What are some negative effects that breastfeeding have on the breasts? sagging? stretchmarks? etc...?

Question

pregnancy, breastfeeding, pros & cons, sagging, stretchmarks

Answer 1

i have been told that breastfeeding doesn't do anything to your breasts pregnancy hasn't already done. even if it did stretch them to hell and back, i'd rather have that than breast and uterine cancer, which i heard breastfeeding help prevent. too bad i waited too long to try and nurse my daughter, milk was drying up already:( and she had bottle latch already :(

Answer 2

I'm currently breastfeeding my 6 month old daughter, and I have absolutely no stretch marks or sagging. The key is to keep your breasts moisturized and wear a very supportive bra. I'm a CNA and work with many elderly who when they had children had no choice but to breastfeed most of the time. One lady in particular comes to mind when I talk about this so I'll tell you about her. Every time I help her with a shower she looks down at her breasts and remarks at how large, full and perky they are even after nursing her 4 daughters! Honestly, they really don't look that bad. The whole point of my rambling is to let you know that if you take proper care of yourself you will have the comfort in knowing your breasts will retain their shape, and you are giving your baby the best nutrition there is to give!

Answer 3

Your boobs aren't going to be the same after a pregnancy let alone nursing a baby. Sagging is a fact of natural life.

How can the multitude of "pros" that come with nursing be out weighted by sagging, stretchmarks etc?

Answer 4

I only breastfed for 4 weeks before I had to stop for a medical condition, but my breasts didn't sag. That is a old myth. Keep on breastfeeding if you can! I wish I could have :)

Answer 5

Negative effects? NONE Lol!!! The others are lessened likelyhood of breast cancer. Better bonding with your child. The milk is always there and at the correct measurements and temperature ie no need to stand up and waste electrricity to heat milk. It has the correct no. of nutrients for your baby. Breast milk is full of antibodies and another advantage is that when one exclusively breast feeds for 6 months the child will not get allergies at all. Don't know if y9u are aware of all these. With the ability to have boob lifts etc I don't think that looks come into the subject at all. I breast fed my 2 children for 14 months and you should see my boobs - not bad at all.

Answer 6

sagging, stretchmarks, unevenness, distortion etc. all worth the benifits for your baby, though, and, those are just possibilities. I breast fed & still have a nice size & shape..; I wouldn't rule out the possibility of surgery if I hadn't been fortunate, though

Answer 7

I breastfed both of mine and plan on breastfeeding the third when it gets here..I had a wonderful experience..If you are big breasted to begin with then you may or may not have some of those issues`s but to me whatever the out come , it was worth it to me to give my babies that extra boost

Answer 8

Saggy breasts is really not true, I have nursed 2 children until they turned 2 & my breasts look the same aside from my nipples are a bit larger

Answer 9

Honey, your going to have stretchmarks and saggy breasts when you get older anyhow, unless you get a boob job at 80.

Answer 10

Bad thing about breast feeding is that you can get a breast infection (having a blocked milk duct).

Stretchmarks...The bad thing about stretch marks is that they can be removed permanently only by surgery.