How to breastfeed without sagging breasts

Because women's breasts are mostly composed of fat, normal women will wear bras in daily life to prevent breast sagging. Drooping breasts can make a woman's breasts lose their beauty, but women who have experienced breastfeeding will find that their breasts will sag significantly. This is the important reason why a small number of mothers are unwilling to breastfeed. So how can we properly breastfeed in real life without causing sagging breasts?

If you want your breasts to remain firm after childbirth, you must at least do the following.

Remember the correct breastfeeding method

When breastfeeding, if the breastfeeding posture is incorrect, it will affect the emptying of the breasts, resulting in one larger than the other. In addition, if the posture is uncomfortable and the baby cannot suck or latch well, it will also pull the breasts and cause sagging.

Therefore, breastfeeding posture is very important.

Recommendation: The body should be relaxed, the posture should be comfortable, the muscles should be relaxed, and it is better to breastfeed in a sitting position. Of course, if you are unwell, tired, and have not yet recovered from a cesarean section, you can breastfeed in the side-lying position.

When bottle-feeding, pay special attention to even emptying of the breasts to avoid blockage of the milk ducts.

Recommendation: Using an electric breast pump saves time and effort, can promptly extract the breast milk accumulated in the mammary glands, and effectively prevent mastitis.

Do more breast massage

Don't be shy! This is really important.

During pregnancy, the breasts will develop again due to the influence of hormones, but after delivery, the hormones in the body gradually return to pre-pregnancy levels and the breasts will naturally shrink slowly. Proper breast massage can promote blood circulation to a certain extent, stimulate the secretion of estrogen, and prevent breast sagging and atrophy.

Recommendation: Before going to bed and after getting up every day, use moderate force to press, rotate and lift the breasts in a clockwise direction. Do 10 times on each side to help your breasts regain their firmness and elasticity.

Choosing the right underwear

Many mothers do not wear underwear at home for the sake of convenience after giving birth, which is really not good in the long run. You have to know that the breasts will inevitably be pulled by gravity during lactation. If you don’t even wear external supporting underwear, you really won’t be able to hold them up.

Recommendation: It is better to choose nursing bras that are made of pure cotton, of appropriate size, have good water absorption and breathability, and can cover the entire breast.

It is not recommended to choose special shaping or gathering styles during breastfeeding. As long as the bra can support the breasts and prevent them from bearing weight, it will be fine.

There is also an embarrassing problem that all breastfeeding mothers will encounter: milk leakage.

What should you do if you still have breast leakage when you go out or go to work even if you wear a bra? For an extra layer of protection, add a breast pad inside your nursing bra.

Gradual weaning

Inappropriate weaning methods can also easily cause breast sagging, for example, weaning without any process.

The baby can stop breastfeeding at any time, but the secretion of milk will not stop immediately. Have you ever paid attention to the feeling of the breasts?

Recommendation: Mothers who have the conditions should choose natural weaning first. If this is not possible, they should adopt a gradual and step-down approach. This not only allows the baby to have an adaptation process, but also gives the breasts a chance to adapt and recover slowly, thus preventing breast sagging or milk duct blockage.

I hope mothers will not forget to take care of themselves while breastfeeding their babies. Breasts are not only the baby's food warehouse, but also the pride of mothers. Every mother hopes that she can still have a hot body while feeding her baby well.