Can breast sagging after weaning return to normal?

Many women's breasts will easily undergo some changes after weaning, and their breasts will become smaller and sag. Generally speaking, women's breasts are composed of fat and glands in the body. After the lactation period, the glands inside the breasts will easily change, which can easily lead to gland atrophy and shrinkage. Breast sagging after weaning can be restored with proper care.

Can sagging breasts recover after weaning?

1. The breasts are composed of fat and glands. During the lactation period, the glands and connective tissue in the breasts proliferate to make the breasts larger. After the lactation period, the glands atrophy and the breasts become smaller.

2. During the lactation period, in order to feed the baby, the mother's breasts accumulate a large amount of milk, which makes the breasts larger, the skin on the surface of the breasts is stretched and expanded, and the elasticity of the suspension support structure of the breasts is also reduced. This will cause the breasts to become less elastic and sag in the future.

3. The effect of gravity also causes breast sagging. The sagging of breasts will hinder the beautiful curves of the mother's body. What's more serious is that it will cause inferiority complex and affect people's mental health. The folds on both sides of the breasts are prone to erosion or eczema, so it is necessary to take good care of the breasts to restore their upright posture.

Care methods

1. Insist on wearing a bra. You should insist on wearing a bra from the beginning of breastfeeding period. If you don't wear a bra, your breasts will sag noticeably due to the added weight. Especially when the breasts are shaken violently while working or walking, the sagging will be more obvious. Wearing a bra can support and hold the breasts, which can improve blood circulation in the breasts, promote milk secretion and enhance the breasts' resistance to disease, and can also protect the nipples from abrasions and scratches. When wearing a bra, choose a style that is the right size and has a steel support. After putting it on, adjust it and use both hands to gather the fat around the breasts into the bra to make the breasts look fuller and more upright.

2. Correct breastfeeding during breastfeeding. During the breastfeeding period, the mother should adopt the correct breastfeeding method and feed the baby alternately from the two breasts. When the baby only eats from one breast, the mother should use a breast pump to empty the other breast to keep the size of the breasts on both sides symmetrical. At the same time, do not let the baby pull on the nipple when feeding. During breastfeeding, mastitis should be avoided.

3. Massage your breasts frequently. Before going to bed or getting up every night, mothers can lie in bed and massage themselves. 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 massage can promote local blood circulation, increase nutrition supply to the breasts, and facilitate the secretion of estrogen.

4. Bathing the breasts: When bathing, use a shower head to rinse the breasts. It is best to spray hot and cold water alternately. The alternating stimulation of hot and cold water helps to increase the tension of the chest skin and promote blood circulation in the breasts.

5. Don’t go on a diet to lose weight. Faced with their fat bodies, some mothers are eager to go on a diet to lose weight. The consequence of dieting is that the fat tissue in the breasts will also be affected. The breasts will inevitably shrink. For postpartum mothers, it takes about a year to gradually restore weight, so don't rush to diet to lose weight, you should use other methods.

6. Foods you can eat more of: When estrogen secretion increases, it can make breasts more beautiful. B vitamins are essential components for synthesizing estrogen in the body, and vitamin E is an important substance for regulating estrogen secretion. Therefore, you should eat more foods rich in these nutrients, such as lean meat, eggs, milk, beans, carrots, lotus roots, peanuts, malt, grapes, sesame, etc.

7. Breast exercises are the most effective and economical way to beautify breasts. After childbirth, if you perform chest muscle exercises in time, your breasts will look firm, strong and plump. However, breast enhancement exercises are not a one-day job. They require long-term persistence to achieve obvious results.