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The above answer is incorrect. Breast milk does not develop or begin to flow until after delivery, often several days after delivery.
The mammary glands are blood-rich. Anywhere there is increased blood flow, the body part will feel hotter.
As examples:
During sex, blood rushes into the pelvis. The sexual organs (penis, vagina) feel "hotter".
When you cut your finger, within a day it feels warmer. Increased blood flow brings in macrophage cells. Macrophage cells come to clean up the wound inside the body. The increased blood flow plus the activity of the macrophage cells make the area feel hotter.
It is normal for the nipple shape to change during puberty (in both boys and girls) and during pregnancy. If your nipple is changing at other times, see your health care provider.
Yes, there is increase in pigmentation because of the hormones of pregnancy.
Yes nipple sensitivity and hurting is common during a pregnancy due to the influx of hormones
Yes. Not all women experience breast/nipple soreness or tenderness during pregnancy. Some women are 6 or 7 months pregnant before they find out that they are pregnant. So yes, it can happen.
NO, pumping and nipple stimulation, can cause early labor.
Nipple tenderness can be a sign of your period or early pregnancy. Take a pregnancy test if you think you're pregnant.
Some women complain of nipple tenderness with pregnancy. The main signs of pregnancy are missing period and positive pregnancy test.
You don't, your body begins growing them from the hormones in your body during puberty.
The stomach is the organ which is the primary digester of food. It does not grow during pregnancy.
Your cervix does not grow during pregnancy but the uterus does.
It varies by person and probably by pregnancy. There is no real way to tell how much they will grow or if they'll grow at all.
The little bumps around the nipple are called Montgomery glands, or Montgomery tubercles. These small, raised structures are sebaceous glands that secrete an oily substance to lubricate and protect the nipple during breastfeeding. They can become more prominent during pregnancy and breastfeeding, serving to facilitate nursing.