Normal Breasts Gallery, part A - pictures of different size and shape breasts from women who have been pregnant

Have you seen pictures of normal non-sexual breasts?

A huge proportion of American women are not happy with their breasts. The media images make them believe the ideal is big and perky breasts with a small nipple and areola.

But, in reality female breasts come in all kinds of sizes and shapes. These breast pictures are here to let you see normal breasts - big, small, sagging, asymmetrical; big areolas or nipples.

In fact, having asymmetrical breasts, where one is bigger than the other, is very very common. Most women have one breast slightly larger than the other. Sagging is very common also, because due to gravity, the breast naturally assumes a hanging position.

Also as we all know, size varies a lot. Some women have practically a flat chest, some have small breasts, some have much bust that the mere weight of them can cause them backaches. according to the bra industry, the most common bra cup size in the US used to be B, but has now become C probably due to the increasing obesity. Of course, the size is not constant but varies with pregnancy, breastfeeding, and during the menstrual cycle.

Many young people growing up never see what normal natural breasts look like, and influenced by the media, think that pert big breasts are ideal. Many end up opting for breast implants to "correct" their breasts — when their breasts were normal all the time!

In fact, MOST teenage girls worry and fret over their breast development, some even to the point of suicide — which is a very sad comment on how American culture is influencing young people.

Normal Breasts Gallery, part A Women who have been pregnant These pictures include women of Anglo-/Teutonic European, Semitic, N. Mediterranean, and N. East Asian, Native American, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and mixed descent who come from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. But we are hoping for more volunteers, to show an even wider variety. The main point is: there is enormous variation in what is normal. Sizes and shapes vary enormously. So don't worry, ladies!

A middle-aged woman with middle-sized breasts.	Big drooping breasts, and again asymmetrical - that is SO common!	This lady has nursed three babies, last one past two years of age. Her breasts were bigger before the pregnancies but she likes this size since she can go braless and no one notices.


Breasts of a 28-year old woman who is first time pregnant in the picture.	The same lady as on the left- now breastfeeding. Notice the big areola. The breasts became quite lopsided during nursing - the baby liked left breast more.	Lady in her second pregnancy, second trimester. She's normally just barely a b-cup, now almost a good c-cup. The color is much darker this pregnancy and nipples & areola's are much bigger with many more bumps (those Montgomery glands again!).


This lady with small breasts had a high-risk pregnancy due to heart problems and had to stay in bed in the hospital most of the time. The baby was premature, but did just fine - with the help of her milk.	Here we see a lady with nearly flat chest and small areola. She breastfed all three of her children with no problems.	These breasts of a woman in her 50s have assumed their lower position. Back when she had kids, bottle-feeding was the norm and she didn't understand breast being better.


This woman had very small breasts until pregnancy and nursing. She has breastfed two babies.	Mature droopy breasts. The large areola is due to the breast changes during pregnancy.	The same woman as on the left - here after her second pregnancy, currently breastfeeding.
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Nursing mom's best tools and baby's best friends. The areola is big and dark - the normal change during pregnancy.	These small breasts with stretch marks have fed seven children - and the youngest one continues to nurse at four years old. Click on pic to see larger version.	She's 41, has been pregnant but no kids. Stretch marks are from weight loss. She says, "I'm fairly happy with my breasts, even with the left being a cup size smaller (turns out my body has the scoliosis-like thing down the entire left side of my body)."


This lady has nursed 6.5 years non-stop. The youngest one at 2 years has no interest in the left breast at all, so it is very, very small compared to the right breast.	A 25-year old with 3 children; still nursing the 1-year old. "I have always been very self-conscious of my breasts. I was very thin pre-kids and my breasts were at the most an A-Cup. When my milk came in with my 1st son, I grew to a D almost overnight and had huge tiger stripe stretch marks all over my breasts. They are bigger now than pre-kids but asymmetrical with 1 areola being larger."	The same lady as on the left; now after weaning.


