Mother & baby corner > Breast care advice

During pregnancy, your breasts are swollen and painful, but nevertheless very beautiful ! And you want to keep them beautiful. When your breasts begin to swell, which is often one of the first signs of pregnancy, they feel tender and sometimes even painful, and you may see a network of bluish veins appear. Female hormones modify skin circulation, which causes these sensations of tenderness. These hormones are also responsible for an increase in the volume of the mammary gland. As breasts contain no muscles, their firmness is solely dependent on that of the skin. After birth, a drop in hormone levels will cause a reduction in breast volume. These changes, may lead to skin fragility and the loss of elasticity and firmness. You must therefore take care of your skin from the beginning of pregnancy, to make sure it remains firm.