Comments on: Breastfeeding With Implants – It Can Be Done!

By: Mommy News

Mommy News — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:19:33 +0000

Wendy, thanks for your comment and congratulations on your pregnancy! The good news is – is has been 3 years since your surgery – and time heals a lot of wounds – studies have shown that successful breastfeeding post-surgery increases with time since the surgery. In addition, it doesn’t have to be all or none – so even if you don’t end up with a full milk supply – chances are you will end up with *some* milk – and any amount of that liquid gold that you give to your child is a blessing. Read this article for more info: http://mommynewsblog.com/breastfeeding-does-it-really-need-to-be-all-or-none/ – best of luck with your pregnancy! — Judy

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:05:29 +0000

Tiffany,

I am nearly in tears reading your story. I had a lift/augmentation with a periareola incision three years ago. I’ve been wracked with guilt after unexpectedly becoming pregnant with my fourth child.

I just “feel” like I will be able to nurse successfully, but there are so few stories of mom’s who have had this type of incision and gone on to nurse without issues!

Thanks so much for sharing,
Wendy

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:06:41 +0000

I’m in same boat, foolishly got implants at a young age, then they ruptured and Drs had to cut into my nipples a second time! I still breast feed my babe who is 13mo…we do fine with the help of fenugreek.

Does anyone fear that a repeatedly smothered boob can rupture an implant? Or am I just paranoid?!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:49:36 +0000

Me TOO!! The EXACT same thing. Well not the swimsuit model, but everything else. I asked if I could still breastfeed and he told me yes. But he was wrong. I ran out of milk around 3 months with my 4 year old, but kept nursing with an SNS and we nursed for 3 1/2 years. Then 2 weeks with son and went on with the SNS till 6 months. Now I’m nursing my 3 month old wiht no aids. I’m hoping this one sticks.

Thank you for this post.

I direct people to BFAR.
.-= Michelle´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party 2010 =-.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:36:39 +0000

It can be done! I nursed until my daughter was over a year and a half – no problems whatsoever.

By: Mommy News

Mommy News — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:20:50 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your stories everyone! Wow Kailey – you went through some rough times because of bad advice from Drs – I’m so sorry! But you have persevered and for that you deserve HUGE kudos!! Thanks again for sharing – Judy

By: kailey bergin

kailey bergin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:13:12 +0000

hello, first im so glad to hear u wer able to breastfeed after your surgery!! i also had a breast surgery but because i didnt know any better to ask questions or make demands to help my future breastfeeding ive run into problems. weni was 17 i had my first baby, and breastfeeding was a breeze. it can so easily for me, until about 8 months in i developed a clogged duct and got some bad advice from a dr. not to let any milk out of the affected breast. i stupidly listened and the clog turned into mastitis. i then went to another dumb dr who told me to stop nursing and take antibiotics. this was alos the wrong thing to do. as it lead to me developing such a severe infection in the breast i could have died. i was rushed to the hospital and booked in for surgery a couple hours after. they drained 2 liters of pus from my badly infected, regularly b sized, breast. they made the incision wrong tho, and severed many milk ducts which healed wrong and left a lump in my breast. this lump turned out to be a collection of milk that cannot travel to the nipple because of the ducts healing severed apart. wen i got pregnant with my second child the lump of milk grew so much i couldnt latch my son onto the nipple as it was so stretched out. i did however manage to nurse him for 13 months on my other breast alone. wen i had my third child the collection of milk grew so much and stretched my nipple so badly i was in constant pain. i found a dr willing to follow me thru nursing my baby and aspirate the milk wen it gets so stretched out and painful, ive had it drained 3 times now, and have been nursing my third child for 12 months now on one breast and my advice to any woman going in for any breast surgery and plan to breastfeed in the future, make sure you get the dr to make the incision the proper way, lengthwise from your chest toward the nipple, not across the breast. im so glad i was at least able to breastfeed my children, even if only on one breast. but if i could go back in time i would save my left breast from the breastfeeding ignorance of so many drs.