Breasts??

What is a good exercise to make your breasts firmer? When I gained weight I went from a B to a D I would like to be a C cup but I don?t know how to keep what I have and tone them with out loosing much. With exercise and toning will they perk back up?? Just asking :)

i love that i found this post...but i know that no ones breasts look as bad as mine.

see i weighed 220 lbs and wore a 36D at the time. the i lost it. i went down to 135lbs and wore a 34B full of nothing but skin. seriously! it was just skin nothing on the inside, looked like an old sock. then i started having kids. by the time my fist daughter was born i was a 38D. still sagging but full. i kinda liked them then. the just 2 months later i got pregnant again. went from that 38D to a 40HHI after 2 months of breast feeding. well, here it is 10 months later. i weigh 180lbs and wear a 38D full of skin and milk. it's crazy! when i get up in the morning and i'm full of milk they look "okay" but as soon as i feed the baby....plop! nothing but skin.

i'm 22 years old and the point to the floor! and when i sit down, if i don't have a bra on they hang down past my belly button. we don't have much money but my husband says that if it's really important to me i can get a boob job when we get the money saved up. i think it would be great. i just hate the thought of spending that much money on boobs you know? but anyway...ladies whenever you are thinking about how bad your boobs look and how you don't like them...just think of me and you'll feel better :)

Google something called the "laserbra" surgery---it's a treatment that (I think, if I remember correctly) tightens and lifts that Cooper's ligament (a.k.a "over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder") that stretches when breasts undergo drastic up-down changes (breastfeeding, quick weight loss, vigorous exercise without proper support).  Remember:  breasts themselves have no muscle---they are basically just lipid-filled sacs.  The pectorals behind them can support "the girls" somewhat, but nothin' short of a miracle is gonna put 'em back up on high again.  Excess skin can be nipped and tucked with a minimally-invasive procedure.  Avoid implants if you can, though---eeeeew, who wants some foreign blob of stuff jouncing around in there?  I'd say save up  your $$$ and treat yourself to a fancy perky set of new tightened-and- tucked ta-tas one day soon.  Looking in that mirror and thinking, "yeasssss!"---Priceless!  Good luck...

I find that I just can't relate to this topic.  I guess it's because I lost half of one breast to breast cancer in 2003.  I've already decided that if the cancer comes back I'll have a double mastectomy, and I'll be so glad to be alive that I won't care what my chest looks like.

By the way, I breastfed all three of my children until they were weaned and never gave a thought to how my breasts would sag.  All I wanted was what was best for my babies.  My breasts looked great until the surgery, so don't knock breastfeeding.

So count your blessings girls, and get that yearly mammogram!!!

Claire

Thank you Claire for that reminder! Calling to schedule my mammogram has been on my to- do list for a few weeks now! I will call today!

Linda

Thumbs up Linda!  Do it right away.  My cancer was found during a routine mammogram before it ever became a lump.  It was pure dumb luck too, because it was a very agressive, fast growing one and another 6 months would have been too late for anything but a radical double mastectomy.  As it was, I had a wide excision type lumpectomy and they got it all.

Trust me when I say you want to know as early as possible, and just think of the peace of mind when you have a clean test!

Claire

bumping this up for everyone

Here are some sites that have suggestions for firming up your breasts:

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Also, if you can't afford (or go to) the gym, then you can do resistance exercises at home with one of those big rubber band things you can find (check Wal-Mart in their sporting goods section where they sell the exercise equipment).  Small hand weights (around 3 lbs) will also do the trick.  Can't afford the hand weights?  Grab a couple of cans of food (the 16 oz cans of veggies are ideal) and use them as your hand weights.

The thing is, you can't firm the actual breast as it is primarily made up of fatty tissue, however you can firm/tone up the muscles in the chest area, helping your breast to appear firmer and more toned.  The size of your breasts is actually determined (mostly) on how your body 'handles' fat, which is why many women who gain weight also gain it in their breasts, and those who lose a lot of weight also lose it in their breasts.  Also, my doctor told me that as your breasts grow (as a teen), there is a small band of muscle just under them, and it can only withstand so much pressure.  If your breasts start to sag too much, then it puts stress on that muscle.  Once that happens, then your days of "perky" are over as it's almost impossible to get that muscle toned enough to support the weight of larger breasts.

