Will my breasts sag from breastfeeding?

Question: Will my breasts sag from breastfeeding?

Answer:

There's fantastic news from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) 2007 conference: Breastfeeding will not cause your breasts to sag! In fact, four other factors were linked to sagging breasts -- older age, cigarette smoking, larger pre-pregnancy bra size, and a greater number of pregnancies. The researchers found that age and cigarette smoking were the two most pronounced culprits.

There's an old term for sagging breasts, used mainly among breast professionals -- "Cooper's Droopers." The Cooper's Ligament is connective tissue in the breast that maintains its structure. Over the years, these ligaments lose strength, causing the breast to sag. The research reported by the ASPS corroborates this information. Many women believe that their breasts are sagging because their baby pulled them out of shape. Now we have every right to blame genetics.