Me personally? No. My breasts have never been that sexually sensitive per se. For me, most of the eroticism that I associate with them, is due to sexual symbolism. I know that my husband finds them erotic. Everything we do with them, I know turns him on, so I get turned on in the process. Other than that, my nipples are too sensitive, and depending on the time of month will even hurt if sucked too hard. Other times, they tickle(much like licking a ticklish part of the body). Even if he squeezes them gently, it's a psychological response, not a physiological.
I also breastfed my children, and I remember the distinct "period" like cramping that took place while doing so. I knew what was happening, and I was happy that my body was recovering naturally while simultaneously nourishing my baby. That is the ONLY time I was ever aware of any sensation with connection to sucking on my nipples. I've never felt anything sexual with respect to nursing, although I knew it was perfectly normal if I had. Mostly, it was pain in the beginning, but luckily that disappeared. Over the years, nothing has really changed. I love having my husband rub his penis on my nipples while orgasming, or I love rubbing them on his penis while orally servicing him. It's erotic, but for me, even if he rubs his penis on my leg, stomach, face, arm, butt, or just about anywhere, it's the same.
Here is some info on the breasts from the-clitoris.com
You may wonder why I have explained how the breasts produce milk before addressing their functioning during sex, since this is a website about sexuality. Believe it or not, I have explained the functioning of the breasts during sex in the process. It is common today to say the female breasts have two functions or roles in a woman's life, one is sexual and the other is maternal. This is not an accurate statement to make as the breasts work the same during sex and lactation. It is the breast's ability to feed our children that makes them capable of producing sexual pleasure.
There is no magic switch that changes the role of the breasts from sexual to maternal. I realize many women, and men, believe there is, but there definitely is not. This belief has resulted in women being at odds with, and at times embarrassed by, their breasts. When a woman nurses her baby she expects her breasts to respond and feel "different" from when her partner sexually stimulates her. She may not expect to feel "sexual" pleasure when her baby nurses even though this is often the case. If you acknowledge the breasts have only one function or role in a woman's life, it will be easier to understand their role and function during sex and lactation.
Why are the nipples so often very sensitive to touch? The likely answer is, to reward a mother for nursing her children. Nature has built in a means of positive reinforcement that encourages women to breast-feed their children. It may not be instinct alone that compels women to care for their children. In addition, the uterine contractions resulting from nipple stimulation serve to cause the uterus to shrink rapidly in size, perhaps allowing the mother to be better prepared to care for and protect her newborn baby. It just so happens that orgasms also involve uterine contractions. The connection between nipple stimulation, sexual arousal, and orgasm some women experience is no accident and its primary purpose is not sexual, even though that is how it frequently benefits a woman. Keep in mind it is society that has defined it as sexual versus maternal. There is a reason for why our body functions as it does, that reason is not always in agreement with what society expects of it.
A study by Masters and Johnson found amongst a group of twenty four women who nursed their baby for at least two months, their desire for sex returned at a faster rate than it did for the women who did not, they often experienced sexual arousal to the plateau stage, and three experienced orgasm while nursing. As mentioned above, the let-down reflex can cause some pretty intense sensations and there is the aforementioned chemical and electrical connection between the nipples and uterus.
Unfortunately, at least one American woman has ended up in jail as a result of admitting to experiencing "sexual" sensations while nursing her baby. She called a "help-line" to find out if she was "normal" and found herself in jail and her baby taken from her instead. While the woman did eventually regain her freedom and custody of her baby, it was very traumatizing for them both I'm sure. A woman mentioned to me several years ago how her baby daughter was having trouble nursing. She attributed this difficulty with the baby girl perhaps becoming aware that female-female intimacy was considered inappropriate. I have to wonder if it was not actually the mother who was uncomfortable with the sexual sensations she was experiencing while nursing her "daughter" that caused the difficulties. This illustrates how people's misconceptions regarding women's breasts are having a significant and negative impact on women's lives, and as a result their children's.
The sensitivity of a woman's breasts to stimulation varies considerably from one woman to the next. There are women who find their breasts extremely sensitive to their own and/or a lover's touch, while just as many do not experience any pleasant sensations at all. The reasons for this are thought to be both physiological and psychological in nature. Some women have more sensory nerve endings located in their nipples and breasts than others. A woman's relationship with her breasts also has an influence on their perceived sensitivity. If she likes her breasts and has a positive relationship with them she is more open to the physical sensations they produce. As a result she is likely to perceive those sensations in a positive manner. If a woman does not like her breasts, for whatever reason, she is less open to and hence less aware of any sensations they may produce. If she is aware of any sensations she is less likely to perceive them as pleasurable. A woman's menstrual cycle often influences the sensitivity of her breasts, many experience periods of breast tenderness that makes any sexual stimulation unbearable. The sensitivity of the breasts to stimulation may flip-flop during pregnancy and nursing because of physical and physiological changes a woman experiences during this time. A mother may experience orgasm while her baby nurses yet finds her breasts are insensitive to her partner's stimulation fifteen minutes later, or vise versa. As a result, there is no one rule that applies to all women regarding breast sensitivity.
The connection between breast stimulation, sexual arousal, and genital sensations some women experience is the result of the electrical and chemical connections mentioned above. These chemicals are released during nipple stimulation regardless of whether a teen or woman has ever been pregnant or nursed before. This is demonstrated by the fact that some women's breasts always produce a little bit of milk, starting at puberty, and by women who breast-feed adopted babies. If a woman engages in frequent nipple stimulation, simulating having a newborn baby nursing at her breast, she will likely start to lactate. A woman does not have to find her breasts sensitive to stimulation for this to occur. Some of our physical responses are hard wired and out of our control.
