Hypoplastic Tubular Breasts and the connection to PCOS

[tinkerkat.livejournal.com]

Hey ladies,

I'm 21 (22 in 4 months) and I have just become aware as to the weird shape my breasts have been since they started to form.

I've always been self conscious of my pointy, large areolas, and general extreme smallness of my breasts, especially since I'm a chubster. It's never stopped me from taking my top off for past partners, but I've just always been... aware I didn't have cute, round, picture perfect boobs (not that it's a huge concern, honestly). My current partner doesn't mind, and neither do I.

However, one day I was linked to a "plastic surgery gone bad" gallery, and saw a woman with the EXACT SAME SHAPE breasts as me. My mind went "?!?!?!? WHAT" when I saw this, for I always thought my boobs were a special case. They were labeled as "Hypoplastic Tubular Breasts", and I started to do some research.

Gathered some info to confidently say that this is what I have. Unfortunately it's made me even more self aware of my body, and uncomfortable. Completely involuntary these feelings I now have, and it's really bothering me.

One thing I found out was that women with this have a hard time breast feeding, or unable to breast feed at all. Now, I never plan on having kids (for multiple reasons), but knowing I might not be able to make that choice whether or not I want to breast feed is currently throwing me for a strange loop, and I'm not sure how to deal with these new, odd feelings.

Another point I want to make before putting this into clif notes is the relation to Hypoplastic breasts, and PCOS. Like I've said, I've read up a bit about it, but things don't seem to be completely clear.

What I'm looking to get some advice on on this subject is:

1. For those of you who might have hypoplastic tubular breasts, how did it make you feel after you found out? Bad, good, indifferent experiences? How did you handle it? A lot has been running through my mind, so I'm looking for other personal experiences to help organize everything I'm feeling.

2. If you'd like to voice your personal experiences with PCOS and hypoplastic breasts, by all means do. I've been beginning to think I may have PCOS, but I have no real way of telling, of course. My GYN is 300 miles away, and I want to become informed and familiar with it before I bring it up to her when I see her in a few months for my yearly.

The more informed, the better, right? And whats better than personal experiences as a start?

Thank you, ladies. I've never been more informed about my lady parts until I joined this community!

Comments

Re: tubular breasts

[preciouslilme.livejournal.com]

I'm not tinkercat, but have the same problem and would love to read it if you're willing to share. I've known about mine for about six months and haven't shown my boyfriend since. Not that he deserves to after what he said.

Re: tubular breasts

[mjmblh.livejournal.com]

I have "tubie boobies" too, as my sister and I call them. She has them, too. Hereditary or coincidence? I thought as a teenager that they weren't developing normally b/c my underwire bras were too tight around the bottom. Mine are so asymmetrical- my left is a full C, and my right is a full A! And my hugely puffy nipples point directly at the ground. I found out about this condition when I had my first child and I had a really hard time producing enough milk, right off the bat. I met with a lactation consultant who told me what was up with my oddly shaped breasts. I cried when she told me, mostly b/c she said I would have a hard time making enough milk to breastfeed exclusively, which was (still is) really important to me. I did end up nursing my first son for 10 months, but supplemented with formula the whole time. With my second son I nursed exclusively for 5 months and then he was just too hungry so I supplemented, and he is 10.5 months old now and still nursing as much as he possibly can!
BTW, I always said I was all set with kids....until I forgot to take my pills on a weekend vacation and got pregnant =) The best "mistake" that ever happened to me.