Having daughters made me rethink breast reduction surgery
When I was in grade five, it felt like I went from flat to double D overnight. I wore a bra before any of my peers and was painfully self-conscious of anyone discovering my shame. Girls my age were still talking about jelly shoes, not cup sizes. Even as I graduated to junior high and high school, and my classmates were strapping in, I continued to stick out because of my size. My bust was on display and open for discussion, even among my closest friends.
My breasts were an uncomfortable burden, but I knew there was an antidote: My mom had a breast reduction when I was eight years old, and when my sister or I complained about our developing bodies during puberty, our mom reminded us that a reduction was a solution to our angst. I just had to grow up first.
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Can you breastfeed after breast reduction surgery"Throughout young adulthood, my body size fluctuated with yo-yo dieting, bingeing and restricting (symptoms of an unaddressed eating disorder), and so did my breast size. When I began practising yoga in my late 20s, I gained confidence in my body, but I maintained the inner mantra that I would feel more positively about myself once I got a reduction: Clothes would look better, I could exercise comfortably (and in public) and I could wear...
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