Do breasts get bigger when you get pregnant?

The changes that occur in women's bodies in the early stages of pregnancy are very similar to those that occur before menstruation. Both situations can cause abdominal pain, breast pain, and breast swelling in women. In addition, in the early stages of pregnancy, due to the rapid increase in progesterone in the body, when it reaches the breast area, women's breasts will feel swollen and painful. So will breasts become larger when you are just pregnant?

How much bigger will breasts get during pregnancy?

The answer is that how much the breasts grow larger after pregnancy varies from person to person. Some pregnant women experience larger changes, while others experience smaller changes. There is no regular pattern to follow.

What changes will occur in breasts after pregnancy?

After a woman becomes pregnant, under the combined stimulation of estrogen and progesterone, her breasts gradually grow larger, the color of her nipples and areola deepens, and dark brown nodules appear around the nipples. After 12 weeks, a small amount of clear milk will be secreted.

Women usually begin to feel breast swelling and even some pain a few weeks after pregnancy, and occasionally squeezing the nipples will produce sticky, yellowish colostrum.

When entering the second month of pregnancy, the breasts gradually swell and become very soft, and due to the hypertrophy of the mammary glands, lump-like things will grow on the breasts.

Then, the blood vessels under the skin of the breast become noticeably prominent. The nipples will gradually become larger, the areola color will become darker due to increased pigmentation, and the nipples will become more prominent.

How to take good care of breasts during pregnancy?

1. No matter how firm your breasts were before, in order to prevent problems, you must wear a bra every day to provide good support for your breasts. It is very important to choose the right bra. Wearing it too tightly will compress the breasts and affect the normal development of the breasts; wearing it too loose will have no effect - it will still sag.

2. Apply some natural skin care oil to protect the skin and reduce friction. Gently massage your breasts with your hands every day to promote breast development.

The above is an introduction to the enlargement of breasts in the early stages of pregnancy. Now everyone should be clear about it. There will be some pregnancy reactions during pregnancy, so don’t worry too much. Many women’s breasts will change after pregnancy. Generally, they will become larger, but the specific size varies from person to person. After pregnancy, women must pay attention to breast care in order to restore their figure after childbirth.