Many women feel their breasts become saggy after breastfeeding. To tighten the breasts after breastfeeding, there are actually some simple and natural ways that you can do yourself at home.
During pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding, the shape and size of your breasts are likely to change. Pregnant women usually feel breast size increases with increasing gestational age. However, after the breastfeeding period ends, the breasts may shrink in size or even appear sagging.
Causes of Sagging Breasts after Breastfeeding
Breast size is determined by the amount of fat tissue. The more fatty tissue in the breast, the larger and denser it will be. Breast density will increase when the breast glands produce milk after giving birth.
After the breastfeeding period ends, the breast tissue will change because milk is no longer being produced. This is what is considered to be one of the reasons why the breasts may no longer return to their original size or shape, or even sag.
However, sagging of the breasts after delivery is not entirely caused by breastfeeding. This is supported by scientific evidence showing that breast size and shape can also change in women who do not breastfeed their babies.
In addition to no longer producing milk, sagging breasts after breastfeeding may be caused by several factors, such as:
- Weight gain during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Drastic weight loss.
- Age. The older the mother is when breastfeeding, the higher the risk for breast shape changes after breastfeeding.
- Genetic factors.
- Breasts are large before pregnancy.
- Smoking habit.
How to Tighten Breasts
Many women think that exercise can tighten the breasts after breastfeeding. Basically, exercise does not have much effect on breast volume. Breast size will not increase just because you exercise regularly. The reason is because the breast contains fat, not muscle, whereas exercise aims to train muscles.
However, certain movements in sports that are done regularly will train the muscles around the breasts. This type of exercise is quite helpful to maintain the position of the breasts, so that the breasts look firm.
Then, what about herbal remedies, pills, or breast tightening creams? Do not expect too much. Until now, all three have not been proven to be able to restore breast skin elasticity and firmness.
If you want to tighten your breasts after breastfeeding, try the following ways to care for your breasts:
- Maintain ideal body weight.
- Using a bra.
- Do physical activity or exercise regularly.
- Quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke.
- Eat a nutritionally balanced diet and drink enough water.
- Maintain posture. If you are used to standing or sitting with your back straight and your shoulders straight, this position can help support your breasts, so that your breasts look firmer naturally.
In addition to the above methods, breast tightening can also be done with medical procedures in the form of plastic surgery. However, breast surgery is not always safe to do because there is a risk of interfering with the breastfeeding process if you want to have more children in the future.
The thing that you need to remember is that about 6 months after the breastfeeding period is over, fatty tissue will naturally gradually replace the milk-producing gland tissue in the breast. Thus, the breasts will appear fuller.
If you have done the various methods above but are still not satisfied with the shape of your breasts, try to consult a doctor for further advice.
