{"id":1662,"date":"2021-10-15T06:39:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T06:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2021-12-09T17:37:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:37:31","slug":"is-it-possible-to-breastfeed-after-a-breast-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/is-it-possible-to-breastfeed-after-a-breast-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it possible to breastfeed after a breast procedure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iStock-1255871924-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"caring mother breastfeeding baby boy in bedroom\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iStock-1255871924-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iStock-1255871924.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If you have been considering a breast procedure, you probably have a lot of questions \u2013 one of which may be how a breast procedure, such as breast augmentation, a breast lift, or breast implants, will affect your future pregnancies and the ability to breastfeed. It is important to bring up these questions with your doctor, but for now, here is some basic information about how a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/breast-procedures\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breast procedure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can impact future motherhood.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can I breastfeed after a procedure?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breast procedures include breast augmentation, using either the patient\u2019s own tissue or implants; a breast lift (also known as mastopexy), which not only lifts breasts but gives them a firmness and an aesthetically pleasing shape; and a breast reduction, which reduces the weight and size of breasts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most patients, future milk production is not affected by a breast procedure. In a breast lift or reduction, the breast tissue that enables milk production is left intact; in a breast implant procedure, the implants are placed in such a way that they don\u2019t interfere with milk ducts or mammary glands. A woman will have a more productive milk supply if 5 years or more have passed since the breast procedure, according to the La Leche League, a group that strives to encourage women and educate them about the benefits of breastfeeding.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But keep in mind\u2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do become pregnant and decide to breastfeed after a breast procedure, this can alter the work that you have had done, as both of these can really change a woman\u2019s body! For this reason, you may want to consider putting any breast procedure off until you are done having children and breastfeeding.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breastfeeding can be a wonderful experience, one that not only nourishes your baby but gives the two of you the chance to bond, and it is an experience that you will look back on fondly for the rest of your life. If you are thinking about having a breast procedure but you have questions, Dr. Gary J. Price, in New Haven and Fairfield County, CT, can help. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drgaryprice.com\/contact\/\">Call (203) 453-6635<\/a> for a breast procedure consultation today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been considering a breast procedure, you probably have a lot of questions \u2013 one of which may be how a breast procedure, such as breast augmentation, a breast lift, or breast implants, will affect your future pregnancies and the ability to breastfeed. It is important to bring up these questions with your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is it possible to breastfeed after a breast procedure? - Gary J. 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