How breast size influences breastfeeding
Breasts grow during pregnancy preparing to produce the milk that feeds the baby. Despite seeing how their breasts begin to change size and produce milk, many women with small breasts wonder if they will be able to breastfeed their baby without complications. Is breast size relevant in breastfeeding?
Breasts grow during pregnancy preparing to produce the milk that feeds the baby. Despite seeing how their breasts begin to change size and produce milk, many women with small breasts wonder if they will be able to breastfeed their baby without complications.Is breast size relevant in breastfeeding?Small breasts and breastfeeding The answer is clear and we can answer it from the beginning.
Breast size does not influence breastfeeding at all
. It is evident that the size of the breasts is different in each woman and that is something that depends on fatty tissue. However, the amount of milk that is produced does not depend on the size of the breast, since the producer cells and the milk ducts are the same in all women. The amount of milk the child receives will depend above all on their own needs. Under normal conditions, the mother will produce the amount of milk that the baby demands. If the baby breast more continuous, more milk will be produced, while if the baby breast little, the milk production will be reduced, while reducing the size of the breasts.Therefore, having
small breasts should not be a problem for the mother or the baby in terms of breastfeeding. On the contrary, in a small breast the baby will be able to suckle more easily, with which he will be better fed.How milk is produced
Most women are clear that breastfeeding is the best means to feed your baby during the first months of life. In addition to strengthening your immune system , breastfeeding is a real unbreakable bond between mother and child. However, some mothers have trouble resorting to breastfeeding.
The process of milk production begins already in pregnancy, but it is the
hormonal reaction after delivery that stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk and lead it through the breasts to the nipple so that the baby can access she. It is undoubtedly a natural process that is ideal for the development of the baby.This milk production occurs in most women after delivery, although there are cases in which certain physiological circumstances complicate breastfeeding. But in no case, the
size of the breasts is one of those impediments to breastfeeding the baby. Laura Velez
. Editor of Children's Guide
