Dear Friends: 
This story was told to me. I was going through some old  records and found it 
to share with you. I am glad that this doesn't happen very  often! 
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A woman whose pre-pregnancy  bra size was  34 B/C grew to 40 F during her  
pregnancy. After birth, her breasts looked like cantaloupes, with flat nipples.  
A pump was used to bring them out.  The baby did latch on about 12 hours 
after birth, but not for long.  24 hours later, her breasts were the  size of 
watermelons and continued to grow. Ice and cabbage leaves were applied  
continually, still, the mother was in constant discomfort that required  analgesics. 
Simultaneous double-pumping with a hospital-grade pump was used for  15 minutes 
every two hours; she could release about 2 ounces at a session. The  baby never 
did breastfeed well. The mother tried, even after hospital discharge  but 
ended up weaning as her breasts were just too large and uncomfortable to  manage. 
There was only a slight reduction in breast size after weaning; a  reduction 
mammoplasty is planned.  
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth  Initiative

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