I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT THIS!!!
Just thought I'd get that in since most people on here assume you to be covertly advancing a position whether you are or not!
I saw on a science programme once, that men are attracted to women with big boobs because their genes predispose them to be attracted to mates who will be better able to feed their offspring.
On the other hand, I've heard lots of doctors say that it makes no difference since boobs always grow bigger as birth arrives.
Then I think to myself maybe doctors are trained to say that to expectant mothers because it's 'usually' true and they don't need to have something else to worry about at such a crucial point in their lives.
So what's the truth?
2007-05-25 01:00:57 · 16 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Interesting question. In order to make a judgement, you'd have to show that breast size is associated with milk production. I don't know if that has ever been demonstrated. Note that individual stories (aka 'anecdotal evidence') don't mean much to prove anything about what would have to be a large-group kind of affect. There are a lot of hypotheses about what makes men and women attractive to each other, but it's not easy to tie any point of attraction to an evolutionary advantage beyond going to what are called "Just So" stories (after the Kipling stories like How the Elephant got his Trunk, and etc.) Basically, the idea is, if we can show some connection in other animals (like birds or mammals), then it probably works that way in people too. It's kind of an educated guess for the most part. Why don't you put together a proposal and try to settle the question once and for all? I'm sure someone would be willing to put up some grant money for it..
2007-05-25 02:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are the same amount of milk ducts regardless of the size of the breast. Big boobs just have more fatty tissure than smaller ones. The ability to feed a baby is more to do with the nipple. Women with flat or inverted nipples will have much more trouble than women with normal shaped nipples. I remember my aunt looking over my shoulder and exclaiming "So that's what they are meant to look like!"
2016-04-01 07:30:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 04:19:32 · answer #3 · answered by grier 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's no guarantee that women with big boobs can better feed their babies. What if the mother has inverted nipples? Or, there is not enough milk to feed the baby? It's not the size that matters.
2007-05-25 01:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by annabelle p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone else has said, it makes no difference. Some women with big boobs are carrying fat in them not extra capacity for producing milk.
2007-05-25 01:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the best question ive read all day.
I dont think it actually makes a different. I think more like diet would effect the amount of milk.
2007-05-25 01:10:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any experience, but I have heard that women with naturally big breasts (before pregnancy and lactating) have more problems breast feeding as there is more fat putting pressure on the milk glands.
2007-05-25 01:13:07 · answer #7 · answered by Jooles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i have big boobs and it was a nightmare breastfeeding as i didn't have enough milk, my friend had very small boobs and leaked out all the time (it was 26 years ago)
2007-05-25 01:18:09 · answer #8 · answered by Jackie M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think it makes a difference
2007-05-25 01:05:01 · answer #9 · answered by Helen C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The breast grow during pregnancy. Apart from that size doesn't count, it's the glands inside the breast that do.
2007-05-25 01:07:04 · answer #10 · answered by thecharleslloyd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