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Will the chest become smaller after lactation?
It is the nature of female friends to love beauty, and plump and straight breasts are regarded as treasures by women. However, some women not only want to be mothers, but also worry that their breasts will become smaller or droop after breastfeeding their babies. So, will the chest become smaller after lactation?

Will the breasts become smaller after feeding?

1. Breast droop During pregnancy, pregnant mothers gain weight quickly, and with nutritional supplements, breasts will be larger. If it is an elderly woman, her skin elasticity is even worse because of her poor physical recovery ability. In this way, the breasts are more prone to sagging and naturally appear small in appearance.

2. After improper breastfeeding, some mothers can't wait to lose weight. If you lose weight quickly in a short time instead of step by step, it is easy to make the over-expanded breasts contract quickly.

3. Hormone secretion affects pregnancy, and various hormones in the new mother will begin to decline. Pituitary prolactin began to secrete, which made the new mother start lactation and prepare for breastfeeding. Prolactin secreted by pituitary gland will inhibit ovarian function, or lead to the slow recovery of ovarian function, which will lead to the decrease of female hormone secretion and breast atrophy.

4. Insufficient nutrition intake. In fact, new mothers have a high demand for nutrition during breastfeeding. If you don't get enough nutrition during this time, your body will independently extract fat from your breasts to use. So that the new mother's breasts look much smaller after feeding.

How to protect breasts during lactation

1. Don't let the child pull the nipple excessively when breastfeeding. After each breast feeding, gently lift the breast with your hands and massage for 10 minutes.

2. Bathing the breast with warm water at least twice a day is not only beneficial to the cleaning of the breast, but also can increase the elasticity of the suspensory ligament, thus preventing the breast from sagging. Spraying breasts alternately with shower is helpful to improve the tension of breast skin and promote the blood circulation of breast.

3. Bras should be moderately elastic to give full play to the best Ti Tuo effect. From the beginning of lactation, we must insist on wearing a bra. If you don't wear a bra, your breasts will sag obviously after gaining weight. When wearing a bra, you should choose a style with the right size and a steel bracket. In the third month of pregnancy, the breasts are about 2/3 more than before pregnancy. You can't wear the original bra at this time. When choosing a new bra, pay attention to the fact that the cup is bigger or more elastic than before pregnancy.

4. The lactation period should not be too long, and the child should be weaned after 10 months.

5, insist on doing chest expansion exercises such as push-ups, promote strong chest muscles, and enhance support for breasts.

6. Eat more foods rich in vitamins E and B, such as lean meat, eggs, milk, beans and sesame seeds. It is also conducive to maintaining breast fitness.

Correct massage technique

1, nipple massage

Objective: To clear the blockage. Make the mammary duct unobstructed.

Method: Hold one hand under the chest. Gently squeeze the areola with the other hand to soften it. Pick up the nipple with your thumb, forefinger and middle finger and gently pull it out. Pick up the nipple vertically with three fingers while pressing and tightening the fingers as much as possible. While changing places. It can rotate 360 degrees.

2. Moxibustion at the bottom of breast

Objective: Massage the bottom of breast can make it easier for babies to suck milk.

Methods: Push the breast to the middle and try to make the two nipples close together. In this way, the bottom of the breast can move more than usual. Put your thumb under your armpit, rest your fingers horizontally under your chest, and tighten your elbows inward to make your chest stand up. Wrap your hands around your breasts, and then rub them in the direction of each hand's fingers like kneading noodles.