19-01-2015, 14:01
(19-01-2015, 06:43)Charlie_girl Wrote: Pregnant boobs are big for many more reasons than just fat.
Look into relactation and/or induced lactation on Google. You'll find TONS of info on how to mimick those hormones. Also, Google image "hormone levels during pregnancy". You'll see that yes, both estrogen and progesterone levels drastically and steadily increase throughout the duration of a pregnancy, but the level of progesterone is much, much higher than estrogen, but not just for boobs sake. Lol. Each hormone involved during pregnancy plays several important roles, so for JUST boobs sake, you don't need your progesterone or estrogen levels THAT high if you're not pregnant since you don't also need those hormones to do those many other important things they do for a fetus and the expecting mother. (Look into what each hormone does during pregnancy.)
Also, when the progesterone and estrogen levels get high over a long-ish period of time, then drastically drop and the hormone prolactin skyrockets, that's when lactation happens. That's what happens when a woman gives birth. At that time, those 2 hormones plummet and prolactin jumps up, signaling your body to secrete breast milk. So, if you don't want to actually lactate, don't drastically decrease those 2 hormones at the same time if you significantly raise them for a few months or more.
Look into this relactation protocol. It's not just for women who've had a baby, it's for anyone who wants to mimick those hormones and induce breast milk, like an adoptive mother or what not. http://www.asklenore.info/breastfeeding/induced_lactation/gn_protocols.shtml
A natural alternative to the Domperidone mentioned is Shatavari, which I've taken and will be taking again. I like it. Also, instead of taking birth control, you can do phytoestrogens to boost estrogen levels and you can use either progesterone cream (which might not be strong enough), progesterone only birth control, or go to a dr and ask for the progesterone vaginal inserts. Goats rue helps build breast tissue/glands. Eat good fats and good boobie foods, too.
Yeah, my boobs got HUGE during & after pregnancy. I WANT THEM BACK!! HahaI'm working on it!
Hi Charlie girl! wow such good information!!! and really good points! I"ll make sure to read up on the info/link you gave.
So if in theory I wonder how much to raise both progesterone and estrogen and for how long to get a reaction of prolactin, but not enough to lactate... I wonder if taking both during luteal for two weeks and stopping for follicular for two weeks, would create a cycle of prolactin... And i wonder if that would help boob growth.
I've never heard of Shatavari! Must read up on it, sounds very interesting and promising. and I just ordered goat's rue! yay!
Hope all of us get those preggo boobs!
