Breast-feeding with small breasts

Carley · Jun 11th, 2008, 22:52 PM

Has anyone here been successful breast-feeding with small breasts? I keep getting told I'm too small to breast-feed, a small b cup and it's really starting to make me worry. I need to hear other people have succeed! I keep having nightmares that I can not breast-feed

marley2580 · Jun 12th, 2008, 01:31 AM

My sister is very small (about a b cup) and has been feeding her son for more than a year now. Breast size has NOTHING to do with your ability to feed your child. Honestly, how do these people think the human race survived before the invention of bottles? Did only large chested women breed? Ignore the lot of them. You can breastfeed.

sam's mum · Jun 12th, 2008, 02:13 AM

Well said marley

Breast size has nothing to do with how much milk you will be able to produce (larger breasts just have more fatty tissue in them, not the ability to make more milk) so relax and ignore them - you'll be fine!

Carley · Jun 12th, 2008, 02:32 AM

Thank you ladies, I just need to hear otherwise!

mickey · Jun 12th, 2008, 05:47 AM

I was always wearing A-cups although friends never thought I am an A!
but, well those were the bras who fitted best, possibly 'cos I am very small around the chest as well!

I am wearing now a C-cup and solely breastfeed (besides of solids @ lunchtime and some water) my daugther for nearly seven month!

I was worried about it too, not too much 'cos of my size, but 'cos of the fact that my mother and my aunt "weren't able to breastfeed". OH never understood why I was worried about it. and now, I also can't see the reason, why my mother and my aunt weren't successful, probably they weren't patient enough, or with household and other kids they didn't have the time!

it is important that you let your LO suckle as much as it wants in the beginning to stimulate your production! alright, I was glued to the sofa, watching tv-channels up and down all day long for the first three month, but it was worth it

ANGYPANGY · Jun 12th, 2008, 05:53 AM

my sis has always been an A cup and she breastfeed her last child for over a year. her boobs did get a little bigger while she was beastfeeding.

coz · Jun 12th, 2008, 07:30 AM

i was only a b cup but since ive had my baby ive gone up to a d cup and finding it fine, any size can breast feed dont worry xxx

Margerle · Jun 12th, 2008, 08:11 AM

These ladies said it all so well, I just wanted to offer my support and

Holldoll · Jun 12th, 2008, 11:50 AM

I was a b cup when I was pregnant and by 16 weeks I was a D cup and now I'm a fuller D. Your breasts will probably continue to grow, but you will be able to breast feed even if they don't. Don't listen to people that tell you stupid things about being a mom and pregnancy. There are a lot of things that people will tell you are total crap!

keelykat · Jun 16th, 2008, 15:11 PM

I was looking through another site, about pregnancy and breasteeding etc. From what ive seen on there-size doesnt mean anything and ladies have posted photos feeding their babies, all shapes and sizes.

Im only small-but wont let that stop me having a good go.

keely.

Jun 11th, 2008, 22:52 PM	#1
Carley Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,136	Breast-feeding with small breasts Has anyone here been successful breast-feeding with small breasts? I keep getting told I'm too small to breast-feed, a small b cup and it's really starting to make me worry. I need to hear other people have succeed! I keep having nightmares that I can not breast-feed

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marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,505	My sister is very small (about a b cup) and has been feeding her son for more than a year now. Breast size has NOTHING to do with your ability to feed your child. Honestly, how do these people think the human race survived before the invention of bottles? Did only large chested women breed? Ignore the lot of them. You can breastfeed.
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sam's mum Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 11,404	Well said marley Breast size has nothing to do with how much milk you will be able to produce (larger breasts just have more fatty tissue in them, not the ability to make more milk) so relax and ignore them - you'll be fine!

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Carley Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,136	Thank you ladies, I just need to hear otherwise!

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mickey Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South-East London Posts: 1,639	I was always wearing A-cups although friends never thought I am an A! but, well those were the bras who fitted best, possibly 'cos I am very small around the chest as well! I am wearing now a C-cup and solely breastfeed (besides of solids @ lunchtime and some water) my daugther for nearly seven month! I was worried about it too, not too much 'cos of my size, but 'cos of the fact that my mother and my aunt "weren't able to breastfeed". OH never understood why I was worried about it. and now, I also can't see the reason, why my mother and my aunt weren't successful, probably they weren't patient enough, or with household and other kids they didn't have the time! it is important that you let your LO suckle as much as it wants in the beginning to stimulate your production! alright, I was glued to the sofa, watching tv-channels up and down all day long for the first three month, but it was worth it

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ANGYPANGY Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 302	my sis has always been an A cup and she breastfeed her last child for over a year. her boobs did get a little bigger while she was beastfeeding.

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coz Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 3,496	i was only a b cup but since ive had my baby ive gone up to a d cup and finding it fine, any size can breast feed dont worry xxx

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Margerle Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Posts: 2,697	These ladies said it all so well, I just wanted to offer my support and

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Holldoll Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,661	I was a b cup when I was pregnant and by 16 weeks I was a D cup and now I'm a fuller D. Your breasts will probably continue to grow, but you will be able to breast feed even if they don't. Don't listen to people that tell you stupid things about being a mom and pregnancy. There are a lot of things that people will tell you are total crap!

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keelykat Mum (Mom) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,691	I was looking through another site, about pregnancy and breasteeding etc. From what ive seen on there-size doesnt mean anything and ladies have posted photos feeding their babies, all shapes and sizes. Im only small-but wont let that stop me having a good go. keely.

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