Is it safe to breastfeed if a woman has implants? Do the implants change the milk?
2006-09-11 01:12:27 · 10 answers · asked by Megan 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
To answer your exact question yes it is safe to breastfeed with implants. Like everyone else said the implants do not share any tissues or anything. Now what happens if your implant leaks? I don't know.
The other question is is it possible to breastfeed with implants and the answer to that is...It depends. It depends on what type of implant you have. If it is over or under the muscle.
2006-09-11 01:20:57 · answer #1 · answered by yzerswoman 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many women have nursed with implants. (Pamela Anderson, for one.)
Mothers who have had surgery on their breasts may or may not be able to establish a full supply of breastmilk. The amount of milk mothers can able to produce after surgery varries depending on the placement of the implant, whether or not there was significant damage done to the nerves and milk ducts during the surgery (which is more common if the nipple is repositioned or when there is an incision near the areola) and the reason for the surgery.
As for safety.....
Silicone is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is quite doubtful that nursing with silicone breast implants would be harmful to your baby. Even if silicone did leak from your implants (and the chance of this is only about 1.5 percent), it is highly unlikely that it would be able to leak through the pores in your alveoli (milk-producing cells) and into your milk, due to it's high molecular weight. Also, it's inability to dissolve in water makes it unlikely to enter your milk supply.
If it did somehow find its way into your milk, would it be dangerous to your baby? Actually, the silicone used in implants is the same form as in Mylicon drops that have been used for many years to treat gassiness and colic in babies! Silicone is also used in the manufacturing of pacifiers and bottle nipples, in over-the-counter medications, such as antacids, and to coat fruits and vegetables.
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2006-09-11 01:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Implants are not part of the actual breast. They don't share tissue and fluids.
2006-09-11 01:14:10 · answer #3 · answered by Catmmo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Breastfeeding with implants is great. Be sure to go and purchase a tassel for the other boob to entertain the baby. it's like a built-in rattle and activity center.
2006-09-11 03:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
breast implants have nothing to do with the milk.
2006-09-11 01:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes it is safe
2006-09-11 02:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by aintgivinup79 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think that it wouldn't hurt to try. but here is some other information
2006-09-11 01:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by jazz_thieves 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your doctor he/she will know more then us lot.
2006-09-11 01:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask the doc
2006-09-11 01:27:59 · answer #9 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if you have implants there is no way you can breast feed
2006-09-11 01:17:13 · answer #10 · answered by browneyes 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