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Breast size changes as we
grow older, and the specific changes seem to be more related to genetics
than breastfeeding. Generally, the breast grows a little each month from
puberty onward, increasing in size in anticipation of a possible pregnancy.
If there is no pregnancy, the breast will shrink slightly, such that there
is a little net growth each month. This continues until
menopause.
Pregnancy causes a
noticeable change in breast size in most women, and the breasts will
grow again when milk production is in full swing. As a woman tapers off
the breastfeeding, the breast will decrease in size again, but not
necessarily to prepregnant size.
It is interesting that your mom experienced the sagging and flattened
breasts after breastfeeding but her sister did not. Chances are it
still is related more to genetics, however. Sisters share a lot of
genes, but don't necessarily have identical sets unless they are twins.
Within any one family, one sister may be well endowed, and the other
considerably smaller. And so it isn't unreasonable to expect that
breast size changes might change from sister to sister. Most of these
changes will happen regardless of whether a woman breastfeeds or not.
It has been said to look at your grandmother's breast shape to get an
idea of how yours will likely look in the years ahead.
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