Daughter Wants to Know if You Breast Fed Your Babies
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Yes I didMarcia527 said:No I didn't. I had the first
No I didn't. I had the first at 22 years old and the second at 27 years old. I think a lot of other factors have to be considered also.
My son for 10 months. Several friends who had breast cancer I have known (before I joined this board) did breast feeding. Unfortunately, it did not protect. Janelle your daughter have to be vigilant and have annual mamo.
Hugs0 -
Not true
I breast fed both my kids for a year or more each and got breast cancer at age 41. Breastfeeding decreases the risk (supposedly), but it doesn't keep you safe from breast cancer.0 -
I was not breastfed but did
I was not breastfed but did breastfed my daughter for 3 years. I had her when I was 33. Was diagnosed with cancer last year at the age of 43. I ate well, was vegetarian, watched my diet, exercised, took care of myself and still got breast cancer. I have a coworker the same age as me with no kids who is 350 lbs with all sorts of problems and no sign of cancer, so far.
I think there are a great number of factors involved and each person is so different, why one person gets it and another does not even though both maybe doing the same thing or not is a mystery.0 -
Yes, I breast fed both mysea60 said:Yes
I breast fed both my son and daughter.
Blessings,
Sylvia
Yes, I breast fed both my children. I am not overweight, i do not drink, (except an occasional margarita or corona before dx!) i ate a lot of vegies, i ate a lot of fruit. I cooked with olive oil and garlic, i have low body fat, I did not eat "fast foods", I walked daily, excersised when i could. Still got breast cancer.0 -
My mom was not able tomeena1 said:Yes, I breast fed both my
Yes, I breast fed both my children. I am not overweight, i do not drink, (except an occasional margarita or corona before dx!) i ate a lot of vegies, i ate a lot of fruit. I cooked with olive oil and garlic, i have low body fat, I did not eat "fast foods", I walked daily, excersised when i could. Still got breast cancer.
My mom was not able to breast feed her 3 children,and at age 60 still no signs of breast cancer... but I did try. With my 1st 17yrs ago when I was 24 I tried for 3wks, and stoped whn I wnt back to work (Family leave act was not enforced yet)with my 2nd daughter I was 31 I breastfeed for 3months. Personally, I dont believe breast feeding has anything to do with Breast Cancer. Thats my opinion.
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My mom was not able tomeena1 said:Yes, I breast fed both my
Yes, I breast fed both my children. I am not overweight, i do not drink, (except an occasional margarita or corona before dx!) i ate a lot of vegies, i ate a lot of fruit. I cooked with olive oil and garlic, i have low body fat, I did not eat "fast foods", I walked daily, excersised when i could. Still got breast cancer.
My mom was not able to breast feed her 3 children,and at age 61 still no signs of breast cancer... but I did try. With my 1st 17yrs ago when I was 24 I tried for 3wks, and stoped whn I wnt back to work (Family leave act was not enforced yet)with my 2nd daughter I was 31 I breastfeed for 3months. I was dx 10yrs later at 41 with stage 2 breast cancer. Personally, I dont believe breast feeding has anything to do with Breast Cancer. Thats my opinion.
Lupe0 -
I did breast feed my children .. I am also a Type Ameena1 said:Yes, I breast fed both my
Yes, I breast fed both my children. I am not overweight, i do not drink, (except an occasional margarita or corona before dx!) i ate a lot of vegies, i ate a lot of fruit. I cooked with olive oil and garlic, i have low body fat, I did not eat "fast foods", I walked daily, excersised when i could. Still got breast cancer.
personality - high stressed, and I flourish performing 6 different functions at 1 time - I am also - the FIRST women in my family -- 3 generations (Mom's sister had lymph node cancer - 20 years ago) to have this dreaded 'beast' breast cancer.
