Breast Changes During Pregnancy
January 11, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding, pregnancy
Well, if a woman can’t talk about her breasts on a breastfeeding blog…. I have to laugh at my own astonishment at my growing cup size. I thought after nursing two children (and still nursing through pregnancy) that my breasts had done all the “preparation for breastfeeding” that they were going to do, and they wouldn’t swell up quite as much this time around. No such luck though. My breasts are so tender and sensitive I don’t want anyone getting within 10 feet of them, and that includes me (which, as you can imagine, is a bit problematic). Nursing doesn’t bother me much, probably because it has its advantages too (a happy nursling makes for a happy mama, and besides, we’re down to just two 30-second nursing sessions a day anyway). It’s the inadvertent encounters with my now-prominent breasts that really get to me. And my poor husband. Sorry, honey. For now, these are just for show.
So, is 30 seconds of nursing enough to get those feel good hormones going? I love me those feel good hormones!
Unfortunately, no, none of those wonderful feel good hormones