Women after kids/weight bra size question

yummummum
yummummum Posts: 257
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
So, for those of you who have had kids and nursed them... did your boobs go back to their original size after you lost weight?
My youngest is 8 years old so I have been overweight for awhile! But,
Before kids I was a 34 B and now that I have lost half the weight I am a 34 DD (wtf?)
I have 30 more pounds to go...

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  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    I have had 4 babies....and I was a B/C before babies and was up to a D/DD when bf'ing...I didnt take breaks between my kids, so I pretty much had nearly a decade of it and miraculously I'm back to my regular size and shape (no kidding) now that I'm finished.
  • MommaFuhrer
    MommaFuhrer Posts: 214 Member
    I nursed 4 kids and I am back to my normal size, however I do need a good bra with some lift! ~Jessica:smile:
  • AveryWays
    AveryWays Posts: 150 Member
    I had 4 kids and seen my size go from 38 C to 44 C. Now I'm 34B/C. Definitely need some lift but working on doing more chest strengthening to help them back to perky?? :blushing:
  • jojopel
    jojopel Posts: 348 Member
    I was a B before nursing my children and I'm now a D. I'm not thrilled about it, but I wouldn't change it for the world. :smile:
  • rblair_22
    rblair_22 Posts: 202 Member
    I think I am one of those women whose breast did NOT get bigger with pregnancy. I stayed in my 38 D through the whole pregnancy and then through breastfeeding also. I definitely need a bra with "lift", but I have a feeling I will be one of those women, that once I lose weight, I'm going to have to go down a size in bras, and honestly that sucks!
  • yummummum
    yummummum Posts: 257
    OK, so I guess the 30 pounds left will come from all over! Truthfully, part of me was hoping that might be a little added bonus for all that kid rearing :-) slightly bigger boobs! haha
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    So, for those of you who have had kids and nursed them... did your boobs go back to their original size after you lost weight?
    My youngest is 8 years old so I have been overweight for awhile! But,
    Before kids I was a 34 B and now that I have lost half the weight I am a 34 DD (wtf?)
    I have 30 more pounds to go...

    Mine went up and stayed up. I lost all my weight within six months (I was 17, so that helped!) but I went up almost two cup sizes, and I was already a C.

    I have a friend, though, whose boobs got smaller after breastfeeding.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    Pregnancy is what changes your breasts, not breastfeeding. That said, I birthed 2 children and nursed for over 3 years straight and mine went right back to normal size. My sister also had 2 babies, and nursed each of her kids around 9 months with a break in between, and hers are still much larger than they were pre-pregnancy. It really depends on the person.
  • ashreneeknutson
    ashreneeknutson Posts: 77
    My sister-in-law went from a 32 B to a 34DD after she had her son and she did not nurse. It is different with everyone. If you need help with bra sizing...Frederick's of Hollywood does very very acurate measuring for free! :)
  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    I had 4 kids and seen my size go from 38 C to 44 C. Now I'm 34B/C. Definitely need some lift but working on doing more chest strengthening to help them back to perky?? :blushing:

    actually I've read and experienced for myself, that an increase in fat in your diet helps. I eat a TON of fat. If the breast itself is lacking in perk, it's probably not because of the muscle, its the breast tissue....
  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    Pregnancy is what changes your breasts, not breastfeeding.

    How's this true? Just curious cause pregnancy didnt do anything for mine, it's all from the breastfeeding...
  • KassiStGeorge
    KassiStGeorge Posts: 7
    I nursed my daughter for 16 months, and my bra size did not go back to pre-baby size (34C). I am currently a 40D and I hate it. I am hoping after weight loss that I can get back to regular size, but they will never be the same :(
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    Pregnancy is what changes your breasts, not breastfeeding.

    How's this true? Just curious cause pregnancy didnt do anything for mine, it's all from the breastfeeding...

    It's true because it's true. You can Google it. How could you know it was all from the breastfeeding and not from pregnancy? I'm assuming you breastfed right after being pregnant, so it's not like you had time to check 'em out and see what they were going to be like after the pregnancy.
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    I nursed 4 kids and I am back to my normal size, however I do need a good bra with some lift! ~Jessica:smile:
    this! but i didnt nurse 4, i just did 2 and it was for a few months before going to formula.
  • yummummum
    yummummum Posts: 257
    I had 4 kids and seen my size go from 38 C to 44 C. Now I'm 34B/C. Definitely need some lift but working on doing more chest strengthening to help them back to perky?? :blushing:

    actually I've read and experienced for myself, that an increase in fat in your diet helps. I eat a TON of fat. If the breast itself is lacking in perk, it's probably not because of the muscle, its the breast tissue....

    oh had never heard that about fat!! i eat a ton too! not afraid! helps me lose weight! I am eating chicken with skin as I write! Let's hope it helps "the girls" :)
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Before children I was a 30G, when pregnant/BF first time I was a 32J, dropped to a 32H after a year. Stayed about the same size throughout second pregnancy, and again for about a year after. Was a 32G after 2 years, 30G after 3 years. My youngest son is now 4 and I am a 28F. So it took me 3 years to go back to my old size, but they have now deflated further.
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    probably not IMMEDIATELY but eventually after breast feeding your breasts will return to their 'normal' size. Wear good bras - wear them all the time, even for sleeping. This will minimize sagging- trust me- you WANT to do this - even I don't like looking at my aging, sagging breasts ... I used to have a 'great rack' (been told so by bikers so u know it's true) now it's just sad =\
  • Makethefatcry12
    Makethefatcry12 Posts: 133 Member
    I was a perky 42H before getting pregnant and I nursed my daughter for 4 weeks after delivery. Now she is 16 months old. I am a 36 DD and have lost 31 pounds and my boobs are still perky now. I hope you all have luck with getting back to what you want them to be. It definitely depends on the elasticity of your skin.
  • Mmmary212
    Mmmary212 Posts: 410 Member
    Pregnancy is what changes your breasts, not breastfeeding.

