Waiting to Get Pregnant After Breast Reduction Surgery?

Hi Jan,
I agree with everything already said. I would add that if you know that you are actively trying to get pregnant, I would consider putting off the surgery until after the pregnancy. If this is going to be your last pregnancy, consider waiting until after the pregnancy as pregnancy can affect the results of the reduction. If you have no immediate plans on becoming pregnant, may have more than 1 pregnancy, or if you anticipate a difficult time becoming pregnant, you might want to proceed with the surgery first. Talk it over with your plastic surgeon. The timing of this should be relatively easy to figure out.
Hope this helps.

Some women choose to have breast reduction, before they complete their families because they are inconvenienced by the weight of their breasts. Although it's a medium sized surgery, the relief of musculoskeletal, in particular shoulder strap, pain is almost immediate. Also the reduced breast volume has less tendency to leave moisture at the bra strap. So it's very much a trade off of scars for improved symptoms and hopefully a better aesthetic outcome.
Women rightfully worry about loss of erogenous sensation around the nipples as well as the ability to lactate. A carefully planned and executed breast reduction should preserve both of these functions. With respect to the timing of getting pregnant, I would specify at least 6 months, to allow the patient some time to convalesce from the surgery, before subjecting the breasts to the hormonal changes of pregnancy. However this recommendation should really be taken in conjunction with a woman's partner and OB.