How big did your boobs get?

[Peggylicious]

wow... from an a to dd??? then i know what to expect...

i was a 34B and by the end of the first trimester i was a 36/38C ... i just started the second trimester and i hope it's not gonna go up to a DD ...i personally preferred my small B over the bigger ones and so does my hubby.

 

[xSin]

40B prepregnancy, 40B during pregnancy, 40B breastfeeding...i had ZERO change during/after pregnancy and no engorgement BOTH times i breastfed...however, i also have Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT aka hypoplastic breasts or breast hypoplasia)...how lucky most of you ladies are!

How did they diagnose this if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Guppy051708]

40B prepregnancy, 40B during pregnancy, 40B breastfeeding...i had ZERO change during/after pregnancy and no engorgement BOTH times i breastfed...however, i also have Insufficient Glandular Tissue (IGT aka hypoplastic breasts or breast hypoplasia)...how lucky most of you ladies are!

How did they diagnose this if you don't mind me asking?

thats a reallly long story lol.
But it took a lot (mostly because most medical professionals dont know much about this condition, let alone even hearing of it ) But pretty much, i had a few lactation consultants after i had DS1 and was breastfeeding. I did EVERYTHING under the sun (EVERYTHING! I know more about increasing supply than any normal mother should lol) and nothing worked. I met with LC 4-5x per week for 2 months straight. No changes. I also have many of the markers for it (you lack breast tissue, breast are very widly spaced-more than 1.5inches, mine are 3.5inches apart, nipples are large, breast look like tubes/sacs, large nipples for breast size, very lopsided breasts (beyond the typical breast asymmetry), never having breast changes during pregnancy, no engorgment after the birth, etc. The biggest thing is primary lactation failure (after rolling out hormonal reasons, or birth experience as primary, etc). I got diagnosed a few months after i had DS1. I made less than 4oz (per 24 hours) at my MAX with DS1. I still BFed him until he weaned. Supplemented around 25oz per day with formula. Now i am BFing DS2 as well. Had another LC [this time] and all of that (an IBCLC to be more precise) and did EVERYTHING humanly possible, and yet again i have a severe milk supply issue. This time im making about 40% of his needs(you grow a little breast tissue during pregnancy, and i also took things like progesterone and goats rue to build more breast tissue). I supplement around 13oz per day with donor milk-found a lot of healing in IGT having donor milk, my baby is still fully breastfed even though i dont make enough and never will [it's a cold reality]
IGT sucks...the one thing that "everyone can do", the one thing that iim supposed to be able to do to have my children survive, i simply cannot do. its heartbreaking in every way possible. Not to mention the emotions that run with feeling insecure about the way i look and that sort of thing (this goes way beyond wanting bigger breast....they seriously look like man-boobs- no joke )...anyways...i wouldn't wish it on my biggest enemy And its really hard not to get jealous or upset when women complain about their breast sizes. It's even more frustrating when ppl try to give you advice (most IGT moms are more knowledgeable than the majority of LCs out there) or act like IGT doesn't exist....its rough....sorry to ramble on and on its just....well...a large part of life with BFing and all ATM.

 

[Guppy051708]

This is a very good blog, written by a dear friend, about IGT.

https://diaryofalactationfailure.blogspot.com/2011/12/many-faces-well-not-faces-of-igt.html

to the OP, sorry to highjack!

 

[atemaui]

I remain to be 38B before and during my pregnancy

 

[XJessicaX]

14 weeks with my 2nd and they were looking a little sad and flat at the start of my pregnancy, but woah, they are magnificent now!! Wish they would stay like this!! Probably a good plump 34D already when I was a droopy 34B 14 weeks ago. Once milk comes in they will explode into an E cup again I am sure!!

 

[popat]

Last time went from 32G to 36J. They were my only 'symptom' in the first trimester apart from the bloat. This time they have barely got bigger so far, maybe because they still have shrunk down after stopping BFing 6 months ago.

 

[BlondeShorty]

I was a C34 to start with. ..then I lost a bunch of weight before pregnancy and was told I was a B36 but my C34 bras were still more comfortable so I'm going to say that I was still a C34..

About 3 months into my pregnancy I shot up to a D36. I bought a DD36, and shortly after baby was born, it was fitting almost perfectly. Now I'm an in between size. The D36 is a little small but the DD36 isn't quite big enough anymore. Kinda hoping I stay around a D36 as I'm quite liking the size

 

[BlondeShorty]

Too soon to tell but mine have stayed the same size so far!!

 

[wamommy]

Luckily I kept all of my "transition" bras from my last 2 pregnancies! I went from 32D to 32DDD or 32E. I'm still squishing painfully into my 32D this time, but it's still early on. Soon I'll break out the big guns! (no pun intended)

 

[Leliana]

I started out as a 32F and I am currently in a 34GG - as I am only 18 weeks pregnant this worries me as what the hell will happen when my milk comes in? I have looked at so many places online and they only sell nursing bras up to a size DD or E. Where am I meant to buy nursing bras?? Anyone able to help?

 

[lewood88]

im a 38g and when i was having my daughter they didnt grow as such but when rock hard it was brilliant wen i took my bra off and they jus stayed put hahaha

 

[bumpy1988]

Ive gone from a 32 f to a 36g which is now getting too tight, and im 27 weeks pregnant.....they are buggin the life out of me!x

 

[smeather7]

Mine went from an A to B during and pregnancy and when my milk came in jumped to DD but after a month they went to a C. After losing the baby weight went back to a tiny A and now pregnant again are full Bs.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

lol, it's interesting to see all the changes different women go through. My pre-pregnancy size was 34DD and I'm now a 36E at 32 weeks pregnant. I really hope mine don't get any bigger. First of all I already bought my nursing bras and second of all I could not handle anything bigger than an E.

 

[Zephram]

I've gone from 34B to 36D already. Most of the growth happened in my first tri though. I wonder if they'll get bigger again anytime later in pregnancy?

 

[SarahBear]

I'm not sure of my exact size as I've never been properly sized and I use a style of bra that accommodates a range of sizes. That being said, I have measured myself and followed a chart thing that tells you what your band size is based on your measurement as well as what your cup size is based on the difference between your bust measurement and your band size. I believe I've gone from a 32 AA to a 32 B so far. Most of that happened in first trimester and I'm happy to see things level out. B is a good size and if things are supposed to go up another cup size when the milk comes in, then I don't want to be any bigger right now!

 

[cantthinkof1]

Before my first pregnancy I was a D cup, this is my 4th pregnancy and i'm now a F going onto a G cup. It's extremely hard finding bras that fit, unless i want to pay tons of money for ones i can get online that is.

 

[xlilkax]

I was a 32G I think before I was pregnant and then when my milk came in I was a 34HH. Was impossible to find nursing bras to fit. A year later and I'm a 34F

 

[Mummy2Be__x]

Pre pregnancy I was a 32C, I'm now a 34D at 32 weeks. Don't want them to grow much bigger