rib cage - does it decrease again after pregnancy?

[Anonymous]

i started with a 34 inch band and expanded to 40 during my pregnancy (yikes).

does it return back to its normal size? your experiences will be greatly appreciated. TIA!

[Anonymous]

Yes, most definitely! I was a 32 and expanded to a 40 (twins). I am now back to 32

[Anonymous]

Thank GOODNESS! I thought it was just me that had increased so much in band size.

[Anonymous]

Mine didn't get all the way back, I'm 2 inches larger now.

[Anonymous]

My rib cage did, I am pretty sure, but the, um, inch of back fat that I haven't worked off has affected my bra size.

[Anonymous]

I went from a 34 to a 38 during pregnancy. I was so worried that my rib cage wouldn't bounce back, but it did and now I'm back to a 34.

[Anonymous]

OP here. thanks for the replies. good to know that things will go back to normal soon....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went from a 34 to a 38 during pregnancy. I was so worried that my rib cage wouldn't bounce back, but it did and now I'm back to a 34.

YEA!!!

[Anonymous]

Mine didn't - I went from a 34 to a 36 and didn't go back to the 34. My breasts are bigger now - i have more overflow! Went from a B to a C.

Just like my shoe size went from 8.5 to a 9 and didn't go back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't - I went from a 34 to a 36 and didn't go back to the 34. My breasts are bigger now - i have more overflow! Went from a B to a C.

Just like my shoe size went from 8.5 to a 9 and didn't go back.

Are you the same weight/fat percentage as you were before? I just don't get how breasts can get bigger if not from weight.

[Anonymous]

i am wondering if breastfeeding has something to do with this - depending on what stage of breastfeeding you are at - i.e. just started, a few months in, etc.

any experiences in this regard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't - I went from a 34 to a 36 and didn't go back to the 34. My breasts are bigger now - i have more overflow! Went from a B to a C.

Just like my shoe size went from 8.5 to a 9 and didn't go back.

Same here. On all counts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine didn't - I went from a 34 to a 36 and didn't go back to the 34. My breasts are bigger now - i have more overflow! Went from a B to a C.

Just like my shoe size went from 8.5 to a 9 and didn't go back.

Are you the same weight/fat percentage as you were before? I just don't get how breasts can get bigger if not from weight.

I was a 34C pre-pregnancy and now I'm a 36DD. I'm in the same shape I always was and weigh 6 lbs less than pre-pregnancy. I stopped nursing a year and a half ago. The simplest explanation is that the body distributes weight differently after childbirth and it affects us all, though to varying degrees (some women's breasts shrink when they're all done, for instance).

[Anonymous]

Somewhat--I was 4/6 in the rib cage prekids and now am a 6/8--ribs are not moving back,

[Anonymous]

I was a size 34 pre-kids and size 36 post-kids. Never fully went back. I do think some of it is due to the fact that I have had baby after baby and while *almost* to pre-pregnancy weight, never quite got back there.

So hard to generalize though b/c everybody is sooo different.