How long does it take for breasts to shrink after weaning?

Because the weight of pregnant women is affected by the secretion of hormones, when women are in the later months of pregnancy, their breasts will gradually secrete milk. Milk is a major source of food after the baby is born and is very important to the baby. While secreting milk, women will also find that their breasts are much larger than normal. But generally after weaning, the breasts will return to their original normal size. So how long after weaning will the breasts become smaller?

How long does it take for breasts to shrink after weaning?

During pregnancy and the postpartum period, due to the effects of large amounts of estrogen and progesterone, the mammary ducts proliferate, the number of alveoli increases, the fat content increases, and the breasts become fuller. After weaning, hormone levels drop, the mammary glands slowly become dormant, the glands begin to atrophy, the alveoli collapse and disappear, connective tissue replaces fat tissue, and the breasts shrink, become smaller, and lose elasticity. In addition, most women consume a lot of physical energy during breastfeeding, and taking care of children is hard, so they cannot absorb enough nutrients, which causes a lot of stored fat in the body to be consumed, a lot of breast fat to be lost, and the body to become thin. Coupled with the fact that they do not pay attention to breast care during breastfeeding, their breasts will shrink. Most women's breasts will shrink rapidly after they are completely weaned.

How to relieve breast shrinkage after weaning

1. Massage your breasts before going to bed or before getting up. Put the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of one hand together and place them on the opposite breast. With the nipple as the center, make circles clockwise from the outer edge of the breast to the inside. Do this 10 times for each breast. This method can promote local blood circulation, increase the nutritional supply to the breast, and facilitate the secretion of estrogen.

2. Do some special postpartum recovery exercises after delivery. If you insist on doing simple chest expansion exercises and arm raising exercises every day, you can exercise the pectoralis major muscles and make your breasts look firmer, firmer and fuller.

3. Pay attention to eating foods that can make your breasts fuller. B vitamins are essential components for synthesizing estrogen in the body, and vitamin E is an important substance for regulating estrogen secretion. Therefore, eat more foods rich in these nutrients, such as eggs, milk, beans, lean meat, lotus roots, grapes, sesame seeds, etc.

Finally, I would like to remind all mothers that it is a normal physiological phenomenon that breasts become smaller after weaning. But we can still improve it through prevention! Before weaning, mothers should massage their breasts frequently and wear comfortable bras as much as possible, which can help to make their breasts fuller! In addition, mothers should also have enough confidence in themselves!