"I'm 20 years old, and I'm a 34G. I've been pregnant three times and I have one child who I nursed for 18 months despite inverted nipples (which are cured now). I was extremely thin and a natural 34C/D before my first pregnancy, and swelled to a 40H at the time of delivery after a 100-lb pregnancy weight gain, which is what I can thank for the stretch marks and recent sagging. They've always been slightly asymmetrical, with the right areola and the entire right breast both being a slightly larger than the left, but that's the least of my complaints. The truth is, I love my breasts, and I can't say it any more eloquently than they do on Shape of a Mother -- "I hope that one day our society respects and honors the WHOLE female, not just the maiden one." The 'perfect', perky, maiden breast is useless for anything but lust. The stretched, drooping, well-used breast is the one that has served a meaningful purpose, perhaps even changed the life of the one(s) to whom it has given the perfect nourishment that only it can provide."	"Stumbled across your site, and love it. I'm a mother of two children, ages 5 and 9. I nursed each of them for 2.5 years. I'm now almost 32 years old and pretty happy with my 34DDD breasts. I spent too many years hating them, and learned to like them more when I saw what comfort they gave my babies. It's stupid that breast size goes "in" and "out." That's like having race/ethnicity go "in" and "out" of style. Totally uncontrollable....... and we're ALL beautiful. Although I will say, I still hate shopping for swimwear to fit them. Some things never change."	A 42-year old woman. "I love my breasts! I have had two pregnancies. Breast feed both my kids. I never work out... I'm about 125/130 lbs. AND... never wear a bra... hate those things."



"I'm 36, two pregnancies which both ended within the first 2 months. Currently about 4 stones overweight and my bra is a 40C. Looking at these pictures emphasises how much I need to lose weight - I always had the most beautiful, pert breasts but now they're starting to get saggy and dangly looking, and it's because I'm fat."	"I am a 29 year old mother of 4 beautiful girls ... Always been of normal weight (went back to my size quickly after each pregnancy). I have breastfed 3 of my children for a total of 31 months. I was a perky B cup pre-babies with small pinkish nipples. Now I am a 34A and my nipples have stayed bigger and darker after my 3rd pregnancy (they had gone back to their pink color after my first two babies but had remained enlarged). I have lost a lot of upper poll fullness after breastfeeding 3 babies and it makes finding proper fitting bras a challenge. I have struggled a lot and still am with the way my chest looks now. I have almost no breasts left and I feel self-conscious about them. But they are healthy and they are mine and that is what important. I am submitting my pictures because your site has helped me tremendously with my self-esteem issues and being the mom of four girls, I want to teach them what real women look like and not be embarrassed if they don't look like the airbrushed ads in the magazine. Thank you so much for such a wonderful site. "	The same lady as on the left; this picture is at 18 months post-partum. "My nipples are lighter now than they were on that first picture. Some women worry when they see how dark their nipples got with pregnancy and breastfeeding. My picture shows that they don't stay as dark forever. Although they might not be the same light color they used to be pre-baby, they have lightened a lot in the past few months."


"I have found your site extremely beneficial. I am 32 years old at present I don't feel too bad about my breasts I am incredibly proud of myself for breastfeeding all of my children. I needed to express milk for my twins who where born very premature and I truly believe my milk helped them to survive. I then breastfed them for four months but it was difficult so I reluctantly stopped. I also breastfed my baby daughter for seven months. My breast are flat and flop on top of each other when I lay on my side, they have lots of stretch marks and my nipples are huge!!!!!! Reading your site makes me feel that that is OK!!!"	"Hi, I am a 40 yr old mother of 2, and breast fed them both, also pumped at work. The photo is after breastfeeding. I suffered from one inverted nipple on the right breast. I had gained some weight, but now an losing it slowly, and my breasts are sagging."	"I'm 23, I've been pregnant once and am currently breastfeeding my (amazing, beautiful, healthy, happy!) 8 month-old son, with no plans to stop until he decides it's time. I'm about 155 lbs, I've always been between 150 and 170, with little change in my 38DDD size. I don't have an eating disorder or anything; I've contemplated a breast reduction but I plan to have at least one more baby and nursing is so much more important to me than what my boobs look like! (Why risk the health of your precious baby to have "cute" breasts?? I don't get it.) I'm completely happy & confident and at ease naked -- until I see my reflection or a picture, that is. I've spent lots of time naked around other people at Oregon Country Fair, various hot springs, Rainbow Gatherings, etc.) As long as I forget that my saggy (and useful, and life-giving, and amazing!) boobs are culturally "ugly", I'll have a great time. I love the quote, "Change how you see, not how you look," by J. Alison Hilber. It's so true. I would never judge another woman with my size & shape of breasts. I am usually in awe of women with something other than the ideal cultural body shape who walk around topless or naked. I feel proud to be in their presence and hope that I exude that same confidence."


