I received a call once from a mother whose nipples had reportedly grown larger with pregnancy/breastfeeding. She nursed her children longterm and happily. She had not planned on more children and agreed to have her nipples shortened surgically, later learning that her surgeon decided they would look better if they were narrower as well so he "dug some out of the middle" and sewed her back up. She contacted me because she found herself pregnant again and wanted to know if she could still breastfeed.
Even more alarming, the mother reported that the surgeon who specialized in this procedure had operated on several women in her small town, shortening all of their nipples.
I did not observe the nipples of any of the women involved as they were some distance away.
Susan Johnson MFA, IBCLC
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
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From: Allison Laverty Montag <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:19 AM
Subject: Increasingly large nipples
I've seen women that their nipples get bigger for each baby. I
interned with Peggy Toman, IBCLC and she taught me about since she had
a mother she worked through it with several pregnancies. Possibly, I
am very aware of it since I was told about it from the beginning of my
training.
I do not know who the women were now so I can't approach them about
getting a case history. I will be more aware of the need for
documentation in the future.
Thank for sharing about how you discovered Reverse Pressure Softening,
very interesting. What lucky moms to have you on their unit!
Allison Laverty Montag IBCLC, RLC
Green Lake, WI USA
<<<<My only answer is that I once cared for a mother whose nipples
were so large it was almost impossible for her baby (her 5th) to get
the whole nipple past his lips. According to her, apparently her
nipples had become larger with each new pregnancy/breastfeeding
experience. I have no idea why it happened in her case, and I had no
reason to disbelieve her, for the nipples were very large, though the
breasts were not especially so. (I did not go so far as to delve into
her sexual history.) I haven't seen this in any other mother, or at
least no one has reported it. I suspect it may be dependent upon a
particular mother's individual anatomical and genetic traits, so that
some mothers may have different experiences from others. If this
mother you describe were willing to consent to anonymous medical
photography now and later, this might make for an interesting case
history from which others could learn.
K. Jean Cotterman RNC-E, IBCLC>>>>
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