Does breastfeeding feel sexually good?

The combination of increased prolactin and oxytocin may make you feel great pleasure from breastfeeding. Your emotional and physical intimacy needs may be met by breastfeeding your little one, so your sex drive may decrease.

Why do I feel aroused when breastfeeding?

There is nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s a normal physiological response to lactation hormones.

Will your boobs look better if you don’t breastfeed?

Your breasts may not be the same shape as they were before you became pregnant, particularly immediately after you’ve stopped feeding. But in the six months or so after you stop breastfeeding, fatty tissue will gradually replace the milk-producing tissue in your breasts.

Does breastfeeding change your nipples permanently?

You may also see stretch marks on your skin due to breast growth. Additionally, your nipples may go through some visible changes. But breastfeeding does have a definite and often permanent effect on breast tissues, explains Sherry A. Ross, MD, OB-GYN, and women’s health expert at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

Do boobs get smaller after breastfeeding?

If you are nursing, your breasts will probably continue to stay large, although you might notice them feel smaller after each feeding. Once your baby starts on solid foods (usually around the 6-month-mark, but sometimes earlier), your breasts will probably begin to shrink.

Why does breastfeeding Feel So Good?

Breastfeeding feels good! If it didn’t, very few mothers would do it. It might help to understand just what hormonal responses are taking place. As your baby nurses, prolactin — known as the “mothering hormone” — stimulates the body to manufacture milk.

Is it normal to be embarrassed of the feeling of breastfeeding?

There is nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s a normal physiological response to lactation hormones. Breastfeeding feels good! If it didn’t, very few mothers would do it. It might help to understand just what hormonal responses are taking place.

How does breastfeeding affect your sex life?

The combination of increased prolactin and oxytocin may make you feel great pleasure from breastfeeding. Your emotional and physical intimacy needs may be met by breastfeeding your little one, so your sex drive may decrease. You may not feel the need or desire to seek affection from your partner.

What are the pros and cons of breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding also helps with weight loss (for some women). I weigh less now than I did before pregnancy and I haven’t dieted at all! Another reason to love breastfeeding is that it is fairly effortless once you figure it out. You don’t need to remember 50 different items as you run out the door.