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EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: Gippie on June 08, 2006, 17:22:09 pm
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Hello.
Our DD is BF. For the past 2 months, I have been back to work and lucky me I got my period back. This month (tomorrow if my timing is right) I will get it again and today, when I looked in the mirror - before I fed her and right when I woke up - I noticed my BREASTS are DIFFERENT SIZES!!!!!!! I never noticed this before!!!!
Could it be my period?
What should I do?
Does it even out?
ARGH?
Also - has anyone GAINED weight after the stopped nursing? I lucked out and lost all the weight after only 3 weeks...and in that time I was pumping and ready to STOP nursing...so I almost dont attribute it to the nursing. I am going to continue nursing till the end of the summer when I return to work - I teach - but I am worried that I will go backwards - what has been YOUR experience after weaning?
Stacey
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I went back to pre preg weight after nursing. In fact, i think i had lost most of the weight before I had weaned her. Breasts can get lopsided bc of the feeds and engorgement. :)
Its not likely bc of your period.
probably doesn't help much but i had crooked boobs too at times ;D ;D
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I can still tell which side I'm due to start on by the size of my breasts. Endless source of amusement to dh ::) I'm getting concerned that I'm going to start piling on the pounds as bf winds down, I kind of enjoyed being able to eat as much cake as I wanted and still loose weight. Have to start watching out again I guess. Boo hoo!
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Haha that is funny. When I was out in public with friends, they all used to laugh their butts off at me bc I would say Madelaine needs to be fed-then I would grab both boobs and have a feel. I knew which side bc of the size too LMAO
WEight watching sucks-i cheated and had a tummy tuck :-[
Still can't eat all the cake I want LOL
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I no how you feel ;D ;D
When I had my DD I only fed of one side and ended up with smaller boobs after I finished than what I had when I was pregnant.
2nd time around really tried hard to have both side even and when I put my DS onto a bottle was doing it really good,then woke up one morning all milk gone,un even boons and even smaller again.
My DH says he will buy my Breast implants if I want when I loose my weight.I want to be able to wear nice bras and not have water ones on all the time.
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I had a friend who would ask her LO "would you like a snack or a meal?" Referring to her different sized boobs!! haaaaaa
I refer to my right breast as my "BIG PRODUCER" since it has been continually bigger the whole 8 months we've been breastfeeding. I have tried nursing more on my left to even them out...but it didn't work. Oh well....at least the general public can't tell which one the "BIG PRODUCER" is! haaa
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Oh geesh.
I am glad that so far - we have been able to do bottles and the breast. I have never notivced the smaller boob size - and I AM worried about wether they will be way small when I am done - ugh!!!!
As far as the weight loss - I went down past my pre-preg weight...I gained about 35 and lost 45 - but I think I had started off a little "fluffy" - anyway - I am where I want and I want to stay. I know when I am done BF I wont be able to eat what I want as I do now..I eat things I would never have eaten before - not even when I was pregannt.
Thanks for the input.....the joys of motherhood
Stacey
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I have also been one to forget which boob I fed dd on last. I tend to grab them and see which one is fuller to "help" myself remember ;D
I have also begun to notice (since dd is taking in a bit less milk since we've started solids) that I am beginning to pack on some pounds. I also lost all of my pregnancy weight after about a month post-partum. I have been fortunate enough to be able to eat whatever I wanted. I feel that wonderful time of eating all my favorite foods and not gaining is quickly winding down! :'( :-[ :'(
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Shelli - darn it all.....I knew I;d have to start to watch what I eat. DD is eating solids and I have PMS - bloated and ICK. Thanks for the reminder to watch the JUNK FOOD!
Stacey
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lmao at you girls. too funny. My boobs shrunk too :( noone warned me about that. that part stinks :-\
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Yea....I am concerned that when I completely quit BF that my boobs are going to look like saggy sacks of skin! Disgusting...I know! I was a perky 34C before having DD, then I inflated to a 36D! That was nice...I always wanted boobs that big! But now....the are so soft and squishy after I breast feed! I dread when there is no milk in there anymore. What will I do?? ;) I will have to buy some miracle push up bras until I get pregnant again. After babies...I might just have to pester my DH enough so he will let me get a boob lift/job!! ;D
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lol..yah I'm waiting for dh (who likes to complain about them) to come up with some cash :)
:D
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I am so looking forward to getting in to a nice sexy plunge bra - if there's anything left to put in it and I'm not so wobbly and flabby I can't bear the sight....
Just to scare y'all - my mum was a respectable 34c and is now after 3 kids down to 32aa :o :o
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I could scare you even more. I was 32d before DS and now I am 34G. :o Yes I said G.
My boobs have always been different sizes but especially when I was feeding. They are more noticably different now than before DS though. And I have definately put the weight on since stopping feeding >:( but am trying to get it shifted.
Faye :-*
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OH MY GOODNESS!!
I was just loving my new breast size. I was a respectful size 34B what am I going to be non existent!?! >:( Great just great ;D
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He,he,he..Sorry, do not mean to laugh, but when I saw your post I thought, "Wow! It's NOT just me!"
I am considerably larger on my left side than my right (I am right handed and therefore was more comfortable feeding this way).
I swear I'm at least a 1/2 cup size larger on my lfeft side. My dh does not think I need to see a specialist to correct this problem, but it does make me a bit self conscious - especially when I jump in the shower, or take a bath, or stand in front of him naked...Yikes!!! Glad we are not alone~!
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i have been looking forward to dropping the last of my fat after i wean my lo....and everyone here has said that actually you can look forward to weight gain??? :'(
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Funny to see an old post of mine revived. I heard that you may gain some weight as well....but I did not - not at all! My appetite dropped a LOT and I all but STOPPED drinking water (bad I know). I have NOT exercised at all in about 6 weeks...since I have been back to work and nothing has changed. I am not proud of no exercise, but I just wanted to say that there has been no weight gain here! Smaller breasts - but no pounds!
Be well
Stacey
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thanks for that! i actually found the original post because my boobs are ridiculously lopsided :-[ and milk production is minimal on the smaller side...but i've given up on my boobs appearance and was delighted to see that others here would also consider a boob job, hee hee. ;D