What are the chances of me breast feeding my baby, as i've had a breast reduction?

Question

The breast reduction was quite some years ago..... My mum has said it makes it harder to breast feed after such a operation...

Answer 1

It depends!  It affects some women. . .others it doesn't.  I think a woman should always consider that it IS possible!  The doctor should be informing the patient of this as well!

Answer 2

It really depends.  How drastic was the reduction?  Was a lot of glandular tissue removed?  Were your nipples severed?  

Some women can breastfeed after a reduction, some have lowered supply.  Some women find that they develop more glandular tissue with subsequent pregnancies and may have to supplement with the first, but are fine for the second and third, and so forth.

Answer 3

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Breastfeedi...

BEST BET TO FIND OUT IS TO VISIT THIS WEBSITE

Answer 4

There is a 50/50 chance if you have had a free nipple graft, where they removed your nipple and then reattached it.

There is an excellent chance if you had not had your nipple removed.

Please check out http://www.bfar.org

Answer 5

If the surgeon cut the nerves or removed milkd ducts then you probably wont be able to. However if the nerves were left intact then you should be able to. Maybe contact the surgeon and find out what exactly they did?

Answer 6

Shouldn't be a problem.

They're careful to avoid the milk producing glands.

Answer 7

I have heard that even people that have implants(I did read u had a reduction) can still feed...Its all to do with the nipple,,,,,,,,,R u pregnant....if so how many weeks.......At the end the nipples start to leak small amounts of yellow fluid (colostrum) This would be a good indicator that things are working well.....got concerns see your doctor!  Congratulations on wanting to feed your baby this way!!!!

Answer 8

Procedures using incisions around or across the areola (called periareoloar incisions) are more likely to sever milk ducts, and affect important nerves responsible for triggering milk production and release.  In these cases, a woman’s b*****s may produce a full milk supply, but the milk is not able to pass through damaged ducts to the nipple or be released from the nipple.

Answer 9

well from what I've been told by docters it doesn't matter what size your breast are the your body will still produce enough milk for a baby.  The trick is to have the baby suck as much milk on both sizes so your milk can increase.

Answer 10

It should make no difference.  A breast reduction simply removes some of the fatty tissue in the b*****s, not the "necessary" parts.  You should be fine.