Hi Cat_tail,
really leh..one of my friends was a C cup, then became B cup after child birth..and Mrs Wong from our antenatal class also said that asian girls tend to lose one cup after child birth cause we are of leaner built, so the fats in the breast milk (for the baby) will be drawn from our breasts if the rest of the body cannot supply. or something like that..
btw mummies, i read that talcum powder is not good for babies? Johnson baby powder is made of talc right? so what brands of baby powder is not made from talc? i think the alternative is powder containing corn starch or use liquid powder? i tried the avent liquid talc, but the smell is so strong! like perfume..i smell already feel giddy, can't imagine the baby!
"...However, after decades of use, powders have fallen out of favor by the medical community for a few reasons:
Talcum powder is usually made up of various combinations of zinc stearate, magnesium silicates, as well as other silicates which are finely ground. The size of particles is so small that they are both easily carried in the air like dust and can reach even the smallest areas of the lung.
There have been numerous reports of babies having life-threatening episodes from inhaling the powder. And in fact, there have been many deaths reported from aspiration of the powder. A good number of these cases occurred during a diaper change when adult supervision is usually very high. But as every parent knows (including myself), infants and toddlers can be awfully quick sometimes, so reaching for and spilling the powder bottle is not such a hard thing to do for the little ones.
The feeling from many dermatologists is that there isn't much advantage of powders as compared to ointments when it comes to preventing and treating diaper rash.
So, clearly talc can cause pneumonia, inflammation (or swelling) of the airways of babies, and even death. But what about cancer? When the link to asbestos and cancer came to light, it was noticed that a lot of the exposure to asbestos was accompanied by other inhalable fibers and dust including talc. However, a specific link to talc exposure and lung cancer has not been established. On the other hand, there has been some interesting research into a possible link of talc to ovarian cancer."
