Normal Breasts Pictures, part C - photos of different size and shape breasts from women who have been pregnant

Normal Breasts Gallery, part C Women who have been pregnant These pictures include women 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!

21-year old, has been pregnant 3 times. Youngest daughter (6 months) is exclusively breastfed and breastfeeds on demand 6-13 times a day. "I have pretty severe stretch marks on the underside of my breasts because while I was pregnant and when my milk came in with both of my girls I went up two sizes. I am currently a size 38 B and only wear nursing tank tops because everything else is uncomfortable."	29 years old, in the picture 20 weeks pregnant with baby #6. The woman has been obese but has lost weight and her breast size or shape didn't change noticeably. She has difficulties in finding a fitting bra.	This lady has been pregnant once; breastfed for 4 months. She has strechmarks all over her breasts. "During pregnancy, my breasts swell up to a C cup and after birth to a D cup. My nipples also grew with the breasts and became very dark during pregnantcy, they lightend a bit up afterwards but never got as light of color as they used to be."


This lady is 60 years old: "I have had two pregnancies and breast fed both babies for 6 and 7 months respectively. I am somewhat overweight."	"I am 28 years old and have had three children, ages 4, 6 and 8. I breastfed each one of them. ... During pregnancy and after birthing, my breasts increased up to a D cup, from my normally "Barely A". All three times. Ouch. I have always felt insecure about my body solely because of my breasts. I am a tall, slim, and beautiful woman, and yet I have always felt as though I was not "good enough" because of the size of my breasts. After breastfeeding all of my children, it kind of put it into perspective. Breasts are for feeding humans, not for feeding the eyes of humans. I started to see my breasts as more utilitarian. However, this far post-childbirths, they have all but 'deflated', and were it not for the wonderful man I now share my life with, who makes me feel entirely perfect, I would have felt not 'good enough' again. Gratefully, I have come across this site. And you know what? I feel entirely normal. Perhaps the 'topless beaches' of Europe have stayed their obsession with the 'perfect form' and allowed their society to accept people as God made them. Unlike the American culture, which can hardly tolerate the FACT that women breastfeed. And instead would like to push the bottle into the mouths of our infants to help keep the image of the breast as pornographic as can be. And as far from natural as possible. Sorry for the rant. It's just one of those issues that was always THE issue to me."


A 46-year old; mother of two. "I lost a lot of weight when breast feeding and was very underweight for both boys. I have large breasts size 38DD. I was a size 38B for many years, after breast feeding I lost breast volume on the upper parts of my breasts and it took many years to fill out again."	"I'm 20 years old and 20 weeks pregnant. In my teen years I was considered to be thin, but not too thin. Over the course of the past 2 years that has changed. I'm 5'8" now 227 lbs. Before my pregnancy I was just over 200 lbs. I have stretch marks on my breasts, thighs, and butt. I was never really happy with my body growing up, even though I was popular among the boys in school. I feel the media played a big part of that. The movies and magazines with the seemingly perfect women with the seemingly perfect bodies. Airbrushed or not thats how I wanted to look. I battled with anorexia for a little over a year and I'm happy to say that I've beaten it, though my self esteen has never really gotten any better. Finding this site, I feel, is the start of changing that. To know that I'm not the only woman with one breast that hangs lower than the other or not the only one with fairly large areolas, has changed my perspective on my own body and my self image. So when I found out you were taking volunteers I had to jump at it. I know several young women who battle with poor self image every day and thats not an easy thing to overcome, so I'm recommending this site to everyone I can. Thank you for this site and thank you to all the women who have sent in pictures. This just may be the thing we need to do to turn our cultures perspective of the female body around. "


	"I'm 19, I've had one child, I breastfed for a couple of months. I have some stretchmarks on my breasts. I've lost a lot of weight since having my son, I think that's why they sag so much now. I'm still slightly overweight, though. Thank you for this website. It's wonderful."	"These breasts have nursed two babies. Both of my daughters nursed until the age of 3 years. My breasts have always been on the small side, even while my children were nursing. I wear a 38A. The stretchmarks came with puberty. My breasts have always been a little on the droopy side, but I have recently lost 50 pounds and I think that it has contributed some to the swing low! As a bellydancer, I am used to enhancing their appearance for performances, but I would never do anything permanent to alter my perfect, functioning breasts. My husband loves them, my children loved them - and most importantly, I love them."
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"I'm 27 years old, and have been nursing my child for 11 months. ...before I got pregnant, my right breast was a tiny bit larger than my left, but they were mostly symmetrical and a large A to small B cup. Once my milk came in (I had quite an oversupply for the first 3-5 months), though, my left breast went into overdrive! It's usually at least a cup size bigger than my right breast, no matter how much baby nurses (or I pump) on the right. In this photo I think baby had just finished nursing on the left side, so they're not as uneven as they can get sometimes! You can also see stretch marks on the tops of both breasts; those have been there as long as I can remember... My areolas and nipples have always been large; for some reason they look darker than usual in this photograph. They turned extremely dark brown during pregnancy, and faded again a few months postpartum."	A 26-year old lady. "My boobs went from a 36A before pregnancy to a 36C during pregnancy and I have quite alot of stretchmarks on my breasts because of this. I wore ill fitting bras during my pregnancy and can't stress enough the importance of wearing a proper fitting one! Following my first pregnancy I had 3 further ones resulting in ectopic/miscarriages and these too made an impact on by breasts in terms of quick growth, then rapid decrease in size and therefore sagginess. I battled bulemia on and off for 4 years and although I've conquered that, I still have self image issues.... and my breasts are one of the worst worries. My right breast hangs slightly lower than my left and I've lost all the natural volume from the top or my breast. People should love their bodies no matter what and I'm learning to accept mine slowly but I think that everyone has one thing they would like to change."	Breasts of a woman - she breastfed both of her kids for 8 months each.


