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Breast Implants And Breast Feeding
A lot of women ask if they can breast feed after Breast Augmentation Surgery. The answer is a resounding yes. For the vast majority of women who have a BA breastfeeding is no more difficult with implants than without. In fact, some women who have breast fed with and without implants say that breastfeeding with implants is easier!
Breastfeeding is a growing concern with patients who have had Breast Augmentation surgery. In previous years, women who received implants were married and had already finished with childbearing. However, more and more single women, and women who have not finished or even begun childbearing are having the surgery. Read the rest of this entry »
Breast-feeding Versus Bottle-feeding
Malnutrition caused by poor child feeding practices claims over 10 times as many lives as actual famine,” says researcher William Chandler. “Coupled with diarrheal dehydration, malnutrition is the leading killer in the world.” Often, the ‘poor feeding practices’ begin in infancy.
Breast milk is the ideal food for most infants because it contains all the needed nutrients. It is easily and rapidly digested. It is always fresh and at the right temperature. It contains antibodies that protect and help the baby to build up resistance to infections. Breast-feeding also provides an infant with loving attention, essential to emotional development.
Q: My boobs deflated after breast-feeding. What can I do?
A: The bra expert says (Rebecca Apsan, owner of La Petite Coquette lingerie shop in New York City and author of The Lingerie Handbook):
“At the shop, we call this ‘relaxed breast tissue.’ Look for bras with graduated pads–thickest at the bottom of the cup, thinner toward the top–for the most natural boost.” Removable pads (check out the natural-feeling set we found) are also helpful if one breast is larger–a common post-nursing phenomenon, especially if your munchkin favored one side. “These styles give you the shape, support, and oomph you’ve lost,” says Apsan, who says a big mistake new mothers make is thinking they’re the same size they were pre-baby: “Your cup and band size may be smaller after breast-feeding, or larger if you haven’t dropped the pregnancy weight. You may need to try on tons of bras to find the one that’s most flattering for your new figure.”
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