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Nov 21st, 2008, 18:48 PM
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#1 | | Mommy to George Active BnB Member
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| Breast Feeding with Big Boobs...Lol!
So ladies, I'm a long way off joining you here but I just wanted to ask you...
Is anyone who had big boobs pre-pregnancy finding breast feeding tricky?
I hope to breastfeed and pre -pregnancy I was a 38G, I'm now 26 weeks and am currently a 40H. I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but a few friends who have babies have said sometimes the extra breast tissue can really get in the way and make feeding tricky...
Anyone else found this???? |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 18:50 PM
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#2 | | Mum 2 Jack WTT no2 Oct 09 BnB Elite
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| im not as big as u i am currently a 36 dd/e and havent found brestfeeding with big boobs an issue i fact coz they 'hang' lower i don tget as much arm ache x |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 18:59 PM
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#3 | | Other Inactive
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| I'm a 42j, and breastfeedings fine it's just that i keep hold of my breast to stop his nose being covered, and to keep him latched on. | | | | Status: Offline
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Nov 21st, 2008, 20:34 PM
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#4 | | Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member
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| big boobies here too... I always just keep the tissue in the 'sandwich' hold and it helps baby latch on better.
36G/H here...  |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 21:04 PM
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#5 | | BFing Mother Supporter. BnB Elite
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| 36E/F and feeding fine!  |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 22:03 PM
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#6 | | Mother of One Chat Happy BnB Member
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| Pre-pregnancy I was a 32F, now I'm a 34G/H and I do find that I have to "manouvre" my boobs into the right position for Poppy to get latched on properly. I do find myself hoisting them around quite a lot to get them where I want them. This is going to sound a bit weird, but sometimes when I need to lift them up slightly, I pinch the tissue and lift them into position! They do seem to have a life of their own at the moment.  |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 22:04 PM
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#7 | | Mother of One Chat Happy BnB Member
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| Oh and sometimes, I have to change positions slightly in order to allow her to breathe as the flesh seems to envelope her! |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 22:05 PM
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#8 | | ♥ Caitlyns Mummy ♥ BnB Spammer Elite
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| My only problem is blocking her bloomin nose!  |
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Nov 21st, 2008, 22:08 PM
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#9 | | BFing Mother Supporter. BnB Elite
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Originally Posted by Jemima  Pre-pregnancy I was a 32F, now I'm a 34G/H and I do find that I have to "manouvre" my boobs into the right position for Poppy to get latched on properly. I do find myself hoisting them around quite a lot to get them where I want them. This is going to sound a bit weird, but sometimes when I need to lift them up slightly, I pinch the tissue and lift them into position! They do seem to have a life of their own at the moment. | I hear ya sister!! |
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Nov 22nd, 2008, 10:15 AM
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#10 | | mum of 4 <3 BnB Addict
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| Mine are 42G and I just couldnt do it I felt like I was sufforcating my baby so i got an electric pump and expressed until he was 6 months old |
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