    How's this true? Just curious cause pregnancy didnt do anything for mine, it's all from the breastfeeding...

    It's true because it's true. You can Google it. How could you know it was all from the breastfeeding and not from pregnancy? I'm assuming you breastfed right after being pregnant, so it's not like you had time to check 'em out and see what they were going to be like after the pregnancy.

    I ask because my boobs changed because of breastfeeding...the dramatic change in size from the milk coming in...and when it's all over, they're kinda 'deflated' and people I know who did not breastfeed, their boobs are just as they were before, no changes (besides the slight growth, but nothing anywhere close to the 'wear and tear' of breastfeeding). So to say it's from pregnancy and not breastfeeding makes no sense to me. 'Tis all.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    Pregnancy is what changes your breasts, not breastfeeding.

    How's this true? Just curious cause pregnancy didnt do anything for mine, it's all from the breastfeeding...

    It's true because it's true. You can Google it. How could you know it was all from the breastfeeding and not from pregnancy? I'm assuming you breastfed right after being pregnant, so it's not like you had time to check 'em out and see what they were going to be like after the pregnancy.

    I ask because my boobs changed because of breastfeeding...the dramatic change in size from the milk coming in...and when it's all over, they're kinda 'deflated' and people I know who did not breastfeed, their boobs are just as they were before, no changes (besides the slight growth, but nothing anywhere close to the 'wear and tear' of breastfeeding). So to say it's from pregnancy and not breastfeeding makes no sense to me. 'Tis all.

    Unfortunately, that's probably more due to genes than breastfeeding. Like I said in my earlier post, mine are exactly the same as they were before having babies, and I nursed for 3 years straight. Some women's breasts are completely changed after pregnancy, and some aren't. It's just the genes. :-/
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I was heavier before kids. 165 and 36B.

    Now I am 152 and a 36A.
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    I only just had my daughter in March but before I got pregnant I was a 32small B/full A. I have about 40lb to get back to my pre-preg weight and I'm already a 36 full B so I'm probably going to end up being at or close to the size I was before. Different for everyone :)
  • kensky
    kensky Posts: 472 Member
    Breastfeeding doesn't wreck boobs. That is a sad myth.

    " History of breast-feeding, weight gain during pregnancy, and lack of participation in regular upper body exercise were not found to be significant risk factors for ptosis."

    Apparently, ptosis is the scientific word for saggage.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20354434

    Even pre-pregnancy, my rack was, shall we say, petite. Weight gain added some heft but my weight loss has taken that all away. Small boobs tend not to sag as much since there's not as much for gravity to pull down. /obvious
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    So, for those of you who have had kids and nursed them... did your boobs go back to their original size after you lost weight?
    My youngest is 8 years old so I have been overweight for awhile! But,
    Before kids I was a 34 B and now that I have lost half the weight I am a 34 DD (wtf?)
    I have 30 more pounds to go...

    Boobs:
    Original size, yes. Original shape, no.

    Weight:
    Got back to prepreg weight in August '11, so 2 years... but 9 months from when I actually started putting effort into it.
  • AveryWays
    AveryWays Posts: 150 Member
    I had 4 kids and seen my size go from 38 C to 44 C. Now I'm 34B/C. Definitely need some lift but working on doing more chest strengthening to help them back to perky?? :blushing:

    actually I've read and experienced for myself, that an increase in fat in your diet helps. I eat a TON of fat. If the breast itself is lacking in perk, it's probably not because of the muscle, its the breast tissue....

    I've incinerated a lot of fat tissues over all in the past 6 months with eating clean, strength training and cardio. It is true that the breast tissue consists of fat however it's your muscles that it adheres to that helps them give a fuller and uplifted look. If the under lying muscle is weak, the breasts will sag. No worries. Once I'm done with lean phase of my eating regiment, I'll slowly add dairy in the equation.:bigsmile:
  • cemummy
    cemummy Posts: 28 Member
    mine have shrunk. i have 2 kids both breastfeed my youngest is 2 1/2 pre preg i was a full B cup, while breastfeeding i was a C and now that ive almost reached my weight goal im an A!!! a little gutting i was very happy with my B cup :(
  • aspen1377
    aspen1377 Posts: 60 Member
    I was a 34C before kids....ginormous during pregnancy and nursing (5 years of nursing)...am down to losing the last few pounds and am a 34DD....weird.
  • HisBeachgirl
    HisBeachgirl Posts: 51 Member
    Judging from the replies in this thread it seems that most ladies who were well endowed got bigger and stayed bigger. However, those of us who started small end up the same if not smaller. Unfortunately I'm in the second camp mentioned. It's the only bad part about loosing this weight. I'll be back down to an A. :(
  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    pre pregnancy, I was a 38C. during breastfeeding, 40 D. gained more after, up to a 42DD. now, 36DD. my youngest "baby" will be 11 in march. :tongue:
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