Breasts go through a lot of changes during pregnancy and after childbirth they may not be so firm. Fortunately, there are tips to tone the breasts after pregnancy!

During pregnancy

From the onset of pregnancy, hormonal hypersecretion produces swelling of the breasts. They will continue to grow until childbirth. The mammary gland grows as the number of milk-secreting cells increases! The areola widens and changes colors. Small granular asperities due to stimulation of small glands appear.

When we decided to breastfeed our child

During breastfeeding, the breasts become heavier with the rise in milk. During the flow of milk, some women see their breasts double or even triple in size! Breast tension only decreases after 4 weeks of breastfeeding.

Note: it is the sudden changes in volume and poor support during pregnancy that can deform the breasts and not breastfeeding as we often hear.

Don’t worry, the breasts most often return to their pre-pregnancy state when the ovarian cycle reappears, either naturally or under the effect of the contraceptive pill!

To restore shape to the breasts, it is necessary to act on the muscles that support them, such as the large skin of the neck which extends from the base of the shoulders to the nipples. A few simple exercises allow you to work the large skin of the neck and restore shape to the chest:

• Tighten a smile so that all the muscles in the neck come up. To do about twenty times a day!
• With your arms bent at chest height, squeeze your palms together very tightly. Repeat this gesture 10 times, several times a day.

Cool or even cold and light showers on the breasts strengthen the tone of the breasts. Finish your shower with a cold spray on each breast for 20 seconds or more.

Light massages with a firming oil or cream improve the elasticity of the skin. The gesture counts as much as the product used: hands placed flat, go up from the nipple to the

Exfoliation of the bust once or twice a week. It strengthens the skin. To be followed by the application of a moisturizer or a firming cream or oil in massage.