"30-year-old Latina (Cuban) mother of 2 children aged 5 and 20 months. I have more breast tissue and milk glands under my arms than on my chest. While nursing my breasts never protruded more forward, but it looked like I was toting mangoes under my arms. Never occurred to me to photograph that but it would have been helpful for other women to see. 34-C pre children. Even when I was significantly overweight I remained a 34-C. My weight was in my hips and thighs. I didn't quite fill a C and my breasts were widely spaced. 36/38 – C/B post first child. Nursing 15 months. No meat added to my ribs but my ribs were significantly expanded 36 C+ post second child. Bought a wonderful "granny" bra called Le Mystere. It utilized my underarm breast tissue, comfortably bringing it forward, it wasn't meant to push up. 34 B- Currently. I lost 35 pounds in 8 weeks and have kept it off for almost a year. I can't find a bra I like. The "granny" bras that I find comfortable don't seem to exist in my size. I miss the "side panels" of bras designed for larger breasts. I spill out the sides of smaller bras and cannot quite fill a B-cup. I am currently using a gel insert to fill my beloved granny bra in 36-C. I still bra shop every two months."	"I am 28 years old and have always been insecure about my breast size. I am a A cup right now but I have had 2 children and breast fed both of them."	"This is a picture of my breasts at 7 months pregnant. They have gone from a 36B to a 38C since the beginning of pregnancy, so there are some stretchmarks on the underparts of my breasts. One breast has always been larger than the other, as well as the areola of that breast, and they did not even out with the pregnancy. They are starting to fill with colostrum already, and leak occasionally, but nothing major."


"I found your website and I wanted to say thank you for giving perspective. I am 27 year old Mexican that has never had children (34 B, 1.7m, 62 kilos). I hated my breasts when I started getting them during my teenage years. Now I feel more confident but I still dress conservatively. I never feel comfortable with low cut tops. Your site has helped me decide not to get breast augmentation.	"Age: 36. I used to want my breasts to be larger and more round at the top. After finding a benign lump, I appreciate my breasts as they are. Now I love them!"	A 19-year old. "I have always had a pretty small chest, about a 36A/32B. Also I have always had fairly large aereolas/nipples. I never really developed much throughout puberty. I have thought of getting implants, but am unsure. This website has really helped me out a lot in accepting my breasts for what they are... so I am leaning more towards not getting implants. Again the webstite really helps, and I hope I can contribute in making other women feel better about themselves. THANKS!!"


"I am so happy I stumbled upon your website. I was trying to search for a place where I could buy a bra that would fit me, and your site came up and reminded me that I don't need a bra! I am 31, never been pregnant, I am about 5' 7" and my weight has been about 115 lbs since 7th grade. When I was a kid I looked forward to having large breasts someday, until my mother had breast implants and I realized how weird it was to focus so much on breast size. Mine ended up very small, I can't even find a bra to fit me except sports bras. And I didn't even notice they were uneven until I saw the photo that I took. I am very happy with having small breasts, I have heard a lot of complaints from my large-busted friends about men staring at them all the time. I never have that problem!!! I think in the past I have worn a 34-B bra but those seem too big for me now, my breasts were slightly larger for a while when I took birth control pills."	"I am 44 years old, have never been pregnant. I have stretch marks on my breasts, and I think that they are a little bit saggy, and I think that I have a big areolas and nipples, and I don't like it."	"I've always been rather skinny (125 lbs / 5'10") and matured quite late, so that my breasts - at an age of 21 - perhaps aren't fully grown yet. After years of feeling not like a "real woman" due to their size, I'm now on my way to accept them as they are. Thanks to this site I also realized that their asymmetry isn't as uncommon as I thought."


"I have always been ashamed of my breasts. I am 25. I have had 3 children and always have felt like the "odd ball" out of the bunch. Although I have breast feed all three children my breasts still look the same as they did when I was 18. The media always made me think that my breasts were ugly. Thank you for this site , helping me realize that I am not the only one with this condition."	"I'm inspired by all the women who have bared their breasts to help others feel ok and loving about their own. I'm 21, have breastfed 1 baby for 14mths, and am 16wks pregnant with baby#2. I've always had asymmetrical breasts by about 1 cup size, and have flip-flopped from being delighted with them to wanting plastic surgery on them. I'm pleased to say this site has helped me accept them in all their post-baby glory, and the rest of my body too! Each of us can be beautiful and sexy and very attractive - while looking nothing like the girls in magazines. And that is how we should be."	"I am 47 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and weigh about 150 pounds. I breastfed my two children over twenty years ago."


