Nipples/areolas getting dark & big with pregnancy?

Question

Why is it what when you get pregnant your nipples and areolas get dark af and expand to another dimension? Im not pregnant yet but I've read here from many women this happens and my areolas are already medium size and I have small boobs (B cup) and they are perky which I love.
I would hate for the areolas to expand and get dark even more. I'm latina and my areolas are a light cinnamon color. My skin color is like a beige/soft tan. Do they get back to normal after giving birth??? Do they sag? Stretch marks? I know this all sounds very vain but I must know what I'm getting myself into. My image is important to me as well as having a baby.

Answer

It’s to prepare for breastfeeding so baby can find the nipple easier and can latch on better. And no they don’t always go back to normal. Body goes through a lot of changes in pregnancy and your body will more then likely never be the same. Doesn’t mean that it still won’t be beautiful though.

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Hormones... your body makes it so that your newborn can see them (they have horrible eyesight at first)

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I’m Latina. My nipples did get darker and bigger but they went back to normal after some time. Light stretch marks on the sides, but it’s all worth it.

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It comes down to genetics. Talk to your mom and grandmother's about their experiences. Yours would likely be similar to theirs.

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Hormones. I have light stretch marks on mine, but not very much, and they went back to the way they were beforehand.

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i don’t know why they do. most of the time they don’t go back to their original size and shape. i do have stretch marks on my boobs and they’re a lot bigger than they used to be.

Nipples/areolas getting dark & big with pregnancy?

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