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Breasts

Categories: Obstetrics or Midwifery

Changes in the breasts also constitute a sign of pregnancy. As
an early symptom, there may be a feeling of fullness, sometimes pain. They

become larger and firmer from the development of the individual lobules,

which have an irregular knotty feel. A fat deposit takes place between the

lobules and in the other parts of the breast. The nipples increase in

size, are harder to the touch, become more prominent. A few drops of a

tu
bid fluid, colostrum, may be pressed from the nipple as early as the

third month. The veins under the skin become larger and more conspicuous.

The rose-colored circles (rings) around the nipples are broadened and are

slightly elevated above the surrounding skin and there is a marked

increase in their pigmentation, the color varying with the complexion of

the individual from reddish pink to brown and black. These changes usually

occur at the beginning of the third month, and if the woman has already

had a child the question of pregnancy has been decided by inspection of

these breast changes.



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