Does BFing really cause saggy breasts?

[Anonymous]

My understanding of the science is that it's the number of pregnancies and not breastfeeding that causes sagging (plus age, smoking, serious weight changes and other risk factors).

I was a small B and perky. Pregnancies at age 28 and 31, no change. Third pregnancy at age 34 - boom, barely made it to an A cup after 2 months of BF. Complete deflation.

Now I'm a perfect size c thanks to a wonderful surgeon!

[Anonymous]

I only have my own experience. 3 pregnancies, didn’t BF more than a week total among them. My DDs are basically like they’ve always been. Not quite as perky as when I was 22, but they’re not saggy.

[Anonymous]

It's mostly pregnancy, and aging, and genetics.

[Anonymous]

Age 40, started as A, BF 2 babies for a total of 4 years. I weigh 15 lbs more than I did pre-kid. Boobs are small again though not as small as they were, and still up high.

[Anonymous]

I breastfed one at age 42-43 for 15 month. Was 34D before pregnancy, now a 36DD because I need to lose weight, but breast are still perky. I have really dense tissue, like a normal screening mammogram is basically useless for me because they are so dese.

[Anonymous]

No mine look the same. They're a D cup so they weren't ever super perky, but they don't sag. I have bfed for 18 months and now am on month 9 of my 2nd baby.

On my mom's group another woman talks a lot about her misshapen, saggy A cups. I have zero clue what she's talking about. She's called them dog ears. I don't know if she needs plastic surgery or what happened, but I don't think it's normal. She even says other moms stare at hers.

[Anonymous]

It did for me. My breasts did not change at all during pregnancy. They completely changed after I stopped breastfeeding. So bad that one was much smaller than the other and began pointing to the right. :/ I was a 34/A

[Anonymous]

BFd three kids for a year each. Before pregnancy was a saggy B, now I am an extra saggy small A. I didn’t even know boobs this small could be saggy. It’s depressing (I’m skinnier than I was before pregnancy thanks to a chronic health condition I’ve developed so the size change is at least partly due to that.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My understanding of the science is that it's the number of pregnancies and not breastfeeding that causes sagging (plus age, smoking, serious weight changes and other risk factors).

I was a small B and perky. Pregnancies at age 28 and 31, no change. Third pregnancy at age 34 - boom, barely made it to an A cup after 2 months of BF. Complete deflation.

Now I'm a perfect size c thanks to a wonderful surgeon!

OP here. You sound like me! Always had small boobs but they were at least perky! Was sad to see my barely Bs shrink to a not so perky A. I plan on purchasing small Cs as well when I have the money to do so.

[Anonymous]

I was a B, BF for two months before giving up, now a AA (barely) and saggy.

And the nipples.....ugh. They are loooong and droopy.

[Anonymous]

I think it's mostly genetics and density of breast tissue. I have extremely dense breasts and I went from a 32B to a 32DD, but they are still standing strong.

[Anonymous]

I would say no. Gravity and age do the trick!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My understanding of the science is that it's the number of pregnancies and not breastfeeding that causes sagging (plus age, smoking, serious weight changes and other risk factors).

I was a small B and perky. Pregnancies at age 28 and 31, no change. Third pregnancy at age 34 - boom, barely made it to an A cup after 2 months of BF. Complete deflation.

Now I'm a perfect size c thanks to a wonderful surgeon!

OP here. You sound like me! Always had small boobs but they were at least perky! Was sad to see my barely Bs shrink to a not so perky A. I plan on purchasing small Cs as well when I have the money to do so.

Some of the best money I've ever spent. Zero regrets.

[Anonymous]

BF 1 kid (maybe 50%) for 10-11 mos, small A pre-preg, immediately postpartum maybe a C, settled at a small B. No sagging but I am small. Nipples are definitely a little pointier in profile view, but went back to lighter color when my period returned 9 mos pp. now currently pregnant and boobs are heavy B. Fingers crossed they don’t sag after

[Anonymous]

Before I got pregnant, I was a B cup. Got to a C cup while pregnant and breastfeeding. Now I'm more like an A. They're not saggy, but I would love for them to be a little bigger. Not enough to do surgery, but it would be nice.