So for those ladies who feel like they FINALLY went thru puberty upon getting pregnant - which resulted in finally feeling like you have normal tata's........would you consider augmentation?
I've been thinking about this more and more lately and its somewhat driving me crazy. On the one hand I was barely a B cup before DS1 was born. After he was born and after I stopped nursing my fabulous new chest not only disappeared - but was SMALLER than what I was BEFORE I got pregnant. How depressing. It really affected me too. I felt weird all of a sudden in front of DH like something was wrong w/ me or somethign was missing. Now that I'm preggo again with DS2 and my fabulous chest has returned I realized how much this improves my self confidence. Making me wonder - would I ever really consider surgery???? And I Guess that's what bothers me - I feel so shallow for thinking it. Thoughts?
Re: Now that you have them.....would you ever........?
This, if anything. It really depends on how well they fair with my pregnancies. I would never enhance the size of mine since i've always wanted a reduction due to back pain but I would reconstruct them if they fell too much or didn't go back down in size.
Probably not. I have enjoyed the girls, for sure; I feel like a real woman! lol. But I never had to worry about cleavage before, and now it seems like half my shirts are indecent. NMS.
It would be nice for them to stand at attention again, though. Post-BF they kind of resemble empty balloons. Ah well, DH still enjoys them, and that's all I really care about.
I'm in the same boat as you OP, so I feel your pain lol. After I stopped BFing DD1, the girls just looked sad and droopy. I guess the good thing about having small boobs is that there isn't much there to "sag" downwards.. but that's about the only positive haha.
I see nothing wrong with plastic surgery, as long as your mindset is in the right place. Do it for you and not for anyone else, and don't expect supermodel results. I had my nose done when I was 19 and have not regretted it once. It totally boosted my self-confidence. If we somehow came across $6,000 or so extra dollars then I'd totally get my boobs done. I'd be happy with a small C lol.
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I have breast implants. I had them done in 2007 after I had lost a lot of weight and felt like my breasts completely deflated. I was 26 at the time and felt like I still had so much life to live and I wanted to feel good about myself, naked. I totally and completely love my "new" breasts and I have no regrets. I went from a B to a DD. They have helped me to feel more confident and feminine and I love that my DH loves them. We were dating at the time that I had the surgery, so he saw the before and after first hand. He never encouraged me to have the surgery, but loves that I got them done.
Its a very personal decision that only you can make. I researched them for about a year and looked at 1000s of before/after photos before making my decision.
If you have any questions about the surgery, I don't mind answering any questions.
I am naturally chesty - usually a DD. So I don't think I'll need augmentation, though I understand the logic behind it for other women. I did want to tell you that I have made it very clear to my husband that we will be paying for a hoist after we're done having kids. My boobs stayed big after nursing DS1 but fell. I would like to bring them back up to their former perky place.
I would never advise messing with your boobs while you're still having kids/nursing because as we've seen, a lot can change. But once you're done, I see no reason if you have the money to not do something to feel more confident.
As someone who went from basically flat chested to D's at the age of 11, I have considered reduction for a long time. My mother and younger sister both did it and are very happy with the results. I'm going to wait until I'm done having children because you obviously can't breastfeed after having it done, but if we have the money, I would strongly, strongly, strongly consider it. Nothing shallow about wanting to be happy with your breasts, especially if it improves your self confidence.
(I'll add that I had a nose job when I was 17 and have no regrets.)
Yes, I very likely will get an augmentation. I have a small frame and was always just fine with my small B's - they were at least proportional to my overall figure. Then I got pg and they turned into glorious C's. Fast forward to post-BF and all I had left were nipples, no boob. I had a really hard time with that - NOTHING fit right. AA bra's were too big. Most shirts looked terrible. I dreaded bikini tops like I was 13 again. I wore padded AA bras just so that I'd have some sort of shape. And it started to make me feel bad around MH - there's no point in taking off my shirt, and that just constantly put a damper on truly enjoying sexy time.
So yes, we've talked about it and once we are sure we are done having kids, I think I'm going to get them done. Nothing crazy, likely a large B. I don't want to be embarassed by a set too large around my parents or co-workers. I don't want to send a bad message to DD. But I do just to feel feminine again. Although I am really dreading the idea of surgery & the recovery, so who knows - I may chicken out.
I haven't experienced the post-nursing deflation, but I've grown 2 cups sizes (from barely B to D) since I've been pregnant. I always kind of wished I were bigger, but my clothes fit SO MUCH BETTER before my boobs grew! I'm tall and thin, so I had a hard time finding clothes that fit in the first place, let alone, tall and thin with bigger boobs (and a growing baby bump)!
I guess I'll have to wait and see how the girls end up looking after I'm done nursing, but if I had to decide now, I'd stick with my barely B's!
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It is actually possible to BF after a reduction. You're more likely to have problems, which is why I've waited, but it is possible.
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Eh, I used to think this way too, but then I left the "normal" cup sizes behind and ended up in G and H territory (I'm a 36 J right now).
Maybe I'll get lucky and my breasts will shrink (please, God!), but if not, when I am done bearing/nursing children, I am seriously considering a reduction. It would be nice to buy bras that don't cost an arm and a leg and are seriously ugly and hurt my ribcage (which is pretty small, comparatively speaking). Let alone wearing shirts that actually look like they fit all of me instead of having to choose between too tight in the boobs or too loose everywhere else.
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