This may sound odd, but it is a legitimate question.
My chest is a 34 A - not a whole lot basically. Can anyone tell me how this will affect my ability to nurse, if at all?
Will my breasts be able to produce enough milk to nourish a baby?
I haven't had any children yet and was just wondering. Thanks for any advice or help!
2006-12-10 17:50:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
it doesn't matter what size ur breasts are, you will still be able to breastfeed. You never know, u may be one of those women who love having breasts while pregnant and then don't lose em afterwards. I was unfortunate enough to go from big to bigger and now they just damn ugly from being so big.
2006-12-10 17:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by desert_rose1274 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breast size does not determine your ability to produce milk.. Basically your breasts are fatty tissue with a few (6-10) milk ducts per breast... It is the ducts not the fatty tissue that produces the milk... Since breastmilk is made on demand, meaning the bulk of what baby eats is made as baby nurses, as long as you have the ducts and they are working properly you should have no problem breastfeeding no matter your breast size...
My ex-sister-in-law has successfully breastfed 7 (possibly 8 I have lost track of how many children she has) children including a set of twins and her breasts are still a 32 A (much to her disapproval she thought for sure she would at least get a B cup out of it LOL)
2006-12-11 02:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! I was a 34 A and breastfed my first son exclusively -no formula- for 6 months .. he quit on his own .. I was still producing. After I had him I went right back down to an A (a saggy, fuller A but still an A) and now I am back up to a C nursing my second son who is now 10 months. He is on solids now but has never had any formula only breasmilk! So I don't think that really has any effect. One of my friends has always had a little more there than me :) She was a C and could not breastfeed past 3 months... I dont think size has anything to do with it. ...
2006-12-11 01:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your breast size has nothing to do with your ability to breastfeed. Your breasts will not serve as milk containers. What happens is that you will produce as much as your baby needs and that production will take place during the feeding. Beside, your breast size will no longer be A when you have a baby - they will be at least B...
2006-12-11 02:25:16 · answer #4 · answered by mimemamomu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your chest size has NOTHING to do with your milk production. I went from a 36 C to a 38 D from child to child and breast fed each for almost a year with no problems. They both stopped on their own when they were ready as I lost weight and breast size to a 34 B. Never had any problems for my children or myself. They just got too old and tired of the boob as I lost weight.
2006-12-11 03:22:32 · answer #5 · answered by bubblingbroo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How will this affect your ability to nurse? It will probably make it easier in getting started. My wife went from a C-cup to a D-cup when she was pregnant. When our son was born, we had a hard time knowing if he was latching on correctly because her breasts were so large and covering up his face preventing us from seeing.
Your breasts WILL be able to produce enough milk! It will be a supply and demand response. Let your baby nurse and your glands will produce more milk.
You might want to try La Leche League, which is a huge advocate for breastfeeding.
Congratulations (and thank you) for choosing to breastfeed!
2006-12-11 01:59:32 · answer #6 · answered by Kirby 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i was a 34 AA when before I had my first. When I delivered I was a 36 DDD...made it easier to nurse and it got bigger and bigger every time i engorged. As long as there's sucking motion going on in your nipples, the body will produce milk. Also, while nursing, you have to eat as if your still prego, so the right nutrients go in your baby.
2006-12-11 01:55:26 · answer #7 · answered by Laurellamags 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Size doesnt matter. You should be able to feed a baby just fine and in fact (its going to be TMI) mine were a 36 nearly B and now I am a 36 C after baby!
2006-12-11 01:54:49 · answer #8 · answered by Canes Girlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breast size has nothing to do with your ability to nurse. Breast size is all determined by fatty tissue. What really matters when it comes to breastfeeding is the plumbing inside the breast. :-)
2006-12-11 07:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
did your mother nurse a baby? my mother didnt have enough milk, nor did i, nor did my daughter, it runs in families and has nothing at all to do with breast size, call the laleachie league, for information on breast feeding.
2006-12-11 03:16:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