Nursing bras are designed to
adjust to your changing breasts.
Not exact matches
It will take a few days for your
breasts to adjust to this
change.
Many times, when you begin the weaning process, your
breasts may become engorged with milk as your body
adjusts to your child's development and makes
changes to reduce the amount of milk production over time.
After doing this for a few days your
breasts will
adjust to the
change and you should see your let - down is not as strong and your baby happier at the
breast.
As your body
adjust to the suckling and hormonal
changes your
breast will
adjust to nursing and expressing.
By slowly reducing the amount you breastfeed your child, the
changes to your body, your
breasts, and your hormones can
adjust over time.
Taper off by no more than one feeding every few weeks in order
to give your baby adequate time
to get used
to the
change and allow your
breasts to adjust to the decreased demand.
The baby is trying
to settle in
to its new home and your body is attempting
to adjust to the foreign addition and all the other
changes that are happening, such as tender
breasts, lower back aches and the constant feeling of fatigue.
Good news: As your body
adjusts to hormone
changes during pregnancy, your
breasts probably will start
to feel less tender.
Your baby doesn't know the mechanics of milk production and how the
breast functions, but he knows exactly how
to establish a good milk supply, how
to adjust the milk supply
to meet his needs, and how
to change the fat content and other components of the milk as his needs
change over time.
In order
to prevent the
breasts from sagging you need
to give skin time
to adjust to all the
changes it has and will be experiencing.
This permits your baby
to adjust intake in response
to changes in your
breast milk.
Good news: As your body
adjusts to hormone
changes during pregnancy, your
breasts probably will start
to feel less tender.