How big do your boobs really grow?
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Topic: How big do your boobs really grow?
Posted By: kiwiking
Subject: How big do your boobs really grow?
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 1:38pm
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I'm only 5 weeks (and 3rd day of actually knowing) and this is one of the things I'm interested in finding out.
I'm already an F cup and have been all my adult life. My best friend from school was an FF/G and when she had her kids she went up to a J and is still there a year on. Please tell me not all big boobed women get even bigger and stay that way? Shopping for bras is a nightmare at the best of times. And if they do get humungous, which labels would you recommend (already aware of HotMilk through my work but always keen for actual reviews from customers). Many thanks and be prepared for more questions! |
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 1:52pm
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Hmm well I'm only small - 5 feet 2 inches if that and was 54kg pre pregnancy. All up I gained about 15-16kg over the 9 months (I did lose about 3-4kg in the first 3 months so really only gained about 12kg) and my bra size was a small B cup and before I gave birth I was a large B cup/Small C cup!
For me personally my bra size didn't change until my milk came in with breastfeeding. I went from a large B cup to a large DD/small E in the space of about a night. Ouch! Anyway that was as big as my boobs got and they got smaller as time went on and are now back to if not smaller than pre pregnancy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 2:15pm
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I'm big boobed..
With Daniel I started out a 12E/F (bra dependant) and grew to a 16G. With Alex I started a 14F and ended up only JUST fitting a 16H. But now I'm down to a 12E/DD but that's from weightloss. I'm 10kg under my pre preg weight. Bra wise I've tried most brands out there. Everything really in NZ is crap if you get past a G. This was my fav... http://www.blestbras.com.au/detail/1011/Elomi/Smoothing-Flexiwire-Nursing-bra.aspx - linky .. Elomi do great bras and Blest bras are amazing to buy from and are fine with returns etc |
Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 3:07pm
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With my first pregnancy I went from a 10DD to squashing into a 10F. When I stopped bf-ing they went down to a 10C (YAY! - I was sooo happy!).
Now I am BF-ing no2 and they are big again :( |
Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 5:34pm
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I went from a 12D to a 14E, but now since getting back to pre preggy weight my boobs have shrunk a whole heap and are back at 12D! ------------- 
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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 7:55pm
I am an F cup and mine haven't changed size at all, and didn't last pregnancy either  ------------- 
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Posted By: miss_freckles
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 9:32pm
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I've gone from 10DD to 10F and I'm at 28 weeks. I went thru a growth spurt at about 16 weeks ..... I'm expecting another increase when milk comes in but hoping I shrink back. I always loved my DD's but find it hard to comprehend 10F :) All for a good cause though and this is our first so it's starting to get exciting now so I'm not so focussed on my boob increase :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 14 June 2011 at 10:58pm
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Im just a little B cup and that didnt change until my milk came in, at which point I may have been a small D (was wearing a C Cup size bra). That settled down once my milk settled and my boobs wernt engorged. ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 10:07am
| I'm a 12C pre pregnancy and a 14C now while breastfeeding...not much of a change? |
Posted By: ....
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 11:08am
| My friends keep thinking my boobs have shrunken, but it's just my belly that has gotten huge! |
Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 1:06pm
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I was a HH to start with and have stayed that size - they are certainly a different shape and about 4 times heavier - however except for an extender I have managed to stay in the same size, am dreading to think what I will be when milk comes in ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: TheBabe
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 6:26pm
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I put on under 12kg with both my boys and what little of that wasn't baby was my boobs I swear!! I started out an 8-10E, went up to a HUGE (no idea what exactly lol), went back to an E cup (wasn't BFing) then up again with DS2 then back down to a D (BF'd him). It was the only area I showed *any* weight gain at all except for my bump and OMG it sooo showed it lol! ------------- Formerly 'Babe' Mama to my beautiful, busy boys Jake 01-07-2007 Tyler 20-02-2010 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 6:34pm
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Oh yeah, boobs were so heavy! I looked so out of proportion... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 9:45pm
I felt so cheated. Went from an A pre-pregnancy to a B-ish during pregnancy (although had a C cup bra in that pre-teen girl brand you get at Farmers so I felt better about myself  ). When my milk came in I was a C for a couple of days, and now I'm back in sad old B land  . I'm imagining it's going to be even sadder when I stop breastfeeding.
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 10:07pm
Lol yup... Was a Small B pre baby. I'm 2 kgs lighter than my pre preg weight but an A cup now  *sigh* We're still BFing but have gone from 16 BFs over 24 hours to just 2 in the last month so have lost about a whole cup size! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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MissShell wrote:Posted By: littlepickle
Date Posted: 15 June 2011 at 11:55pm
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I'm 40w + 3 pregnant at the moment (not that I'm counting or anything, heehee) and was a 12E pre-pregnancy. Now I'm wearing a 14F-16E depending on the brand. Will be interesting to see what my boobs do once I start breast feeding. They were pretty perky - as far as larger boobs go - pre-pregnancy but I think they will be looking downward from here on out ;) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsJMcD
Date Posted: 16 June 2011 at 12:00am
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I was a DD before pregnancy, got up to an H by the end of my pregnancy, that saw me through the early days with heaps of milk, and I've since gone back down to a G...hoping that I drop back further when I stop feeding in a few weeks...
