more soft), but they looked very similar.

As for dresses, maybe you'd feel comfortable wearing a complimentary camisole underneath it and pull it up when you pull the front down? It sounds crazy, but it does work, there's very minimal exposure that way. There are also nursing dresses that are quite modest out there that can be purchased or sewed if you're sporting.

I do hate my stomach this time around...and I still feel kind of fat. My husband vehemently disagrees, but I don't like to see myself in the mirror. I still have some belly left. It's just surprising because the first time around it was gone super-fast and I didn't even look like I'd had a baby.

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