Breastfeeding won’t make your breasts sag!
Nov 6th, 2007 by Lilian
Well, we know that. But a lot of women still insist that they will not breastfeed because of this. It is very convenient to give a baby formula milk. And women tend to easily overlook the goodness of breast milk for the sake of convenience.
Now, researchers have confirmed that breastfeeding will not cause breasts to sag.
A new study has found that breastfeeding does not make breasts sag.
This news will be welcome to nursing mothers who may well have been deterred from breast feeding because they thought it might adversely affect the shape of their breasts.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Brian Rinker from the University of Kentucky was interested in exploring the issue because many women requesting a breast lift or a breast augmentation blamed their sagging breasts on breast feeding.
Dr. Brian Rinker and his colleagues conducted their study with patients at UK HealthCare Cosmetic Surgery Associates and found that breastfeeding does not adversely affect breast shape, and breast sagging was not a direct result of breastfeeding. (source)
So, what’s your excuse for not breastfeeding? No milk? Try talking to other mothers whom had successfully breastfeed. Get peer support and I wish you luck.
I have 4 children and all were breastfed between 6 months to 3 years, including the fourth one who is now 18 months old and still breastfeeding. For me, I find breastfeeding much more convenient especially when we travel, i don’t have to worry about carrying clean bottles, milk powder, hot water and so on. Not to mention it makes them healthy and as of now, thank God my children hardly get sick. With the above research I guess Lilian is right in that there shouldn’t be any more excuses not to breastfeed.