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Breast Visual Signs For Re-Lactation

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When your breasts get the message that your body is pregnant, or your body is being directed by breast stimulation to prepare for full lactation, certain changes occur to your breasts that are visible to the eye. These visual changes can be the pigmentation of your nipples and your areolae, changes in the size of your nipples and your  areolae , and the presence of blood vessels just under the surface of your breasts. The images in this Gallery are examples which you can compare to your own breasts, giving you an approximate reference number that can be communicated to someone who does not have the opportunity to observe your breast changes personally.

Nipple/Areola Pigmentation

Compare your breasts to these images to determine a reference number to which you can refer to convey your current status. The images generally progress from the lightest pigmentation to the darkest. You may judge that some images may be darker pigmented than a following image, but that is not important... it is just being able to refer to an example that is similar to your breasts that is important. Expect your breast pigmentation to change as your breasts progress toward complete lactation.

NOTE: If you notice that your pigment is changing over time, and you are definitely not pregnant or inducing lactation, please bring it to the attention of your OB/Gyn or a qualified Breast Surgeon. Record on the chart (where you keep your menstrual history) your current reference number and today's date. If your pigmentation changes, refer to this gallery on your doctor's  office computer so that he/she might be able to see how much it has changed and can better understand your concern.  

If you are stimulating your breasts to induce lactation, and you observe that your nipple and areolar pigmentation is darkening, that is an indication to you that your breasts are getting  closer to lactating.

Nipple/Areola Diameter

As your breasts develop new acini tissues develop, making your breasts increase in size. As they increase, your areola naturally will increase in diameter, and your nipples will become larger in diameter. To judge whether your nipples are changing in diameter, there is a simple Nipple Gauge that you can easily make that will allow you to see when your breasts and nipples will actually start taking effect. You can find it in our Tools & Gadgets section.

Breast Veining

See the description at the bottom of this Gallery.
 

Special Requests:

We have special requests for specific images and we include them here in separate Galleries. Choose a tab from the following index to view these other galleries:

Large&Dark Areolae Tubular Breasts

 

 

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Breast Veining: 

When your breasts are preparing for lactation, the concentrated cellular construction inside your breasts that is developing your acini tissues requires extra nutrients that are transported to your breasts  in your blood. That requires your blood vessels to dilate, often making them "appear" for the first time under the surface of your breast skin. If you notice the vessels increasing in number or size, that  would generally indicate that your breasts are moving closer toward full lactation.

NOTE: If your breasts show a CHANGE of any kind that is not readily accountable for, please be sure to bring this to the attention of your OB/Gyn or your Breast Surgeon.

These examples are shown as a relative guide to share with others so that they might be able to better determine your progress in reaching full lactation. It is the amount that they change that is important.

 

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We welcome any images that anyone wants to offer of their own breast changes. Please contact  Ken@BreastNotes.com for information.
 

You can find a drawing of a simple gauge that can be used to measure the changes in your nipple thickness.
You can find it by CLICKING HERE!

 

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