![]() These normal changes in the breasts are due to sex hormones produced by the infant. During the first months after birth one or both breast buds may enlarge further for a few weeks and may even produce small amounts of milk. Slightly enlarged breasts in newborn infants are normal 1-3 Do the breasts change during the first months of life? The appearance of the breasts and the presence of breast buds are the same in boys and girls. The breast bud consists of glandular tissue which has grown due to the presence of sex hormones in the fetus. The areola is the pink area around the nipple. In infants born at term the nipple and areola are well developed and a small lump called a breast bud can be felt under the nipple. Note Breasts or mammary glands are present in all mammals.įigure 1-1: The breast line 1-2 What are breasts normally like at birth? Many animals such as dogs have a number of breasts along this line. ![]() However, one or more accessory (extra) nipples or breasts may be present along the ‘breast line’ from the armpit down to the groin. Usually one breast is present on either side of the chest. Therefore the breasts may be very small in preterm infants. Breast size in the fetus increases as the pregnancy progresses. Normal breast appearance 1-1 What is a breast?īreasts are specially modified glands in the skin and are present in all infants at birth. What further breast changes are likely to occur as she becomes older?.Can these changes be prevented if the mother chooses not to breastfeed?.What breast changes can be expected after pregnancy and breastfeeding?.What normal changes take place in a woman’s breasts early in pregnancy?.Her complaint is that her breasts have become softer and have changed shape. At what age do fibroadenomas usually occur?Ī woman of 25 years presents 3 months after the birth of her baby.What is the commonest cause of multiple breast lumps in a young woman?.Would you be worried about her inverted nipples?. ![]() She has also noticed a number of lumps in both her breasts. Would you be more worried if the daughter’s breast lump was painful?Ī woman of 22 years of age complains of painful breasts every month before her period.Does it mean she will always have one breast bigger than the other?.Is it normal to get a breast lump on one side only?.Should the mother be concerned that her daughter has a lump under one nipple?.The mother wants to know whether the child’s breast is normal, as she has had breast cancer. There is nothing abnormal to be felt on the other side. Understand that lumps and changes in the breast may be normal.Ī worried mother brings her 11 year old daughter to a clinic complaining that she has noticed a hard lump behind her one nipple.Describe the normal developmental changes that happen to the breast after birth, during puberty and pregnancy and in the elderly.Describe the appearance and anatomy of a normal breast.When you have completed this module you should be able to: Changes in the breast which may be worrying.
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