I was under the impression that pregnancy was what made your boobs sag, not breast-feeding. By the time you get to the breast-feeding part, they’re already ruined, might as well let nature run it’s course and get a boob job later.
My milk coming in was the most painful part of my recovery – and I had a C-Section. So, I am all for avoiding needless pain. I was told by my doctor that they used to give a shot to women who didn’t want to breastfeed to “dry up the milk” but not anymore. I would have taken that shot. I don’t think it would have really helped though with the perk factor because, as someone pointed out, you are growing and stretching throughout pregnancy anyway. I just think it could alleviate some discomfort for those going the formula route or for a surrogate mother. The doctor’s upfront justification for giving the medication is kind of lame.
Yep, their breasts, their choice. I still get to think anyone who does this is stupid, though. Seriously – if you don’t want saggy boobs or stretch marks, why on earth are you even getting pregnant?
This is yet another time I am totally glad I never measured up to society’s plastic idea of ‘beautiful’ – I got over it early on and since then, I have been happy with the body I have. All the changes childbirth has wrought just make me happy to have had children (and my husband still thinks I’m sexy!).
This is a little like the botox debate, in my head anyways. “You’re going to inject a known poison to make you look wrinkle free?” with “You’re going to take a drug given to those with HIV for treatment of HIV related symptoms to hopefully stop your breasts from sagging?”
Their choice. Hopefully no long term side effects. But still, if it were ever given to me as a choice, I’d decline.
Anything that stops a natural process of life cant be good for you. Personally i hope my wife never takes any of this, however her boobs her choice really. I personally agree with ProudMama, Kay, and GP. As a male i dont know about the physical effects myself but seeing my wife go thru it with both ours there is self esteam issues yes, but as males we need to reasure our women they are beautiful. I think the stigma on “beauty” is kinda warped for women to feel they have to go to these extreams.
Women should be smarter than these. Someone who would choose to take a drug (or get a surgery) they don’t need for non-medical reasons has their priorities completely out of order. I think the societal pressure alleged is not what people make it out to be. You have to be foolish to compare yourself to celebrities who have to look good for a living and have resources at their disposal to push them toward that. Women should be smarter than to worry about things like that right after giving birth. If they allowed their bodies to do what’s naturally, it is likely that the hormones released by breastfeeding would greatly help their mental state. There’s not enough focus on the positive effects of oxytocin released by breastfeeding and how that contributes to bonding and a sense of well-being in the new mom.
What amuses me is that these women are really that stupid. Your breasts grow and stretch all throughout your pregnancy, it isn’t just breastfeeding that kill their perkiness! And news flash, if these women aren’t willing to go under the knife to deal with this, then they are going to have huge problems down the road, since as we age our boobs natural succumb to gravity. I’m in my 20′s and even I realize that.
Our culture expects women to look super hot just weeks after giving birth. You certainly cannot blame these women. I hate it when our society (ads, marketing, media, etc.) tells women how to be, and then shames them for doing what it takes to be that way.
I don’t really fall on either side of the breast/bottle debate, but my grandmother did tell me that she took pills prescribed by a doctor to dry up her milk with all of her children. Obviously, it wasn’t an HIV drug, but the idea of taking something to stop lactation isn’t new.
WTF, I know that exclusive breastfeeding isn’t always possible, but to those women whose “breasts are [such] an important part of their sexuality [that] they don’t want to use them to provide milk
With apologies to Mick Jagger, what a drag it is getting old.
Sometimes there is just no one to breastfeed.
I was under the impression that pregnancy was what made your boobs sag, not breast-feeding. By the time you get to the breast-feeding part, they’re already ruined, might as well let nature run it’s course and get a boob job later.
My milk coming in was the most painful part of my recovery – and I had a C-Section. So, I am all for avoiding needless pain. I was told by my doctor that they used to give a shot to women who didn’t want to breastfeed to “dry up the milk” but not anymore. I would have taken that shot. I don’t think it would have really helped though with the perk factor because, as someone pointed out, you are growing and stretching throughout pregnancy anyway. I just think it could alleviate some discomfort for those going the formula route or for a surrogate mother. The doctor’s upfront justification for giving the medication is kind of lame.
Yep, their breasts, their choice. I still get to think anyone who does this is stupid, though. Seriously – if you don’t want saggy boobs or stretch marks, why on earth are you even getting pregnant?
This is yet another time I am totally glad I never measured up to society’s plastic idea of ‘beautiful’ – I got over it early on and since then, I have been happy with the body I have. All the changes childbirth has wrought just make me happy to have had children (and my husband still thinks I’m sexy!).
This is a little like the botox debate, in my head anyways. “You’re going to inject a known poison to make you look wrinkle free?” with “You’re going to take a drug given to those with HIV for treatment of HIV related symptoms to hopefully stop your breasts from sagging?”
Their choice. Hopefully no long term side effects. But still, if it were ever given to me as a choice, I’d decline.
Anything that stops a natural process of life cant be good for you. Personally i hope my wife never takes any of this, however her boobs her choice really. I personally agree with ProudMama, Kay, and GP. As a male i dont know about the physical effects myself but seeing my wife go thru it with both ours there is self esteam issues yes, but as males we need to reasure our women they are beautiful. I think the stigma on “beauty” is kinda warped for women to feel they have to go to these extreams.
Women should be smarter than these. Someone who would choose to take a drug (or get a surgery) they don’t need for non-medical reasons has their priorities completely out of order. I think the societal pressure alleged is not what people make it out to be. You have to be foolish to compare yourself to celebrities who have to look good for a living and have resources at their disposal to push them toward that. Women should be smarter than to worry about things like that right after giving birth. If they allowed their bodies to do what’s naturally, it is likely that the hormones released by breastfeeding would greatly help their mental state. There’s not enough focus on the positive effects of oxytocin released by breastfeeding and how that contributes to bonding and a sense of well-being in the new mom.
What amuses me is that these women are really that stupid. Your breasts grow and stretch all throughout your pregnancy, it isn’t just breastfeeding that kill their perkiness! And news flash, if these women aren’t willing to go under the knife to deal with this, then they are going to have huge problems down the road, since as we age our boobs natural succumb to gravity. I’m in my 20′s and even I realize that.
My mother used drugs to stop lactating in the 1960′s so this is not a new practice. It is no ones business why a woman chooses not to breastfeed.
Our culture expects women to look super hot just weeks after giving birth. You certainly cannot blame these women. I hate it when our society (ads, marketing, media, etc.) tells women how to be, and then shames them for doing what it takes to be that way.
Their body, they should do what they want with them. Their boobs are going to sag anyway.
I don’t really fall on either side of the breast/bottle debate, but my grandmother did tell me that she took pills prescribed by a doctor to dry up her milk with all of her children. Obviously, it wasn’t an HIV drug, but the idea of taking something to stop lactation isn’t new.
WTF, I know that exclusive breastfeeding isn’t always possible, but to those women whose “breasts are [such] an important part of their sexuality [that] they don’t want to use them to provide milk