"I am a 38DD or 40DD depending on the bra. I am European and 35 years old; I was pregnant once but never had a baby. I spent my whole life hating, actually... LOATHING my breasts, feeling extremely self conscious, looking at other women and in magazines and feeling truly and absolutely sorry for myself. All this despite the fact that my man (with whom I have been together for 10 years) adores my breasts. Still, I always hated them. Then this summer he took me to the seaside, and demanded I went topless on the beach. And I DID go topless! It was such a liberating experience! I felt empowered, I felt free, I felt normal! Of course there were women with perfect breasts on the beach, but I didn't care one bit. After a life time of covering up every inch of my body and especially my breasts (black t-shirts up to my neck, even in the summer), I felt normal, and I was happy. And I realised that even if I have a man who loves my breasts, unless I as a woman love my breasts, I will always feel ugly and inadequate. I have just started to 'like' them and it will be a long time before I can say I 'love' them, but in the end, these sagging breasts full of deep stretchmarks (and they also have hairs) are mine, and they are unique to me and I should appreciate that."		"I am 53 years of age. I have been pregnant twice and nursed two children. I have always been very self-conscious about my small breasts, and wished they were larger. At one time I considered breast enhancement surgery, but my husband assured me he was quite happy with my breast size, and did not want me to have any surgery. Although I still wonder what it would be like to have larger breasts, I have gradually come to accept and even enjoy my small ones. Thanks for giving real women with real breasts an opportunity to express their feelings."


"I am 26 years old and have two children. The first one was not breast fed at all and is 6 years old. The second one is just 4 months old and I am currently breast feeding. Since having my baby I am now considered about 10 pounds overweight but have always been average sized normally. My breasts look about the same as they did prior to this pregnancy. Breast feeding itself has not changed them dramatically. I have light stretch marks on my breasts from my first pregnancy. Left breasts is slightly larger than right. Wonderful site and felt I should contribute!"	"I am 29 years old. I was thin as a teenager and my breasts were 36-C's but always somewhat saggy (to me). I have very pale areolas and used to wish they were darker. I got stretch marks on the sides of my breasts during puberty. I used to get comments that my breasts were the 'perfect size'. With my first pregnancy at age 21 I gained 70 lbs and got lots of stretch marks on my abdomen, stomach, sides, and breasts. I have very pale, thin skin. I also had very flat nipples. My breast size went up to a 40 D. I breastfed my daughter for 3 months. She was not a good nurser at all and much preferred a bottle. With my second pregnancy 5 years later at age 26 I still was overweight and I gained 30 lbs but lost it all in the months after my son's birth. My son has now nursed for 2 years and he has been a wonderful nurser. He is a very picky eater so I continue to nurse him at bed/nap/morning until he self-weans. My nipples are no longer flat. I am still a 40D. My breasts are slightly asymmetrical and I feel that they sag a lot more now than they did before my pregnancies. I love the fact that I nurtured my babies with my own milk just like God intended. I no longer see my breasts as sex-symbols (even though my husband adores them!), they are my 'nun nuns' (son's word for nursing) and I believe my children are healthier for having nursed ! Your website has made me feel MUCH better about the appearance of my breasts !! Thank you !!"	"I am 45 years old and I have had 3 children, each of whom I breastfed until they were 2 years old. Now I am almost completely flat-chested, but when I was pregnant, and even more when I was breastfeeding, my breasts increased in size dramatically. When my milk first came in each time, it was as if (in the words of my then-husband) someone had taken the basketball from my huge pregnant belly, split it in half, and glued it to my chest! In fact, my copious production of milk was always a bit painful for the first couple of weeks, until my body realised it really didn't need to produce enough to feed a whole football team. I think it is very important to reassure flat chested women that their size is absolutely no impediment to brilliant breastfeeding. I don't know what bra size I am because I don't wear them, but I suppose it would be 36AAA. I am 5'4" (163cm) and weight 124 pounds (56kg), and whenever I lose weight, my breasts are the first place it shows. In fact, they will vary in size noticeably through a single menstrual cycle. I have quite prominent, sensitive nipples with very small areolae. I think it is also an important message that size/shape is not directly correlated to sexual pleasure either. My breasts give me tremendous sexual pleasure -- another reason to resist the pressure towards breast augmentation, which often reduces the sensitivity of the nipples. I have a very large ribcage, which is a bit of a mismatch to my breast size; there are times when I am discouraged by the fact that it is much harder to find clothes that fit properly given that mismatch, but generally, my breasts have served me extremely well, and I am happy with them."

And... lastly two pics of men's breasts. Did you know men have breast tissue and milk ducts, and CAN produce milk under the right conditions?

This large man has "small breasts". But people don't think his breasts are something sexual.	Men have breasts and nipples too! And their nipples don't really look that much different from female ones.	A man's nipple.