How to prevent breast sagging during pregnancy?

For women, breasts are a unique symbol of a woman's beauty. How to care for one's breasts is a topic of concern to many female friends. However, many women will experience symptoms of sagging breasts after pregnancy. So how should pregnant women prevent this? Next, let the authoritative experts bring you the method of preventing breast sagging.

Many people believe that cup size is a reflection of a woman’s confident beauty. The overall body shape of a woman during pregnancy, especially the graceful changes in her curves, is a masterpiece given by God. In addition to introducing the changes in breasts from pregnancy to postpartum, this article also reveals whether women can take advantage of the development during puberty to upgrade their breasts through hormone stimulation and nutritional care during pregnancy, plus breastfeeding afterwards?

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Breast enlargement during pregnancy

Early pregnancy

When the pregnancy reaches about the 5th week, pregnant women usually experience various symptoms of morning sickness. At this time, the 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 3 to 4 months of pregnancy, most people'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. In addition, varicose veins will continue to appear just below the breast skin, and the nipple will become darker in color.

Liang Ximi, chief physician of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, said: "These changes are preparations for future milk secretion, so don't 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."

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You can do this

If you have severe breast pain, you can:

1. Wear slightly loose underwear.

2. Apply a cold towel to your chest (no need to use ice).

Late pregnancy

In principle, there are no new changes in the breasts in the later stage, they just follow the enlargement in the middle stage, and the swelling is of course more severe. Dr. Liang Ximi explained, "During this period, breast development almost reaches its peak, and milk can be secreted by just pressing the nipple."

More than 10 kilograms is the weight that a pregnant woman may gain in the last period of her pregnancy, some of which is contributed slightly by the enlargement of the breasts. The degree of breast development during pregnancy is one of the key factors that determine the amount of milk secretion. According to statistics, if the breasts weigh 200 grams before pregnancy, they may weigh 400 to 800 grams at their peak during pregnancy, which is about two to three times the size.

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You can do this

1. Be sure to wear a full-coverage bra that is weight-bearing, breathable and comfortable.

2. Continue mid-term massage care; you can knead the nipples to increase their toughness; after 32 weeks, breast massage can be slightly extended in duration depending on individual body reactions.

3. In order to increase the amount of breast milk after delivery, pay more attention to dietary nutrition.

Breasts get bigger and then smaller after breastfeeding?

A mother's breasts will not shrink immediately after giving birth. Even if she does not plan to breastfeed, they may even become larger due to natural body phenomena. "No matter how much or how little, the mammary glands will naturally secrete milk after childbirth, and the breasts will become full, so people may mistakenly think they are bigger," explained Dr. Liang Ximi. Therefore, the reason for the enlargement is usually temporary (breast engorgement). As for how much it gets bigger? It is closely related to the amount of milk secretion.

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Temporary breast enlargement

Even if you choose to let your baby suck the breast immediately after delivery, the baby usually cannot drink a lot of milk at this time. Milk will only be secreted alternately when the effect of prolactin increases and the secretion of each mammary lobule also increases. Dr. Liang Ximi said: "On the second to third day after delivery, abundant colostrum will appear. Colostrum is usually thinner and watery. We take its nutritional value. The real baby needs to drink enough milk, which is thicker and contains more protein."

During breastfeeding, the breasts swell and firm rapidly. With regular breastfeeding, the breasts will fill and empty regularly, then fill and empty again. The more abundant the mother's milk secretion, the more obvious the change in breast size will be, so some people jokingly say: "When the milk is swollen, it is an E cup, and when the milk is weaning, it is a B cup." If you do not breastfeed after giving birth, or no longer breastfeed, you must face the problem of milk withdrawal. As a result of milk withdrawal and postpartum weight loss, the size of your breasts is bound to change. Dr. Liang Ximi said: "If you lose weight completely after giving birth and return to your original pre-pregnancy weight, theoretically your breasts will return to their original size. They will not get bigger or smaller."

The above are the methods for preventing breast sagging during pregnancy. After reading the above article, I believe everyone knows what to do during pregnancy, so that you can ensure that your figure will be as good as before after giving birth.