does the size of your breasts indicate the amount of breastmilk?

Question

my breasts have stayed the same throughout my pregnancy not bigger nor smaller; this week is my 40th week of pregnancy, and i feel like i wont have enough breastmilk to feed my baby when she due, has this happen to anyone? any suggestions?

Answer 1

Don't worry... after the baby is born, your milk will come in. Especially after you nurse for the first time. And then it will keep on coming to keep up with supply and demand. Just remember to alternate nursing between BOTH breasts.

Answer 2

Size has nothing to do with how much milk you have. When you first have your baby you get the clear milk colostrum and the baby has to eat more because they don't get that much (just antibodies) after awhile your milk will start to come in. My breasts swelled when I was going to get my period and the same thing happened this time when I got pregnant, now I'm 21 weeks. Don't worry about having to little breast milk. Your body will figure out how much your baby needs and how often and it needs to produce it. Only thing I hate about breastfeeding is sore breasts which is normal.

DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND EAT GOOD FOODS.

Answer 3

The size of your breasts have absolutely nothing to do with how much breastmilk you will produce. Keep in mind, it usually takes a few days after a birth for your breastmilk to come in. In the meantime keep offering the breast to your baby & try not to get frustrated. Your baby will not starve...babies are born with enough fluid to sustain them the first few days until your milk comes in. The biggest mistake new mom's make is thinking their child is starving & supplementing with formula.

A great website for breastfeeding advice is www.kellymom.com

Answer 4

Size has no relation to the amount of milk you produce, because you are constantly producing it, even while the baby is nursing.

Actually, many very large-breasted women encounter problems with breastfeeding because baby has to take more breast tissue into the mouth. Engorgement might also be more painful the more breast tissue you have.

The only advantage to larger breasts is their milk storage capacity. LOL. But there's no advantage in production amount.

My breasts never got bigger while I was pregnant. I only noticed a slight increase in size after my baby was born and my milk came in.

Answer 5

The size of your breasts doesn't indicate the amount of breast milk. Your breasts usually don't "grow" until you start breastfeeding. If you have really small or really large breasts then you can have trouble breastfeeding. I wouldn't worry about it though. Size has nothing to do with milk production. The lactitian at the time of your daughter's birth will talk you through it all.

Answer 6

That's a good Q. I'm 36b and through my whole pregnancy my breast never changed and now that i have my baby it's been 2 weeks and i've been breastfeeding and when i feed my baby on both side he still seems to be hungry still seems like i get little milk so i give him formula too.

Answer 7

no the size does not matter. they will get larger about 2 days after you give birth when your milk comes in. even if they don't get larger it doesn't matter, your body will produce the amount of milk your baby needs. just relax and enjoy your new baby.relaxing is a big help with breast feeding.and if you get cracked from the nursing use Lansinoh . it won't hurt the baby, and is excellent.... GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 8

LOL no it does not matter my breasts are still small and when i gave birth no milk came out 2 days later i couldnt stop them from squirting milk lots of milk too trust me dont worry ..
good luck with every thing

Answer 9

the size of your breasts are not an indication of how much milk you will get or how much milk you wont get although that is a very good question

Answer 10

You only produce as much milk as the baby requires.