The size of the breasts does not influence milk production: we explain why

Some of the myths that circulate around breastfeeding is one that ensures that small breasts do not produce enough milk. But nothing is further from reality, because the size of the breasts is not linked to a greater or lesser success in breastfeeding.

If you have a small breast and want to breastfeed your baby, do not suffer from such comments. We explain why breast size does not influence the amount of milk that is produced.

Breast size does not influence the amount of breast tissue

Although during pregnancy it is likely that you have experienced notable changes in your breasts, it is not until the rise in milk occurs when the breasts increase in volume and the nipples and the aerola change their size and coloration.

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But despite these typical and usual changes, many mothers with small breasts believe they will not be able to breastfeed their children, probably moved by the comments of the environment and one of the most common false myths that revolve around breastfeeding.

However, it is important to remember that the size of the breasts is determined by the amount of fatty tissue they possess, not by the amount of milk-producing glands.

The mammary gland is not more productive due to the fact that it has more adipose tissue surrounding it, so that a chest chest can have a very developed mammary gland and be able to produce milk for a long time.

How much milk does the breast produce?

Regardless of chest size, the amount of milk produced varies between 11 and 58 ml per hour and breast, that is, at an average of 35 ml per hour and breast, a newborn born baby that is fed every three hours would be receiving about 210 ml of milk in each dose.

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The more frequently the baby sucks, the more milk is produced, because suction equals production. In this way, the amount of breast milk that your breast produces will be adjusted to the baby's demands and will change at each stage of its growth, to adjust to its nutritional needs.

So do not get involved believing that with small breasts you will not be able to feed your baby correctly, because as long as there is no medical problem that justifies it, all women who propose it can feed their children, without breast size influences neither the quantity nor the quality of breast milk.

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