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I also breastfed my children, and I remember the distinct "period" like cramping that took place while doing so. I knew what was happening, and I was happy that my body was recovering naturally while simultaneously nourishing my baby. That is the ONLY time I was ever aware of any sensation with connection to sucking on my nipples. I've never felt anything sexual with respect to nursing, although I knew it was perfectly normal if I had. Mostly, it was pain in the beginning, but luckily that disappeared. Over the years, nothing has really changed. I love having my husband rub his penis on my nipples while orgasming, or I love rubbing them on his penis while orally servicing him. It's erotic, but for me, even if he rubs his penis on my leg, stomach, face, arm, butt, or just about anywhere, it's the same.
Here is some info on the breasts from the-clitoris.com
http://www.the-clitoris.com/f_html/breast.htm
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Sexual Versus Maternal
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You may wonder why I have explained how the breasts produce milk before addressing their functioning during sex, since this is a website about sexuality. Believe it or not, I have explained the functioning of the breasts during sex in the process. It is common today to say the female breasts have two functions or roles in a woman's life, one is sexual and the other is maternal. This is not an accurate statement to make as the breasts work the same during sex and lactation. It is the breast's ability to feed our children that makes them capable of producing sexual pleasure.
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There is no magic switch that changes the role of the breasts from sexual to maternal. I realize many women, and men, believe there is, but there definitely is not. This belief has resulted in women being at odds with, and at times embarrassed by, their breasts. When a woman nurses her baby she expects her breasts to respond and feel "different" from when her partner sexually stimulates her. She may not expect to feel "sexual" pleasure when her baby nurses even though this is often the case. If you acknowledge the breasts have only one function or role in a woman's life, it will be easier to understand their role and function during sex and lactation.
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Why are the nipples so often very sensitive to touch? The likely answer is, to reward a mother for nursing her children. Nature has built in a means of positive reinforcement that encourages women to breast-feed their children. It may not be instinct alone that compels women to care for their children. In addition, the uterine contractions resulting from nipple stimulation serve to cause the uterus to shrink rapidly in size, perhaps allowing the mother to be better prepared to care for and protect her newborn baby. It just so happens that orgasms also involve uterine contractions. The connection between nipple stimulation, sexual arousal, and orgasm some women experience is no accident and its primary purpose is not sexual, even though that is how it frequently benefits a woman. Keep in mind it is society that has defined it as sexual versus maternal. There is a reason for why our body functions as it does, that reason is not always in agreement with what society expects of it.
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A study by Masters and Johnson found amongst a group of twenty four women who nursed their baby for at least two months, their desire for sex returned at a faster rate than it did for the women who did not, they often experienced sexual arousal to the plateau stage, and three experienced orgasm while nursing. As mentioned above, the let-down reflex can cause some pretty intense sensations and there is the aforementioned chemical and electrical connection between the nipples and uterus.
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Society Conflicting with Biology
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Unfortunately, at least one American woman has ended up in jail as a result of admitting to experiencing "sexual" sensations while nursing her baby. She called a "help-line" to find out if she was "normal" and found herself in jail and her baby taken from her instead. While the woman did eventually regain her freedom and custody of her baby, it was very traumatizing for them both I'm sure. A woman mentioned to me several years ago how her baby daughter was having trouble nursing. She attributed this difficulty with the baby girl perhaps becoming aware that female-female intimacy was considered inappropriate. I have to wonder if it was not actually the mother who was uncomfortable with the sexual sensations she was experiencing while nursing her "daughter" that caused the difficulties. This illustrates how people's misconceptions regarding women's breasts are having a significant and negative impact on women's lives, and as a result their children's.
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Sensitivity
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The sensitivity of a woman's breasts to stimulation varies considerably from one woman to the next. There are women who find their breasts extremely sensitive to their own and/or a lover's touch, while just as many do not experience any pleasant sensations at all. The reasons for this are thought to be both physiological and psychological in nature. Some women have more sensory nerve endings located in their nipples and breasts than others. A woman's relationship with her breasts also has an influence on their perceived sensitivity. If she likes her breasts and has a positive relationship with them she is more open to the physical sensations they produce. As a result she is likely to perceive those sensations in a positive manner. If a woman does not like her breasts, for whatever reason, she is less open to and hence less aware of any sensations they may produce. If she is aware of any sensations she is less likely to perceive them as pleasurable. A woman's menstrual cycle often influences the sensitivity of her breasts, many experience periods of breast tenderness that makes any sexual stimulation unbearable. The sensitivity of the breasts to stimulation may flip-flop during pregnancy and nursing because of physical and physiological changes a woman experiences during this time. A mother may experience orgasm while her baby nurses yet finds her breasts are insensitive to her partner's stimulation fifteen minutes later, or vise versa. As a result, there is no one rule that applies to all women regarding breast sensitivity.
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The connection between breast stimulation, sexual arousal, and genital sensations some women experience is the result of the electrical and chemical connections mentioned above. These chemicals are released during nipple stimulation regardless of whether a teen or woman has ever been pregnant or nursed before. This is demonstrated by the fact that some women's breasts always produce a little bit of milk, starting at puberty, and by women who breast-feed adopted babies. If a woman engages in frequent nipple stimulation, simulating having a newborn baby nursing at her breast, she will likely start to lactate. A woman does not have to find her breasts sensitive to stimulation for this to occur. Some of our physical responses are hard wired and out of our control.
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