Guide to Breast Changes During Pregnancy and Lactation

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

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🗓️ 4 August 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

During the nine months of pregnancy, your body undergoes more changes than at any other time in your life. Your breasts, in particular, will experience significant transformations from the moment you conceive through the breastfeeding period. These changes include noticeable differences in appearance and sensitivity, as well as internal changes to prepare your body for lactation. Learn how your breasts will change, how much your breasts will increase in size, and how to manage symptoms such as sensitivity, leaking, and stretch marks. The more you are educated about how your breasts develop during pregnancy you can alleviate discomfort and develop a greater appreciation for the hard work your body is doing to prepare for your baby.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. Today's episode is your
0:16.7	guide to breast changes during pregnancy and during lactation. In the nine
0:22.4	months that you're pregnant your body is going to
0:24.6	undergo more changes than at any other time in your life and your breasts are
0:30.0	going to also experience significant transformations
0:33.8	from the moment that you conceive
0:35.5	through the time that you breastfeed.
0:37.9	These changes can be noticeable differences
0:40.4	in appearance and sensitivity, as well as internal changes that are helping your body
0:45.7	to prepare to breastfeed. So learn how your breast will change, how much they're
0:51.0	going to increase in size, and how to manage symptoms like
0:55.4	sensitivity leaking and getting stretch marks. The more that you're educated
1:00.4	about how your breasts develop during pregnancy, the better you can do things to alleviate discomfort,
1:07.0	and you're going to have a greater appreciation for the hard work that your body's doing to prepare for a baby.
1:13.8	You can find the complete article and all of the links
1:17.2	and resources for this episode
1:19.6	at pregnancy podcast. dot com slash breast.
1:25.2	Thank you to Zollar for their support of this episode.
1:28.5	The Zollar prenatal plus DHA is my number one recommendation for high quality prenatal
1:34.4	vitamin. In the month of August 2024 you can save 35% off the prenatal on
1:41.7	Amazon with the code pre-POD 3-5 and you can always see the current
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