I did occassional have a drink, out at dinner - probably once a month. Most importantly,
I smoked as a teen and into my early 20's - never more than 1 pack of cig's per week = stoped smoking - cold turkey, until 3 to 4 years ago -- picked up the habit again .. SMOKED 1 pack a day ***** - due to stress until October 20, 2009 -- quit cold turkery .. oh .. how difficult it was to quit .. even tho I was going thru CHEMO, and my ONC told me I had enough to worry about, smoking was the least of my worries (see, I told you all he is a little off - mentally).
Ex-smoker .. Vicki Sam0 -
I agree this will be
I agree this will be interesting to read the results. I was 31 when I had my daughter and, yes, I did breast feed her. No history of breast cancer in my family either. Both my mother (deceased) and sister have had fibrocystic (sp) tumors. My mother most have had between 4-6 surgeries throughout her lifetime. So, I wish it were true that if you breast feed you have no cancer worries. But, it doesn't sound like that's got much truth to it!!0 -
I did not breast feed
either of my children who I had at age 27 & 29. My mother did not breast feed any of the 4 of us girls. Her mother died of breast cancer. My mom and youngest sister have had benign tumors removed. All 4 of us have had fibrocystic breasts as do our daughters (each of us had 1 daughter). My youngest niece was just dx with a benign tumor. My daughter will go for her 1st mammo next year at age 35. That's the age I started. My daughter did not breast feed her 2 girls but my daughter-in-law has breast fed 3 for a year each and she is due Nov. 2 and I'm sure she'll be breast feeding. One sister did breast feed for 2 months and she is a postmenopausal bc survivor.
Interesting,
Char0 -
Yep
Yep, I breast fed my daughter for 2 1/2 yrs because she was the hardest baby to wean ever. Finally weaned her to a bottle (I knw, I know). My 2 sisters that had cancer also both breast fed.0 -
Nope!
Didn't breast feed either of my two kids....my daughter has with all 3 of hers for 14 months each.......have a friend who just finished all her treatment.....she breast fed all 3 of hers..My daughter's friend, just finished all her treatment.....she's 41 her first at 19......breasts fed all three...it's a crap shoot, I think! Sad truth is, they have no clue what causes it...I am in a study at UNC CHAPEL HILL........one of the 200+ questions they asked......could I remember how much I weighed when I was 10 years old....no.....other than I was a string bean! We just do the best we can .......0 -
only had one
and I did not breast feed.
marge0 -
Hi
I breast fed both my daughters. The second one for 2 years. I think if it were that easy baby formula companies would be much richer.0 -
Boobie babies
Had 3 kids all before age 30 and breast fed all till age 2 ish. No family hx and negative for BRCA gene. Go figure. The benifit is healthy children when growing up. No earaches, allergies,colds etc... I was told at the beginning by my onc, there is around 32 different types of breast cancer. Breast feeding may ward off one or two. Chances are still to high that we'll get cancer. I'm happy for happy healthy kids. My daughter had her first child at 30. Boy she has great milk. Juni weighs 18lbs and is almost 6 months old. What a little cherub. Glad ur daughter is breast feeding. We may not always benifit from it, but the little ones do.
I had dense breast tissue. That's a sign to watch for also. Hugs Katz0 -
Yes...and That's How I Found My Lump
My son was 15 months old when I was diagnosed. I stopped nursing when he was 12 months. I noticed a couple of months after I stopped nursing that there was a lump on my left breast. Went to my gyne and she felt it too and thought I should get it checked out. I was 6 months shy of turning 35 and that's when you do a baseline mammogram anyway. We both didn't expect it to be cancer. She thought it may just be a clogged duct. Well, it wasn't. It was cancer.
I have never heard the theory that nursing can stop one from getting bc cancer. I have heard and my oncologist has told me that research does support that women that have children after 30 have a slight increase risk in developing bc. Something about the homorne surges that happens while pregnant. I've also been told that if you've been diagnosed with bc and go on to have additional children, there is no higher risk in recurrance. I did have another child 4 years after my diagnoses. