What are the breast changes during pregnancy?

Women will experience major changes in their bodies after becoming pregnant. The most typical changes are in the genitals and breasts. These are the first parts of a woman's body to change after becoming pregnant, and they also indicate that these parts are about to prepare for the arrival of a new life. Let’s take a look at the breast changes caused by pregnancy symptoms. Women who have never been pregnant can learn about this.

Generally, a few weeks after pregnancy, expectant mothers will feel breast swelling and even some pain. Occasionally, squeezing the nipples will produce sticky, yellowish colostrum. 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 breasts become visibly prominent. The nipples will gradually become larger, the areola color will become darker due to increased pigmentation, and the nipples will become more prominent.

After one month of pregnancy, expectant mothers usually experience symptoms of morning sickness, and their breasts also begin to change, such as the nipples becoming darker and the blood vessels just below the breasts becoming more and more obvious. Around the 3rd to 4th month of pregnancy, some pregnant women's breasts begin to grow larger. In addition to slight pain, they may occasionally feel lumps. This is due to the development of the mammary glands and increased hormone secretion. Varicose veins will continue to appear just below the epidermis of the breast, and the color of the nipples will become darker. These are all normal physiological phenomena during pregnancy.

These changes are preparations for future milk secretion, so expectant mothers don't need to be too nervous. Almost all pregnant women will feel swollen, but some people will not feel obvious pain, while some people will even feel pain after delivery. It is worth mentioning that pregnancy is actually an excellent time to enlarge and beautify breasts and allow them to develop again.