tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post4982391570699244436..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Breastfeeding Does NOT Cause Breasts to SagUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-16450020166454419242014-01-18T12:58:07.567-05:002014-01-18T12:58:07.567-05:00So very true! We always need to be aware of our la...So very true! We always need to be aware of our language. Human milk for human babies is the baseline... all else is, unfortunately, sub-par as far as health and development goes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-36075573423895954002014-01-18T06:59:44.559-05:002014-01-18T06:59:44.559-05:00Wonderful article to dispel myths! The only argum...Wonderful article to dispel myths! The only argument I’d make is the last line: Research has shown breastfed infants have improved general health, growth and development as well as a lower risk of many acute and chronic illnesses than artificially fed infants. The truth is that breastfed infants have normal health, growth and development and formula fed babies have poorer health, growth and Natural Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539144067787270017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-26195447560083572622013-07-23T15:17:37.514-04:002013-07-23T15:17:37.514-04:00LOVE this article, comments, and gorgeous picture!...LOVE this article, comments, and gorgeous picture! My mother in law swears by wearing extremely supportive bras while breastfeeding, says it will prevent sagging, but I'm prone to mastitis if I wear anything constrictive. I didn't wear bras much with first child, but thought I would this time, 'til plugged ducts started. <br />It's always best to listen to your body, and there areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-11585932866230621242013-03-25T12:15:07.496-04:002013-03-25T12:15:07.496-04:00I loved not wearing a bra with B cup sized. Now af...I loved not wearing a bra with B cup sized. Now after pregnancy I'm a D and it's not as comfortable as it used to be. :( Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-30763198172412030682012-04-08T06:21:46.524-04:002012-04-08T06:21:46.524-04:00Thank you for posting this article. Important woul...Thank you for posting this article. Important would also be to discuss breast changes after pregnancy and breastfeeding, where women develops breast pain that is cycle related. Since having my second child, I always get burning and dull aching in the same breast mid cycle. I never had this after I had my first child. It drives me crazy and I honestly do not understand it 100%. I have been to two Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-37793309973974103652011-12-24T20:35:37.312-05:002011-12-24T20:35:37.312-05:00I have a question...I'm perfectly willing to g...I have a question...I'm perfectly willing to go braless, but what about when I start leaking (feeding a 3wk old)? Yesterday I was trying on some bras and milk was dripping on the floor. (I fed my baby as soon afterwards as I could.)QuicksilverQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557037093560947882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33505753581378991072011-12-13T18:30:17.436-05:002011-12-13T18:30:17.436-05:00I'm still nursing my 12 month old. I have a cr...I'm still nursing my 12 month old. I have a cracking pair of boobs! My partner says that they look womanly! I'm a J cup post natal and I was an H cup before pregnancy. If anything, I wish my areole would go back smaller, but I'm not that bothered. My OH loves them and so does my baby! I'm not planning on changing either of them! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-23856746770822851022011-12-08T14:03:52.247-05:002011-12-08T14:03:52.247-05:00I nursed 3 children for 9 months / 8 months and 18...I nursed 3 children for 9 months / 8 months and 18 months. My B cups have not sagged :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-25683326957336978872011-12-08T11:46:58.173-05:002011-12-08T11:46:58.173-05:00Hey ladys- I would have to say i was 19 when i got...Hey ladys- I would have to say i was 19 when i got prego had 34C perky boobs- when i got prego they went to a 36DD plus being RH- I gained about 80 pounds from 105 pounds that i was.. After i stopped breastfeeding my first for 14 months my boobs when to a 36D and stayed nice and perky- Now after second pregnancy boobs went up to DDD then by birth went back down to 36D have been breastfeeding for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-91691832371266090952011-12-08T02:15:10.504-05:002011-12-08T02:15:10.504-05:00As the researchers mentioned -- it is hormones, pr...As the researchers mentioned -- it is hormones, pregnancy (and the hormones of pregnancy, and then the hormones changing post-pregnancy), as well as age (and overall body size and breast construction in the first place) which causes breasts to sag or not sag as much as women grow older... It is not the act of breastfeeding itself. Formula feeding mothers who have several children and have never Clementinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-75144823481244141102011-12-07T14:17:25.987-05:002011-12-07T14:17:25.987-05:00I nursed three boys for a sum of 7 years.
