According to Dr. Amma Benin, Head of the Paediatric Department at the International Maritime Hospital, breast sagging is natural and nursing is not one of the recognized causes.
The most prevalent cause is simply time passing, she explained. “The drooping of the breast is physiological, thus there are women who have never nursed, yet they have their breasts sagging.
Breastfeeding would not contribute to breast sagging, according to Dr. Benin, who noted that some women already have drooping breasts before they start nursing.
She refuted the notion that breast milk alone was insufficient for infants when discussing “Addressing the Health Needs of Children, Adolescents and Women, a Sure Way to Building a Healthy Society.”
Breastfed kids develop nicely, put on weight, often pee, and pass stool, all signs that they are getting enough milk.
Dr. Benin made this statement during the 16th Stakeholder Engagement of the Tema Regional Office of the Ghana News Agency, which served as a forum for state and non-state actors to discuss current events.
According to her, neither breastfeeding nor milk production are impacted by the size of the breasts, therefore women who are having trouble latching on to their babies can visit their local hospital for the required checkup.
Dr. Benin advised mothers who, for any reason, had to stop nursing for a few days to express their milk and store it in the refrigerator for four days or the freezer for a year to prevent engorgement.
In response to a query on whether women with breast implants could breastfeed, she noted that because breastmilk is produced by ducts in the breast tissue, a woman would not be able to do so if the ducts were blocked by implants.
She said that the ducts may not be able to produce milk depending on the type of breast implant.