As for brands, I found hotmilk quite unsupportive (I'm wearing an 18 right now. I have had some ugly white triumph bras (there is less choice in the bigger cup sizes) that were the most supportive. |
Posted By: MrsMJD
Date Posted: 16 June 2011 at 12:12pm
I started off a full DD and am now filling G's!! My chest size hasn't gone up at all (Still a 14). My G's had a bit of room (purchased a cup size up for when milk came in) but overnight the other day my mams got even bigger  . I do have to say that this is hotMilk I'm talking about. I've found with theirs you have to add about a cup size to what you would be comfy in and for bigger busted girls ALWAYS go for the full cup styles (otherwise I got really bad "foob" issues). And even though I'm not BF'ing yet (soon I hope) I've found the A frame support ones much better.
Like MrsJMcD I've found the Triumph ones to be great and was comfy in my 14E's for ages after I out grew my E cup hotmilk bras. But due to availability (or lack of) I had to go up a chest size to get the F cup in the Triumph so I have a lot of spare loops to hook into if my chest suddenly explodes lol. Hope that helps and congrats on your pregnancy. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: fairy1
Date Posted: 16 June 2011 at 12:52pm
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I went from a 16E (underwire) to a 16G (nursing bra) but if I put on my underwires, for exercise, then I'm the still a 16E, but they are definately a different shape and heavier. Triumph bras are great and seem to last longer than hot milk in my opinion. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Turtle
Date Posted: 16 June 2011 at 8:21pm
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I went from a 12C to a 14DD. They stayed like that even when I stopped breastfeeding. Who knows how massive they'll be this time? I didn't really notice too much change until my milk came and they got huge - almost looked like a porn star they were so massive and solid.
I like Hot Milk but also I am influenced by how underwear looks
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 17 June 2011 at 7:10am
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Mine went from a A/B cup, to a definite B cup for a couple of days when my milk came in (maybe a C if I was lucky, I was wearing nursing singlets so it's hard to tell), and then straight back to normal after that. Despite not being stick-slim or anything, the boobie fairy missed me In saying that, I have no trouble with supply. -------------   
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 17 June 2011 at 8:28am
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if anyone is looking for maternity bras for larger cup sizes try http://www.avokado.co.nz - Avokado ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 17 June 2011 at 1:26pm
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I was a large B or small C before I had children, I went up to a large C with my 1st and hasnt changed after 4 babies wish I could say the same for my weight each one adds 10kgs but never take it with them when they leave. took me a hard month to loose the 1st 10kgs now I have 30 more to go. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: ALittleLoopy
Date Posted: 17 June 2011 at 2:40pm
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i was a D before i got preg and went to a DD by 3 third timester...then an E once milk was around and now almost falling out an F cup BFing my 9mo ...i wish someone would tell them to stop, so hard to shop for bras past DD -------------    CHEM 6/12+ |
Posted By: Panda289
Date Posted: 17 June 2011 at 8:09pm
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oh no Bamn there goes my wishful thinking of getting to an E at the most.. currently a DD (up from a D) and prepared to get to an E when Milk arrives but I was hoping they would stop there or go down after the milk settled ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Cinderella
Date Posted: 19 June 2011 at 4:31pm
| Well with my first I went from a B to a small DD. With second I didn't really change just got fuller. With this one I am only 5 weeks and am already finding I am alot bigger. |
Posted By: sarasal
Date Posted: 20 June 2011 at 12:20pm
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I went from a DD to off the charts when my milk first came in, then it settled down to a G! After 2.5 years of breastfeeding, they're still big but I'm also pregnant so I wouldn't have expected them to go down yet. My friends who have experienced big increases have mostly said they shrink back again when you're finished with breastfeeding ... I really hope so!
As for bras, I hate maternity bras - Fayreform, Womama, Hotmilk, Hickory make them in larger sizes but I really prefer breastfeeding singlets. I find the boobs are always escaping every time I bend over in a maternity bra. As a 16G, I usually find the XL size to be a good fit - the lyric ones from Farmers are ok, or the Lovable brand. |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 20 June 2011 at 2:24pm
Maybe we'll get lucky next time ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Inkedpixie
Date Posted: 25 June 2011 at 7:04pm
Hurray, thank you! I'm a 10E - F already, boobs have already puffed themselves up to a solid F and I'm only at five weeks, eek! |
Posted By: InthemiddleMummy
Date Posted: 26 June 2011 at 9:29am
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for pregnancy or non-breastfeeding outings "Zabu" brand from farmers are fantastic, I was a 10D before this pregnancy and always hard to find 10D bras that are a good shape/fit/colour.
went up to 12D / DD when pregnant early on. now at 23weeks just went down got another zabu 12F sigh, too squashed in the 12E, have got 12E/F hotmilk bras for after as that is what I was last babies so here's hoping they will fit again. by the way zabu retail at $44.95 but at the moment with the red dot sale I got bra for $14 and they had loads on sale. I find the new hotmilk lacy styles not supportive enough and prefer the moulded cup from a few years ago styles azure blue or the pinky/brown floral. |