I can totally understand wanting to firm up the muscles though.  I am currently a size 50DD and I would *love* to have perky boobs, however realistically I know that's not going to happen in this lifetime.  I do resistance exercises at the gym that target the pectoral muscles (and other muscles in the chest area) so that, as I lose the weight, my chest muscles will be more toned and hopefully help my breasts *look* more toned as well.  I also know that I will probably never get down to a "C" cup... I'd be happy to get back to the 38D I was when I was a size 16 and pre-children weight and size!!  You can still find pretty and sexy bras at that size!!  ::smiles::

lol. I just came here to read. LOL how many fellas wanna admit it too???

I no for a fact that you should always keep the muscle behind ur breast tonned up and that makes ur breast look more perky nd im only 14 . i read it in one of my mags it says that all the stars do it too. all you have to do is put your arms out in front of you , press your palms together and push tighly agaist eachother for 3 seconds then let go . do it 15 times a day 3 times a week

On the subject of perky breasts... I could tell you a few things! Im only 20, and my bust size is very small, But over the years I have gotten myself into steel shape. A secret excercise that I have found to perk my breasts up a bit would be to hold your hands in a praying stance, and firmly push your hands together, hold for a few minutes... release pressure (then repeat). You could start this excercise maybe 5 times a day, and increase as your muscles start to form. This excercise is perfect for women with larger breasts. Chain-link your hands together in front of your face and pull apart to create tension. Once again hold, and then release pressure. These excercises, after a few weeks should tone and tighten the skin around your breasts, therefore creating a healthy shell for them. The breast has no muscle, but your pecs (underneathe) your shoulders and biceps (around) are muscle. The sooner you get those into shape, the more toned your breasts will be.

I love this site!  There is always somebody asking the same questions that I have!  I could waste my whole day at work just learning and laughing with you all!

Doesn't building muscle under your breasts make them appear smaller?  When I was playing volleyball my right breast was almost a full cup size smaller than my left because of all the muscle underneath.  Plus, there isn't any exercise that will affect your breast tissue.  IF making them smaller will make them perkier, then the exercise may help.

You can't expect to get them as perky as you'd like, but by increasing cardio and lowering your fat intake, you can drop a few pounds. This MIGHT decrease your cup size, but don't expect too much. I gained weight in college and went from a B cup to a DD, but no amount of diet or exercise helped me lose any weight in my breasts. I lost my stomach and butt, but my breasts just refused to go away. That's just what happens when you gain all your weight around your middle. I had breast reduction surgery about a year ago, and I absolutely do NOT recommend it. While your breasts will be smaller and perky for the first 6 months or so, they grow back. I'm already back to a full D even though I haven't gained any weight at all, and now they're saggier than they were before my surgery. Unless your insurance will cover it, it's a huge waste of money and aside from the inital good results, it's not worth it. You'll end up with the same size breasts with scars.

So some of you ladies went down a cup size when you lost weight? So if i'm a AA now i'm going to end up what....a -A after loosing a few pounds? goodness me.....

I feel almost the opposite of what I should feel... I have large boobs for my size (I think and I'm told, anyway); I'm 5'4, 137lbs, and 36D.  Because I'm extremely self-conscious of my protruding stomach (and not in love with my thighs), I've often felt like my boobs are my only "asset."  I'm also wondering if I initially thought this because they seem to make my stomach look smaller (because they stick out more).  I'm trying to lose 10-15lbs, but mostly I really just want to be more toned.  With that said, I'm terrified of losing my boobs (like I actually contemplate not losing weight just to eliminate the risk)....almost like the equivilant of how some woman feel when they get a lot of their hair cut?  Yes, my boobs are often a nuisance.  It's hard to not have cleavage all the time, terribly hard to find a good bra/bathing suit, and I feel self-conscious running (just running to cross the road I get crude comments yelled at me).  I told my boyfriend that if I lost weight, my boobs may get smaller.  He said wouldn't care if they got smaller, but asked why I felt like I needed to lose weight anyway.  Hmm.  I can't help but think he'd care anyway.  He's not superficial, but all I can think about is that I'm losing the only thing that makes me (phsyically) attractive (this is all my thinking, no one has said anything to make me feel this way). I'm scared...it's giving me less motivation to weight loss!

