... while you were pregnant?
I'm currently about 12 weeks pregnant with LO2, and experiencing a lot of different sensations from my last pregnancy (growth, tenderness, lots of tingling).
If you had success with breastfeeding (or had a good supply but chose to formula feed), what do you remember during pregnancy?
(My last breastfeeding journey was not successful ... but I had none of these changes during pregnancy)
clementine / 777 posts
Not sure if it's helpful, but I'm 4.5 months PP and still breastfeeding. My boobs didn't change at all during pregnancy (they were 34DD the entire time).
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I had a little tenderness during the first trimester. I went up a cup size and a band size during pregnancy, then went down to my original band size and up another cup size while nursing.
I haven't had any changes yet this time. I'm 9 weeks and just weaned a week ago.
pomegranate / 3375 posts
@mrsjd: I guess I should mention I'm a small B normally, so even a small change has been noticeable. Glad to hear you're having success!!
clementine / 777 posts
@littlejoy: That makes sense. I never get boob tenderness during PMS either, so I've always wondered if that's part of it. The first 2-3 weeks were tough but otherwise we've been very fortunate. I'm pumping now that I'm back at work and that stinks but nursing is great!
nectarine / 2262 posts
They definitely got bigger (but not crazy - maybe 1/2 to 1 cup size bigger), band size went up, and got super veiny. I had a super crazy milk supply since day 1 and still BFing my 16 month old. My boobs were like between A and B to begin with and went up to maybe a large B while pregnant, so not huge.
squash / 13208 posts
I went from a AA to a full B while pregnant and then to a C for a few months PP - then I settled back into a B and eventually back to a AA
persimmon / 1322 posts
I had some tenderness and tingling when I was pregnant with my daughter. They were definitely more sensitive. I went up a band size due to my rib cage spreading, and maybe half a cup size while pregnant, but not much. While nursing, I am solidly a c, whereas I am usually bordering between b and c. I've been lucky to have a very successful breastfeeding relationship with my daughter. She is still nursing at bedtime and occasionally once more a day, at 17 months.
nectarine / 2018 posts
I went up one band size and 1 cup size while pregnant - which sucked since I was a DD to start. (Band size went down to normal but cup size grew another two sizes while nursing) Lots of tenderness from the very beginning. I also started leaking colostrum around 20 weeks, started as just a little but by 30 weeks I was changing breast pads multiple times a day.
When DD was born I pumped over 50oz in the four days she was at the hospital. We are still nursing at just over 2, never supplemented. I also was able to donate almost 3,000oz by the time DD was 1.
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
I nursed my daughter until she weaned herself at 26 months. Things are going well with my 5 month old now.
I think during both pregnancies I went from an A-Bish to a C-Dish cup (embarrassingly, I just wear stretchy bras so I really have no idea of the exact size. I was measured for a bra after my first baby, and I was a D cup then- seemed to be about the same size the second time).
They got bigger a lot earlier this time, I think.
I don't remember tingling during pregnancy, or anything like that.
pomelo / 5257 posts
My boobs got a bit bigger, though I wore my same bras the whole time. Didn't hurt or anything. No leaking (and still haven't leaked). BFing has gone well from the start, knock on wood! DS is five months old.
persimmon / 1095 posts
Mine grew about 2 cup sizes during pregnancy (which I hated!) and were sore. Often, my nipples hurt really bad when running. Like they were chafing but when I checked they were always fine and never red/raw looking.
kiwi / 702 posts
@littlejoy this pregnancy is pretty similar to my first. I'm currently 18 weeks. I started out a d and went up to a ddd by about 13 weeks with lots of tenderness in the last few weeks of the first tri. Arreolas got big too. I breastfed dd to 22 months and my boobs decreased slowly from ddd to d (my normal pre-baby size) and got noticeably less full/round 
I keep being surprised at how full/round they are again wahoo! Well until new baby and nursung stretch them out ha! No change in band size throughout this whole time.
