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Can a woman with breast implant breastfeed her baby?
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Question: Just curious if a woman with breast implant (silicon) can still produce milk since the silicon is in there.
Question: Just curious if a woman with breast implant (silicon) can still produce milk since the silicon is in there.
10 Comments
November 18th, 2009 at 5:49 am
yes
November 18th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Yeah they can..
November 18th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Yes, the silicone is usually put behind the muscle so it doesn’t interfere with your breast milk production or dispersing it to the baby.
November 18th, 2009 at 6:49 am
I’ve heard yes, you can still breastfeed after implants. Friend of mine breastfeed fine. She says they put the implant behind your pectoral muscle, so nothing like the milk glands or anything else gets damaged.
Here’s a site that can give you more insight. Hope it helps
November 18th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Yes, the milk comes down as normal. I breastfed my daughter for a 10 months and only quit because of issues with work. The silicon is contained in a bag, not floating around to contaminate the milk. Good luck!
November 18th, 2009 at 8:34 am
yeah! read jenny mccarthy’s baby books. shes the queen of fakies!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:09 am
It depends on if the nipple was moved during surgery. If so, unfortunately not, cause all of the glands were cut to do the surgery and they are unable to reattach them. It also depends on if the implant is above or below the muscle. So I would talk to the dr that did them and see if there will be any problems breast feeding. It depends on a few factors, but the implants being silicone isn’t one of them.
good luck
November 18th, 2009 at 9:46 am
usually women who have implants can nurse just fine because the ducts are usually not damaged like in a reduction surgery though it’s still possible to nurse with that as well
http://www.kellymom.com/health/lifestyle/mom-activities.html#implants
November 18th, 2009 at 10:30 am
yes i have saleen and i breastfed for the first 3 weeks..well i pumped my milk for him, the first 3 weeks are the most important also my son did not stay awake ever on the breast and i found that the bottle i could see how much he was getting anyways…do what u want but my breast look awsome they never got a stretch mark from getting so big and they pretty much stayed the same.goodluck
November 18th, 2009 at 10:35 am
You need to contact the surgeon who performed the surgery – if your milk ducts were cut, then no, you won’t be able to breast feed.