ok ever since ive been preggo my boobs jumped up a size. 
which is good.. but i got alotttttta stretch marks there, and on my sides, legs, and butt. 
not good. so im feeling
pretty nasty and ugly and have barley any confidence… : /
and im worried that if i breastfeed my boobs will get smaller and saggy, : (
i want whats best for my baby but idk what to beleive
some ppl are telling me to use a breast pump and never let the baby on my breast… and some ppl are telling me to just use formula.
then theres some ppl telling me to breastfeed w/ baby on breast and pump use and see what happens.
i wanna know if breastfeeding will cause me to lose my breasts… and if it does what can i do to feed my baby with breastmilk…w/o making my boobs smaller.
srry if i seem to worried its just i wanna know what else of my body will be gone before it happens..
being preggo i already feel shitty but now with all the stretch marks i feel worse.
only thing that keeps me smiling is the thought of my baby.
anyone know what i should do??
???help????
January 29th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Your breasts will go down no matter what.
Not yet, of course.
The stretch marks will fade but they do not go away.
IT is part of having a baby for most women, if not a part of life.
I breastfed my first (at 15, almost 16) and each baby thereafter. It was a wonderful rewarding experience.
IMO, start as you intend to go on. Meaning breastfeed or bottle feed. A lot of women are upset when they try to breastfeed and it does not work out well and they bottle feed or pump into a bottle and the baby will not go back to breast. (bottle feeding is easier to do for baby…less work.)
Your breasts will be different if you breast feed or not, honey. If you do not, they will be sore, leak, and be swollen and then they will eventually go down to an almost before pregnancy size, depending on you, your mother, etc…
With my first I only breastfed for 4 months and then I used a bottle and formula until he was a year old and then sippy cups with whole milk.
With my second and fourth, they did not use bottles at all. (well, the hospital gave my daughter one against my wishes.) With my third baby I breastfed almost 3 months and then used bottles and formula until he was a year old.
Breast is best unless you just cannot do it.
If that is the case, pump into a bottle and feed him that.
I did well with my first pregnancy but my second I had mastitis and it was hard on me. My husband helped me with that a lot. With my third and fourth I did fine. Make sure you are on birth control right away also. I stopped breastfeeding my daughter when I was six months pregnant with my third. It was hurting way too much.
As for smaller and saggy….yeah, that happens naturally. Mine I thought were bad after my first, but they looked great! After my second and third they looked worse for the wear, but my husband loves them and that is all that counts.
You can pump if you are not always with your baby and some babies, depending on the nipple of the bottle will actually be able to latch on and nurse.
Your milk has yet to come in…when it does, you will be enormous. It does not last though. (I missed it so!!!)
Being pregnant was hard. I loved it!
Nursing was hard…..I loved that most of the time, too.
If you have trouble when it does, let me know…..or all of us ladies on here. (lactation consultant, too.) We will be glad to help the best we can.
I recommend getting a book, they show pictures…
Good luck.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Breastfeeding is normal. Your boobs are made to feed your children. That is the only purpose that nature intended for boobs. During and after pregnancy, the breasts are filled with milk so they become heavier and bigger in size. Once the milk production stops, they come back to their original size. Do not —-I say do not deprive your child from the breast milk that contains all nutrients that are necessary for child growth and for their immune system.
You can do some breast exercises to keep in shape. Wear a supportive bra so your boobs do not sag. They do not sag due to breastfeeding anyway. And mind you they will sag at certain age regardless what you do.
January 29th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Learn to love the changes that pregnancy has brought you I bet your husband is lol there is bio oil that works great for stretch marks and you could do light exercises that is approved by your doctor
January 29th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Whether or not you nurse your breasts will return to their normal shape and size. The stretch marks are, unfortunately, yours to keep. If we had mature men it this society they would value them as the beautiful sacrifices to continuing humanity that they are, but no. The airbrush rules!
Seriously, breast shape, size and tendency to hang or droop is purely hereditary.
Nurse your baby. A good bra is nice if you need it for support, but I promise you I nursed my baby for 14 months before he was weened. I did not sleep in a bra and for most of my life, including nursing I never wore one. I’ve gone a little south for my own tastes, but at 52 I’d match my pair to women half my age. They always were a little high anyway.
January 29th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
your boobs are only bigger bc theres milk storing inside of them. i LOVED mine when they got bigger too but as time went on they did go back to the size they were before unfortunately. i dont think you’ll get stretch marks or get saggy boobs because of breast feeding. i highly recommend you breast feed your child bc thats the best milk they can get and it helps their immune system to fight against bacteria and infections. just try not to scratch yourself if your itchy bc that causes stretch marks and yeah it does suck but hopefully i helped. good luck!