Can a woman with breast implant breastfeed her baby?

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sweettooth asked:


Just curious if a woman with breast implant (silicon) can still produce milk since the silicon is in there.

Posted under Newborn & Baby by admin on Sunday 12 October 2008 at 1:49 am

9 Comments »

  1. Comment by Staaaar — October 12, 2008 @ 10:18 pm

    Yeah they can..

  2. Comment by »-(¯`v´¯)-» мaяк's ωifee ♡ — October 15, 2008 @ 1:32 pm

    Yes, the silicone is usually put behind the muscle so it doesn’t interfere with your breast milk production or dispersing it to the baby.

  3. Comment by Arch_Angel — October 18, 2008 @ 4:52 am

    I’ve heard yes, you can still breastfeed after implants. Friend of mine breastfeed fine. She says they put the implant behind your pectoral muscle, so nothing like the milk glands or anything else gets damaged.

    Here’s a site that can give you more insight. Hope it helps

  4. Comment by Amy — October 21, 2008 @ 12:27 pm

    Yes, the milk comes down as normal. I breastfed my daughter for a 10 months and only quit because of issues with work. The silicon is contained in a bag, not floating around to contaminate the milk. Good luck! ;)

  5. Comment by Holly P — October 22, 2008 @ 9:19 am

    yeah! read jenny mccarthy’s baby books. shes the queen of fakies!

  6. Comment by Dandi — October 23, 2008 @ 1:57 pm

    It depends on if the nipple was moved during surgery. If so, unfortunately not, cause all of the glands were cut to do the surgery and they are unable to reattach them. It also depends on if the implant is above or below the muscle. So I would talk to the dr that did them and see if there will be any problems breast feeding. It depends on a few factors, but the implants being silicone isn’t one of them.
    good luck

  7. Comment by Jillian — October 26, 2008 @ 11:57 am

    usually women who have implants can nurse just fine because the ducts are usually not damaged like in a reduction surgery though it’s still possible to nurse with that as well

  8. Comment by jaclyn130 — October 29, 2008 @ 4:18 am

    yes i have saleen and i breastfed for the first 3 weeks..well i pumped my milk for him, the first 3 weeks are the most important also my son did not stay awake ever on the breast and i found that the bottle i could see how much he was getting anyways…do what u want but my breast look awsome they never got a stretch mark from getting so big and they pretty much stayed the same.goodluck

  9. Comment by snowbarbie — October 30, 2008 @ 12:40 am

    You need to contact the surgeon who performed the surgery - if your milk ducts were cut, then no, you won’t be able to breast feed.

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