My li...I nursed three boys for a sum of 7 years. <br /><br />My little not quite A breasts surged to F or G cups after birth (for a week or so, great hard bowling balls of breast) and stayed at Cs while I was nursing. Since those days, I am back down to a not-quite-A and quite saggy. It is pretty hard to believe that having active boys pulling on them and having them remain larger than normal for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-36123627864018234302011-12-07T10:05:51.927-05:002011-12-07T10:05:51.927-05:00I'm 26 and I'm on my fourth pregnancy. I t...I'm 26 and I'm on my fourth pregnancy. I tandem nursed my 4 & 3 year old and weaned when I became pregnant with twins. Having loosing my twin pregnancy at 24 weeks I pumped for two weeks and then my breasts did the unexpected. They became teeny tiny fried eggs!! My breasts started out as a small B before pregnancy, then jumped to a large C while nursing and pregnant, but after it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-85512109976003252802011-12-06T15:36:26.855-05:002011-12-06T15:36:26.855-05:00I found this so empowering to read some of these c...I found this so empowering to read some of these comments! As a young woman breastfeeding her 1st baby of 10mths i often look at my less perky breasts and sigh... but the reality is that this body is just a vessel, it ages, withers and perishes - daunting but true - What will live on is our children and our childrens children, genetically and emotionally influenced by the job we, as mothers, do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-1011541839309590982011-12-06T14:43:43.794-05:002011-12-06T14:43:43.794-05:00Of course, I posted this to my FB page only to hav...Of course, I posted this to my FB page only to have someone PM me about the exposed nipple showing *rollingeyes* Breast feeding 4th baby still!!!! (10+ months)Follower Of Christhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476348117258184865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-66815870771148480492011-12-06T11:38:04.321-05:002011-12-06T11:38:04.321-05:00I dare say NOT breastfeeding and/or weaning early/...I dare say NOT breastfeeding and/or weaning early/abruptly is more likely to cause sagging problems. They fill up and then return to "normal" much too quickly. Natural term nursing allows them to shrink back gradually as baby/toddler requires less milk, which gives the skin time to recover as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89746362233333527262011-04-26T00:02:16.170-04:002011-04-26T00:02:16.170-04:00my first child weaned from my right breast (always...my first child weaned from my right breast (always the slightly smaller one) first and I had just the one (left) breast going for the last few months of bf him. they did stay lop sided after he weaned for me allowing that. I wore a 'chicken fillet' in my right bra cup for 2+ years until I birthed my second and decided I was going to 'even' up my boobs!<br />I fed more from the hhe_familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540439878818005362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3380393787765633772011-04-22T14:14:47.944-04:002011-04-22T14:14:47.944-04:00Tamara - milk supply (and demand certainly impacts...Tamara - milk supply (and demand certainly impacts supply) will change breasts while they are being used for nursing. Most babies prefer one side or the other - and there are even some who will only nurse from one side, not the other. So breasts become different sizes during the nursing days, and there is nothing wrong with this. In fact, of all the mothers I've met (I work as an LC) who tellKatieJhttp://astore.amazon.com/peacefparent-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-21473890191150911272011-04-21T10:15:56.311-04:002011-04-21T10:15:56.311-04:00Well, food for thought as I have been quite unhapp...Well, food for thought as I have been quite unhappy with my boobs now. I fed for 10mth only, dd weaned on her own and my breast went from nice D cup to saggy B-C and left me wondering what the next child will do to them:-) Now I can at least hope in some change in the future...rainbowmarkethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536316931976637395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-32048652741960716392011-04-21T10:11:07.465-04:002011-04-21T10:11:07.465-04:00It is not true for me that breastfeeding does not ...It is not true for me that breastfeeding does not change the breasts. I've breastfed three children for a combined total of 5.5 years so far. Milk has always flowed more easily from one side for me, and all three babies discovered that. The breast that produced more milk grew, and the other SHRANK. Previous to my first pregnancy, my breasts were already uneven--but the sizes were reversed. ItTamaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-61039300693526946572011-04-21T07:11:50.849-04:002011-04-21T07:11:50.849-04:00Saggy boobs! Oh NO!! How terrifying!!! :o) To...Saggy boobs! Oh NO!! How terrifying!!! :o) Too bad that the mere thought of it causes some women to compromise their baby's well-being with formula. Sad that women are so easily discouraged and stressed out about their body image to begin with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-81152069952669313942011-04-21T03:06:55.409-04:002011-04-21T03:06:55.409-04:00Hi, I breastfed 4 babies/toddlers. I was pregnant...Hi, I breastfed 4 babies/toddlers. I was pregnant or breastfeeding for 13 to 14 years straight. I started with B cup A-B cup breasts & now have D-DD. I am more happy with my breasts now than I was before children (because I have some). I am anticipating that they will become more saggy when I eventually lose some weight, but for now I can't complain. I too avoid wearing a bra Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-7888056031741685382011-04-21T02:30:48.041-04:002011-04-21T02:30:48.041-04:00your breasts will actually become more perky if yo...your breasts will actually become more perky if you stop wearing a bra. the tendons in your chest that hold your breasts up become atrophied when they aren't being used. <br /><br />once they start to be needed again, they will yank them girls up. <br /><br />big boobed and bra free for 4 year and counting!laura bhttp://equinsu-ocha.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-651608167649645102011-04-21T02:30:21.750-04:002011-04-21T02:30:21.750-04:00For me I think most of my "sagging" (mea...For me I think most of my "sagging" (meaning my breasts don't look like they did when I was 19) has been caused (or heavily influenced) by the extreme engorgement I experienced post-birth. Stretching from a 34c to probably a K+ cup (and staying that size for probably 10-14 days with each child) isn't going to keep the girls perky lol But, I would have experienced engorgement hadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-7302790426797498192011-02-07T06:50:13.484-05:002011-02-07T06:50:13.484-05:00Loved the article but would like to add something....Loved the article but would like to add something. Don't let your bubs pull on your nipples too much! ie trying to feed and look around the corner at the same time- curious little things! I probably should have been more vigilant with feeding in less interesting places! Breastfeeding has not caused my breasts to sag but the nipple shape has changed in a way I would have preferred it not to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-58266687751150719082010-11-23T18:04:31.494-05:002010-11-23T18:04:31.494-05:00I love it! When I was buying nursing bras, the sa...I love it! When I was buying nursing bras, the sales lady tried to tell me that the American Cancer Society suggests that women wear "at least a light support bra at all times, even while sleeping, to help reduce their risk of breast cancer." ?!?! I pretty much laughed in her face, for using such a ridiculous scare tactic to try to sell more bras. I only bought a few of their 'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com