I am still bfing. I no longer fit in my new bra (bought in March). I meant to measure themthis morning. The band is too big and the cups are too small. (
Still bigger than pre-preg but much smaller than they were when BFing started.
Me: 35 H: 35 Married: 4/5/13 "You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I will always love you. That's where I'll be waiting." ~Peter Pan
*TW*
BFP #1: 11/12/12 EDD 7/25/13 Baby boy: 7/27/13 BFP #2: 10/29/17 MMC dx @ 9 weeks BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18 BFP #4: 3/2/18 MC 3/9/18 RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28 BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19 Rainbow baby girl born 7/23/19 BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022
Stopped bfing within the past month. They are smaller than they were, but not back to pre-preg. I have no bras that currently fit, since I don't want to get new ones to have them not fit if I shrink more over the next couple weeks.
Prekids I was a C. I went to a D while pregnant, a DD while breastfeeding DS, back to a D when I stopped breastfeeding, and a DD by the end of my pregnancy with DD. I am still breastfeeding and still a DD. Pumping with DS made them so saggy. I miss my perky C's. I told DH that I want a lift and reduction back to a C when we are done having kids.
Big now compared with myself before pregnancy (I am now 36C)... but I bet they will shrink as soon as I stop BF... I have even thought about BF for life LOL
Surprise BFP on 11/02/12 EDD 07/06/13 --> Express wedding on 12/29/2012 --> G was born on 07/15/13
*Multicultural family raising a multilingual toddler: Spanish, Italian, Dutch and English
They are smaller, but I'm still no where near my pre-pregnancy size. I tried one of my old bras on and it was a no go. I look much flatter in the chest area with some bras, though, because they hang lower. I'll be rocking the supportive bras and bikini tops from here on out.
PS - My chest grew, like my rib cage. When I tried to get an old jacket buttoned it was a def no go around the ribs. What the hell?
They are smaller, but I'm still no where near my pre-pregnancy size. I tried one of my old bras on and it was a no go. I look much flatter in the chest area with some bras, though, because they hang lower. I'll be rocking the supportive bras and bikini tops from here on out.
PS - My chest grew, like my rib cage. When I tried to get an old jacket buttoned it was a def no go around the ribs. What the hell?
This happens to everybody. Your ribs spread when you're pregnant. Try to imagine where the hell your organs that get squished up would go otherwise! You need the extra space so your lungs can inflate!
Will they go back? Nothing fits.
My rib cage didn't. So many cute dresses that I had to give away.
My breasts on the other hand are pretty much the same as they were before my first baby. They weren't very big to begin with so I guess that helps prevent them from looking deflated. They get fuller /bigger when nursing, but not by too much. The only real difference is that my ribcage is bigger.
They are different. I miss my somewhat small average chest. I also would like them to be the same size through the day. And to predictably produce milk. (I know, it's a lot to ask of them, isn't it.)
But my old boobs probably couldn't silence a crying baby, so there's that.
Re: Breastfeeding moms - have your boobs shrunk?
BFP #1 5/16/2012 Heard/Saw Heartbeat 6/27/2012 No heartbeat at 11 weeks D&C 7/6/2012
BFP #2 10/28/2012 EDD July 12, 2013
BFP #3 6/24/2015 EDD March 8, 2016
Married: 4/5/13
"You know that place between sleep and awake,
that place where you can still remember dreaming?
That's where I will always love you.
That's where I'll be waiting."
~Peter Pan
*TW*
BFP #2: 10/29/17 MMC dx @ 9 weeks
BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18
BFP #4: 3/2/18 MC 3/9/18
RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal
BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl
Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28
BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19
BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022
After my other kids weaned, my boobs were so tiny. It was sad. I completely understand why people get boob jobs when they're done having kids.
Ditto.
You can't stop my boobs. They are changed but still totally huge.
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