Breast Feeding Guide (part 2) : Breasts structural changes

Earlier in the blog posts, we have discussed some topics about breast feeding that concerns young moms. These include simple questions like how to breast feed the baby and when should it be done. I am writing the second part of the topic on Breast feeding guide and we will discuss topics which may have caused some hesitations to women to breast feed like the questions on body structure, the urgency of breast feeding while in public places and related topics.

Breasts structural changes

Breast Firmness

Many women hesitate on breast feeding their babies especially when they are greatly concerned on the breast structure. This may have been a result of their fear that breast feeding can make the breasts sag and less firm. On the contrary, firmness of the breast is affected by the changes that happened during pregnancy as effect of the hormones that are in high concentrations during pregnancy. This means that the factors that cause the change are rather internal than the skin outside.

Inverted Nipples

Women who have inverted nipples can have problems on breast feeding their youngs. While this may be a great dilemma of the past, there are various solutions that can be applied to solve the problem.

A breast pump can be used to relieve nipple inversion and is often successful. Alternatively, dedicated devices like the ‘Nipple enhancer’ can be used to achieve that.

Breast feeding in urgency

You would not know when the baby is hungry until he complains. This can be a problem especially when you are in public places. While bottle feeding can be an alternative, this is not advisable. In some department stores, there are some locations allotted to serve this need.

These are some topics on breast feeding that concerns the body structure. If you aim for the good health of the child, you should be able to breast feed the baby exclusively for 6 months whenever possible.

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