"I'm a 42 year old woman with 2 children of 6 and 4. I breast fed my kids for 2 and 3 years. I recently lost 30 pounds. That in combination with weening my youngest caused some loss of volume at the top, but other than that, I feel they are in great shape for my age and size. I'm a 32 DD, all natural."	"I am 29 yrs old with 3 kids. I would be proud to have them viewed on your wonderful site."	"I am 24 years old, with one child that I carried to full term and nursed for 2 1/2 years. She still asks for boobie! I would say that I had considerable stretching and stretch marks, as my breast went from 32 C to 34 DD. Now I am a 32 D. I could have nursed two children with all the milk I had; it was awesome! It has been hard for me, as I am still young and feel self-conscious about my breast shape. It seems sometimes that I have just a little extra skin. But I wouldn't trade the experience; to give my daughter the years she had of nutrition and comfort that nature intended was amazing. Vive la breasts! Thank you so much!"
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"I am 32 years old and have had three little girls now 6,4 and 2. I breastfed each child for 18 months and now feel I have very "empty" breasts. I was getting slightly paranoid that my breasts were looking awful as I could only compare to pictures you see in newspapers etc. Its nice to know I am normal."	"I am ... currently in a relationship with a man who simply loves my breast inspite of their being saggy and loosing and gaining weight. To him, its me that matters and not how they look like. I am 29 yrs heading for 30 yrs soon. I had 2 pregnancies upto 3 months each but could not last and no children there after. Before visiting your site, I felt ashamed of my breast and I always wanted to get treatments done. I came here looking for advice and options but now I have dropped the idea. I hope my volunteering would help other women in similar situation. My mother who's now 50 yrs of age still has better ones than mine, she's still on the firmer side with perky nipples and ideal 36 size. I didn't know how to discuss my problem with her as I had flat nipples but now I understand I am happy with myself."	"I'm a 19 year old girl, with 32AA size boobs and have always been depressed about their size but have never felt I could cope with breast enhancement. I often felt that the size of my boobs made me feel less like a woman despite boyfriends telling me it didn't matter. Looking at your site I have come to feel more comfortable with the way I look. I recently had an ectopic pregnancy (about 3 months ago), I was told my breasts did grow a little bit. I have always been skinny, and find it extremely hard to put on weight - not to mention finding clothes to fit me as I am quite short too."

Before being pregnant	6 months pregnant	1 1/2 years after giving birth
Your website has been very interesting to me. I am 24 years old and have never really thought that my breasts were that great. To me my areolas are too big and dark even before I was pregnant and my nipples stay too pokey all the time. They have never been very perky and even though they are small I have always thought they were too floppy except when I was pregnant. I also have to keep them plucked or else I have some long hairs around my areolas. I am 5' 4'' tall, weigh about 108 pounds normally and my measurements are 34B-24-34. My complexion is pale with a few freckles. My hair is reddish brown and I look very Irish. I have been pregnant once and breast fed for about eight months.


"Hello, I love that you have this site, I felt so bad about my breast for so long because I have compared them to what you see in playboy... I also feel that my husband is not as satisfied with my breast cause he thinks that nice breast should be the perfectly round with the nipples on top like he sees in magazines... I don't feel so bad now that I have seen that mine are normal. I am going to show this site to my husband as well, so he can see what real natural breast really do look like! I'm 22 and I just had my first baby a month ago, and am currently breast feeding her. I have had some trouble with breast feeding due to my flat nipples (which I never considered flat!). I am very over weight at 240lbs and have pcos. I gained weight very rapidly, 100lbs in a little over a year and my breast went from a 34A to a 40D in that time. I have stretch marks along the outside of each breast up to my armpit (I don't know if you can see them or not), I do occasionally grow a few black hairs around my nipple that I have to pluck. In this picture I just finished feeding off my right breast and my left one is still full so you can see what a size difference it makes."	* 30 years old * 4 pregnancies, 3 children * Have been breastfeeding for 5.5 years steady (all three children, youngest is 1) * Clinically obese (200 lbs, 5'5")	"I have been so self-conscious about my breasts since I was a teenager, my husband has never seen them in the light. How sad is that?!! I am 25, have 2 kids, 2 and 5, breast fed them for combined total of 9 months. I was so ashamed of them, until I ran across your website. Maybe tonight is the night my husband will see them. It will probably still take some time, I have mentally abused myself about them. I used to think I even had breast cancer because of all the "perfect breasts" pictures in magazines or the internet. Thank you for your website."


