{"id":4088,"date":"2023-07-10T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/?p=4088"},"modified":"2023-07-20T06:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T05:14:55","slug":"can-you-still-breastfeed-a-baby-after-having-breast-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/can-you-still-breastfeed-a-baby-after-having-breast-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Still Breastfeed A Baby After Having Breast Surgery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most common questions young women who are considering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/breast-plastic-surgery\/mastopexy-breast-uplift\/\">breast lift with implants<\/a> ask is whether they would be able to nurse a baby in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lots of patients haven\u2019t started their journey into parenthood yet, but they want reassurance to know that if they did want to breastfeed any kids, they are usually able to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backs this up, saying those who have had nipple surgery typically can still produce some milk at least.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving a full milk supply is not necessary for a successful breastfeeding experience because it is possible to supplement in a way that supports breastfeeding,\u201d it stated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As implants are positioned between the chest wall and the breast, the mammary glands where milk is excreted are not affected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/parenting\/can-you-breastfeed-with-implants#effects-on-breastfeeding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">areola is kept intact<\/a>, this is less likely to cause problems with nursing, as the nerves surrounding the nipple are crucial to successful breastfeeding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They send signals to the brain to increase hormones prolactin and oxytocin when the baby suckles, and these boost milk production and encourage excretion respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If these nerves are damaged by changing the position of the areola, however, it could impact hormone levels, and subsequently, milk supply and lactation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, there is more risk that breastfeeding will be impacted in reduction or mastectomy procedures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women who have had breast surgery and want to nurse can help boost their milk supply by feeding their baby or using a breast pump frequently, as more milk is produced the more the nerves around the nipple are stimulated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They can also take herbal supplements, such as fenugreek.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many young women considering a breast lift with implants wonder whether they would be able to nurse a baby in the future. The good news is they usually can.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4089,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4088\/revisions\/4089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miletoaesthetics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}