pomegranate / 3375 posts
@Meowkers: Hahaha. I told my husband I have "huge boobs" now, and he jokingly said it's all relative. Hahah.
pomegranate / 3375 posts
@catgirl: Wow!! That's so much work and kindness on your part. We were so grateful for donor milk the first time around.
apricot / 370 posts
With my first I had lots of tenderness in the beginning, and then I went up 5+ cup sizes and one band size. I looked ridiculous, but I had a GREAT supply. With #2 I had no tenderness, and only went up maybe 3-4 cup sizes and one band size. Similar supply.
persimmon / 1364 posts
@littlejoy: harsh. Haha. Mine really were huge. I went from 32DD to 32 F.
coconut / 8854 posts
My first pregnancy, absolutely nothing! Didn't grow, no tenderness, nothing.
This pregnancy, super tender (that's what prompted me to take a test to begin with!) and sooooo itchy!!
apricot / 356 posts
I went from a small B to a big C while pregnant and breastfeeding. When we weaned after a year I went back to my original size. Now 16 weeks pregnant I still fit in my regular bras but fill them more.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
Some growth during pregnancy, but they got huge when my milk actually came in.
persimmon / 1111 posts
I went from at 32 c to 36F. They tingled and leaked staring in the third tri. I am a 32dd now (nursing an 11.5 month old?)
persimmon / 1445 posts
I was a small B before pregnancy too and I was busting out of my DDs last time and this time! Once I lost (most of) the baby weight with DD1 I went down to a D cup and stayed there- now I'm back up to a DD/ DDD. I hope to get back to the weight I was pre babies and that my boobs a will shrink back to a C cup or smaller. It's hard to find shirts that accomodate these lol
Eta- most of the growth occurred in the last tri and after my milk came in.... I also nursed my older girl for 20 months so I wonder if I permanently have big boobs now
pomegranate / 3872 posts
Mine were very sensitive for the first month or so. I didn't notice any changes through the rest of my pregnancy. Size stayed the same but I already had big ones lol. I did start producing colostrum before lo was born. Breastfed for almost 3 years with no supply issues!
watermelon / 14467 posts
They didn't change during pregnancy other than my areolas becoming giant, but once my milk came in they swelled to DD's and kind of look like porn star boobs. I can't wait until they string back when I am done nursing.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I went from a C to DD during pregnancy. So far, two weeks PP, the DD still fits. My milk came in within 48 hours.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
My boobs didn't really change much both times. I think I went up a cup size (I was borderline DD/E and I guess I just def went to E) but I stopped wearing real bras so I don't really know either times. Didn't have much sensation either way... Just darkening and expanding of the areola. With my first I BF till 9 months (supply issue was due to work messing up pumping) and so far so good with #2.
kiwi / 698 posts
I'm in my final weeks of my second pregnancy. I successfully breastfed my first DD for 16 months. My boobs were horribly sore during the first trimester (especially while nursing!). During the second trimester, the pain went away but I swear, my nips are constantly standing at attention. So so annoying. Now, in my third trimester they are definitely bigger and they look very ready to breastfeed again. Like @avivoca: my aeroela are giant and much darker than normal. Ugh.
clementine / 778 posts
I was a 34C prepregantcy, went to a 36C while pregnant, back down to a 34C while nursing, and now I'm a 32C/34B.
pomelo / 5132 posts
I went from a B to a DD with my first, back down to a C by the time I got pregnant again, and up to a DD. This time, I went down to a B and am waiting for them to be huge again (13 weeks with #3)
nectarine / 2813 posts
I went from a B to a DD before I was even 8 weeks. A little soreness but not bad.
I successfully pumped and my daughter had milk for months after I weaned and on top of that I donated probably 2-3,000 ounces?
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
They were so, so tender. If I just grazed them I was in pain. My breast did get a little bit bigger mid way through pregnancy.
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