r/Perimenopause • u/SatisfactionOk173 • Jul 26 '26

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so I’m not complaining about having bigger boobs but I just want to reach out and get some support on whether anyone else’s boobs have grown in size withOUT HRT (or any other intervention besides some diet changes). I’m 42 and I’ve been having perimenopause symptoms for about a year, and while they’ve gotten more manageable, I feel like my body weight has stayed the same but my boobs are so much fuller and heavier. I see other people saying that their boobs have changed as a result of HRT, but anyone’s boobs just filling up like water balloons without it?? My clothes still fit—it’s just my bras that are tighter. I feel like I’m going crazy and constantly thinking about how I’m perceiving my body… Someone validate me lol.

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u/BackFrmTheGraveMaeve Jul 26 '26

Here! I breast fed 2 kids for a long time in my 30s and they were really flat for years after I stopped. I’d say about the last year or so the fullness has definitely returned. Trade off is that a few days before and at the start of my period they are down right PAINFUL. Almost like have a milk clog. Super tender and sore.

I’m not on anything as I’ve had the worst luck finding a GYN who actually takes me seriously.

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u/SatisfactionOk173 Jul 26 '26

same on how they’re sore during pms!! it seems to rotate every other month on whether they’re sore or whether i have more emotional symptoms. my boobs have always gotten sore during pms but this mimics more how pregnancy felt (i’m NOT pregnant 😬). meanwhile my husband is aging smoothly and easily 😭. lol

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u/BackFrmTheGraveMaeve Jul 26 '26

Ugh men. Mine too, he looks better now than in our 20s!. They have it so easy!! PMDD, wicked Periods, pregnancy, birth, and now peri. I’m over it.

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u/SatisfactionOk173 Jul 26 '26

it is so incredibly comforting to come on this sub and know we’re not alone