How did your breasts change after breastfeeding your first baby?

Question

Did they become smaller or bigger? Did your breasts also become saggy?

Also, how did you stop your breasts from producing milk? I am currently on my 3rd month but want to stop after a month or two.

Thanks in advance for your answers!

I am using a manual pump. I only pump about 4-5x a day since I also formula feed.

Answer 1

My breasts became bigger and then became smaller after I stopped. They're still bigger than before I was pregnant though (by about half a cup). Mine didn't become saggy. I stopped when my daughter was 4 months because I went back to work when she was 3 months and I couldn't pump as much and therefore my production went down. If you want to stop after a month or two, just start pumping a little less or if your child takes it straight from you, start pumping and feed him from a bottle and then start pumping less. Don't stop all of a sudden. Your breasts will get sore, hard, and you could get mastitis if you don't get that milk out. Good luck.

Answer 2

I couldnt really tell with mine because after my daughter self weaned I was only a month away from giving birth to my second.
When I breastfeed for the first few months my breasts are HUGE at about 6 months they get smaller although still bigger than they usually are. By 12 months they are back to their original size but still producing lots of milk. So once I stopped the stayed exactly the same.
Your breasts will automatically dry up once you stop feeding. the time it takes to dry up varies with each woman.

I breastfed for a total of 4 maybe 4 and half years, with only a month break in between children. And my breasts are still nice and perky and the same size as before having kids.

Answer 3

Women differ in the changes that come with breast feeding. I know those who were surprised by the increase in size and a few that were much smaller. Drooping can be managed by exercise. My experience would lead me to think that a tendency is more genetic than anything else. Weaning is covered in most breast feeding books but if you nurse less and less and feed the baby substitutes for breast milk the milk decreases until you quit producing. You may want to be aware that if your family has a lot of allergies this may be less beneficial for the baby. Make sure they have made a good adjustment to the formula before you quit.

Answer 4

Mine went back to their original size. They didn't sag. If you just stop feeding the baby from them they will stop producting alot of milk. I could still squeeze alittle out of mine 5 years after my son was born, but he stopped breastfeeding when he was 4 months old.
Oh, and all the damage and saggyness to boobies happens during pregnancy and has nothing to do with breastfeeding. I would even go so far as to say that boobs look better if they are used for feeding, because all the ladys including my mother that never breastfeed have horrible sagging boobs, and the ones that have breastfeed usually are smaller, but not as saggy.

Answer 5

Youve already gotten over the hard part... why would you want to quit so soon?

The benefits of breastmilk last well into early childhood. The least that is reccomended is to a year. That way the baby never has to have formula... which is icky stuff!

The longer you nurse, the more benefits for you and your baby. I know it seems difficult right now... but it gets alot easier the second 6 months, i promise! I think it would be harder to make bottles and all that than to nurse?

Answer 6

Your breasts will change. It depends on how they were before you were pregnant. The only way to stop producing milk is to stop breastfeeding. It will be uncomfortable for a few days. Your breasts will feel huge and hard.

Answer 7

Mine got smaller and flatter.. :( I don't know about drying up because it happened gradually for me around a year old.

Answer 8

i read many women stop too early. i guess it's best to wait a year but ouch, that's a long way a way:(