Certainly we all acknowledge that puberty initiates growth in the female breasts, but many don't realize that pregnancy builds upon this growth with additional
development of glandular tissue and branching of the milk ducts.
I have recently read about breastfeeding promoting the regeneration and
growth of glandular tissue removed during surgery, resulting in an increased milk supply for subsequent children.
After this time your body will still be able to produce more milk when your baby is having a growth spurt, but the
base of glandular tissue won't actually increase much, it will only be the existing tissue that creates more milk.
As 65 per
cent of the glandular tissue is situated within the first 30 mm of the nipple and the ducts are quite superficial, it is important to consider position of hands and fingers when feeding or pumping.
In the mother, they might check the shape of her breasts, to see if they were hypoplastic — a tubular shape that can indicate
underdevelopment of the glandular tissue needed to make breast milk — or evaluate her hormone levels, ask if her breast size had increased during pregnancy.
In women, breasts are part of the female reproductive system and are
comprised of glandular tissue that produces milk (lobules) in addition to fatty and lymphatic tissue.
Anal glands are two small
sacks of glandular tissue on either side of a dog's anus which produce a very strong - smelling secretion.
The amount of fat tissue in your breast determines your breast size, not the amount
of glandular tissue.
Lisa Marasco, IBCLC suggests that mothers with low milk supply caused by insufficient glandular tissue consider taking goat's rue, a herbal medicinal that supports the development
of glandular tissue.