She is 34 years old in this picture, 9 years before she had a breast reduction. The place is a topless beach in Scandinavia.		This is her current picture, 30 years after the reduction at the age of 74.
"As I told you, you are doing a great job. It may help all the many, even young women who are not happy with their breast to see that there is no such word for breasts as "normal". I believe that all the hysteria and frustration is due to Hollywood. In the early 30ties you can se they had no bras in the early films. The "Swinging tits" became however too much for the American (double) moral, and the leading film - producers, such as Sam Goldwyn and Jack Warner joined effort to have the bra designed! Unfortunately, this created the illusion that breasts looks like torpedoes! As I have spent quite some time reading art history (I am a painter) I can assure you that the torpedo curve is far from what the classic esthetics considers to be ideal! In fact, the hyperbolic shape of the full, slightly sagging breast comes much closer to being so!"


"I am 37 and have had three children in the last nine years. My youngest is nine months old and still breast feeding each day. All of my children were breastfed, the oldest two for over a year each. My breasts have always been large (E cup), however they have become quite huge since having children. I have always had a low body image esteem due to the look and sagginess of my breasts and was immensely appreciative of your website. I am currently a little overweight, finding it difficult to lose my excess fat since my youngest child was born. Unfortunately, even when I lose a lot of weight, my breasts remain large and droopy. I hope this helps other women who have breasts they think are unattractive realise that they are normal. Just like I am."	"I am 24 years old. I have been pregnant 3 times, but only have two children (one miscarriage). I breastfed my first child for one year and then breastfed my second for only a month because of digestive problems. I am 5'4 and as a teen I weighed 165 and wore a C cup bra. I lost 30 pounds in about 4 months and kept it off but my breasts went down to a B cup. When I got pregnant with both children I gained 40 plus pounds and went back up to a C cup. After breastfeeding my first I went down to an A cup and my weight dropped to 118. Now after my second I'm borderline A or B cup and I am 130 pounds. My breasts are droopy and my areolas are large and dark. I have lots of stretch marks from the rapid size changes. My right breast is larger and saggier than the left because that is the side my children favored when I breastfed. I've never had full looking breasts except when breastfeeding. Even as a teen before having children my breasts always seemed more pointy and droopy. I like my breasts fine now. I like not having to wear a bra all the time. I know that I look like a normal woman and anything else would just be fake. I've had people tell me they are shocked that I could breastfeed because I was so small chested, but that's just a myth. No matter what size your breasts are you can support the nutritional needs of a baby. "	"I am 25 years old, have a child who's almost a year old, have been brestfeeding the whole time (first six months exclusively) and plan to continue as long as my baby wants. In the picture my right breast is filled with milk and left is empty, that causes them to be really asymmetrical. Before pregnancy my left breast was a bit bigger and I had small B-cup, during pregnancy it went up to D and in the first weeks with the baby and milk up to DD. I am still having troubles getting used to bigger boobs, because I liked them when they were small and used to bind them sometimes. I have lost a lot of weight while breastfeeding (about 22 lbs) and I'm trying to get it back though I'm not underweight yet, it's my personal crusade against the fat war :) I have a tattoo on my chest and tattooes around my nipples, I used to have nipple piercings too and consider getting them done again when I'm not breastfeeding anymore. I also had a little milk even before I was pregnant, my gynecologist said it was propably because of too much prolactin but I didn't get it tested because it was never a problem for me. I have some stretchmarks that pregnancy caused, and I'm planning to use them as details in my future whole-chest tattoo."


"I am 40 years old having had a few kids and did breastfed my kids but was always underweight until recently quit smoking and got a better appetite and lo and behold my boobs actually grew, something I didn't believe would happen and am very happy with my body now. God gave us our bodies just the way they were meant to be, some big, some small but most of all we should all learn to love ourselves they way God intended. Which is why I never had surgery for breast augumentation even though for years I never needed to wear a bra. I think this world would be a very boring place if we were all built the same. We all feel that there is something about our bodies that we wish to change because society says there's only one perfect way to be. I say nonsense try to be happy with what God gave us ...LIFE!"