I m a Woman Who Breastfed, and I Had No Clue This Is What Milk Ducts Looked Like

Get the Full StoryI just realized I never saw a photo of a female muscle system. This is NOT what I imagined milk ducts to look like. pic.twitter.com GBK6trgXF8

- Artist formerly known as Byeonce lemonadead April 21, 2019

As someone who has spent a considerable amount of time talking about expressing breast milk, clogged ducts, and everything else in between, I have to say I've given little thought to what my anatomy actually looked like. A clogged duct was something I could feel underneath my skin, but there was no visual attached to the sensation.

Now we have an answer! In a now-viral Tweet that LADBible first covered, user lemonadead shared an image of milk ducts, which carry milk to the nipple, and wrote, "I just realized I never saw a photo of a female muscle system. This is NOT what I imagined milk ducts to look like." You're not alone! This tweet has amassed almost 42,000 retweets, many from people with similar sentiments. All we have to say is, the female body is freaking incredible!

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