6 Ways To Naturally Lift Breasts After Suffering The Breastfeeding Sag

Sagging breasts are a very real occurrence for women when breastfeeding babies have been weaned and milk is no longer being produced. Because of this, women can become self-conscious about how they look, especially if the sag is significant post-breastfeeding. This can cause women to look into things like plastic surgery to alter their appearance. And while this option will lift the breasts, not all women can afford or want to have plastic surgery, which is why natural remedies exist to lift breasts after suffering the breastfeeding sag.

To accommodate the milk being produced to breastfeed babies, the skin and tissue of the breasts stretch. While this is normal and not a "medical concern," according to WebMD, the flat or "stretched out" look that the breasts have are a concern to many women. The level of concern varies with each woman and that is why there are a variety of ways that the breasts can be altered after breastfeeding has ended to help return the look of the breasts to their original shape.

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Here are ways to naturally lift breasts after suffering the breastfeeding sag.

6 Exercise

Exercise is recommended for good overall health for postpartum women. And it is also necessary for women who are looking to change the appearance of their breasts after breastfeeding has come to an end.

According to Healthline, exercise will not make breast tissue firmer because the tissue is made up of fat and no muscle. However, that does not mean that it is impossible to change the look of the chest as a result of exercise. This is due to there being muscle and tissue under the breasts that can be firmed up. And when this happens, the breasts may not have become firmer but they may appear to look lifted given the attention paid to muscles under the breast tissue.

5 Support Wear

The key to making any breasts look lifted and firm is wearing a quality bra. As such, after no longer breastfeeding, women may need to be remeasured to find themselves a bra that fits their new bodies correctly.

According to Livestrong, many women wear bras that do not properly fit them. When this happens, there can be a lack of support, pain when wearing the bra, or skin being pushed out of the bra in an unflattering manner. To combat this, getting measured by a professional will let women know what size bra they truly are. And once they know this, they can find something that fits properly, giving the breasts the support, they need to look lifted.

BABYGAGA VIDEO OF THE DAY 4 Good Posture

Most women notice that after they had babies, their shoulders began to slump forward more due to how they carried their pregnancy weight and then how they carried their babies in their arms. And as a result, everything looks shorter and a bit saggier, including the breasts.

According to UCI Plastic Surgery, when women have poor posture, the breasts hang from the chest by their own weight. This causes them to look saggy. However, when women stand up straight and have good posture, the body can evenly distribute the weight, per the publication. When this happens, the appearance of the breasts is higher on the chest, along with the body looking longer and leaner. And this leads to a better-looking chest overall.

3 Nutritious Diet

When women are holding onto extra weight from their pregnancies, the breasts will be larger because they gain weight like the rest of the body. By eating a nutritious diet and taking a steady approach to weight loss, breasts will lose weight. And the smaller they are, the less they look like they suffer from the breastfeeding sag.

According to MedicanNewsToday, for most women, the less weight they are carrying, the smaller their breasts are. When breasts are not as heavy, they do not sag as much. This means that they look like they sit higher on the chest. And when this happens, according to the publication, the appearance of sag is less due to less adipose tissue being in the breasts.

2 Moisturize Breasts

Keeping moisturizer on breasts may not reverse the sag that breasts have undergone. However, according to La Jolla Cosmetic, when the skin is consistently moisturized, it remains firm. And this can help with the overall look of breasts.

When the skin over the breast tissue is "stronger and firmer" as a result of moisturizing, it reduces the appearance of skin looking stretched. This is because any wrinkles that are on or near the breasts are plumped. The more hydrated skin looks overall, the more youthful it appears. And as a result, the less saggy the breasts appear.

1 Alternate Shower Temperature

Alternating shower water from warm to cold is thought to increase "production of collagen," according to Health24. And when this happens in the breasts, the elasticity is increased, causing the skin to appear more supple and smooth.

Participating in a regimen of alternating warm and cold shower water increases the blood flow to the breasts, per the publication. When this happens, the skin will tighten and tone. This gives the breasts an overall less saggy appearance as a result of spending just 10 minutes participating in hydrotherapy daily.

While the jury is still out whether this method works, because the only thing to lose is a bit of time, it may be worth women stepping into the shower to see if the alternating water temperature is effective or not.

Source: WebMD, Healthline, UCI Plastic Surgery, MedicalNewsToday, La Jolla Cosmetic, Health24

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