How Long After Weaning From Breastfeeding Did It Take For You To Go Back To Your Reg Size?
January 16, 2010 by Guest Author
Filed under Breast Feeding Supplies
I just finished weaning my son from breastfeeding. I was originally a 34 B now a 34 D. How long will it take for them to reduce again or do they?
it was probably about a couple weeks for me.
but they will never be the same… I wish I could have my milk filled boobies all the time!!! lol
I never went back to my original size. After I stopped breastfeeding (each time, I breastfed for two years), my breasts were actually a little smaller than they were before kids.
I don’t know if it was from the breastfeeding or the pregnancy itself, and I really don’t care. I know I gave my children the best thing for them, so the fact that I lost a little breast mass is nothing.
Some women will go back to their original size, some will be a little larger, and some will be a little smaller. It can take a long time to completely get back to “normal” (whatever that is for you after pregnancy/nursing). Just as women can still get breastmilk out two years after weaning, some women will take that long for their breasts to go back to normal.
Also, keep in mind that breasts are made primarily of fat. So if you are carrying around any extra weight (compared to your pre-pregnancy weight) your breasts will likely be larger than the were before you got pregnant.
Things usually do settle down a bit after breastfeeding. You may find that the shape of your breasts rather than the size changes, in this case you will still be a 34D. For others, they return to near-enough original size. It’s quite rare for women to find that their breasts become smaller than before.
For me, I started out a 32B and was fitting into 34D nursing bras for comfort! After weaning, I settled to a 34C quite quickly, within two – three months.
Never. I was up a full cup size from what I was. My son nursed until he was 3 months old.
I became pregnant again when my son was 5 months old and shot up a huge amount.
I actually went from a 38C before kids to a 40DD with my second pregnancy. I can’t even imagine how I am going to be once my milk comes in…
I will just tell you that before I got pregnant with my first daughter in 1996 I was a nice little B cup. after I had her, I was at a C cup. One more kid later, D cup. Here I am 2 years after my 3rd baby and I am now sitting at a DD. All of my kids were breastfed and absolutely nothing shrank back to it’s orginal size.
well with my first 3 kids all girls I went back to a 34 B within a month but with my baby boy who is a yr today I have actually stayed the same a 36 D and I stopped breast feeding like 8 months ago.So that is my experince with it.