I'm also very self-conscious of them when I'm lying down on my back.  One is bigger than the other (which I know is common) and it seems so....off. Ugh. I hate it. Why can't my asset just be right?!

Incline bench and flies and for that matter anything that targets your upper pectoral is your friend.  You can target that part of the pecs in a great way by incline bench press with either dumb bells or a bar bell and flies with dumb bells or via cables.  Another great exercise that attacks your upper chest is dips.  Generally people do dips to target their triceps but if you lean forward slightly it targets your upper chest grealy.  I think those would be a great starting point.  Drew

Ok...

I've been stressing over my breast size for a very long time, ever since I started my period. I was 10. I'm 18 now...

And my breasts sag.

I was never obese, but I was never stick thin either, and I've been an active club swimmer and water polo player for 9 years now, working out almost every day, half the time twice a day.

I was a size 5 during my junior year and had a large C-cup, almost a D. Now, having gained about 30 pounds, at a size 9, I'm a large D. I consider my breast size to be quite big for my height (5'3 and one half) and weight.

I'm just so upset because as a teen, I have saggy breasts and I have never breast fed or done anything like that. I mean, how would they be if I ever DID breast feed? I mean, I'm currently trying to lose weight again so that they will get smaller, I;m just depressed that I can't really do anything but surgery to really improve them and lif them.

I hate going out because of them, and I hardly wear girly clothes because I am so self-consious. I feel like I'm wasting my life. I want to have smaller boobs...

I've read about the exersizes posted here, but I'm currently on a college water polo team working mornings for 2 and a half hours (dry-land, like abs, stairs, and running and also swimming ball hadnling.)  and nights for the same amount of time, focusing more on swimming, conditioning water wise.

I just don't understand. I feel that no one will ever want to date my saggy self...why would they? When they could easily date all the perky girls my age out there? I guess...I'm just hoping to get some advice...I feel like I'm the only teenager with saggy breasts, who is an athlete on top of all that. Not only am I an athlete, I recieved recognition for water polo, 1st Team CIF three years in a row, was offered scholarships to colleges in New York, was recruited by UCLA and Berkley...I mean...I'm a pretty GOOD athlete, and I still have the body of a woman who has already breast fed.

Espalier... I know exactly how you feel.

My boobs starting growing at about 12, they went from training bras to a B, to a C in about four months. No lie. I wasn't huge either. I wasn't a stick though. By the time I was sixteen, I just knew that the 36D didn't fit me right. It was too small and too big at the same time.

My mum took me to a measuring shop and I was told that I was a 32E.

About three months ago, I realised that my 32E's were feeling a little small. I was having four boob syndrome!! You know, two inside the cup, and two popping out from the top!

I got measured again, and found out that I've gone up a size to a 32F (and some F's didn't fit me, but I refused to try on a G!)

I felt like crying, seriously. That was only a couple on months ago I was told that my boobs had grown. And, becuase of the size and how quickly they grew, I have stretchmarks all along them, and to be honest, they're not the most perky of boobs either.

Now, what really irritates me is that i'm not even huge. I'm 5'5 and 142lbs and I'm only 19. I've had no children, I don't plan on having any for about ten years either!

So, the main reason to start loosing weight was in sheer hope that my breasts go back down a size, or even two. I tell you, I would KILL to be a double D, I really would!

lozzle...
I feel like crying for you, and me....I mean, you've truly made me appreciate what I have, but I feel so selfish in feeling that way because of your circumstances.

I was contemplating on doing breast reduction....have you ever thought of it? I'm so scared...and I want to give you a huge hug, because I can't even imagine how hard it must be for you. I mean, here I am crying about myself...

I wish you all the luck in getting down some sizes, but if you have medical insurance, they should surely cover anything you migh want to do to improve them. It's not fair for a person as small as you to be burdened with breasts that size.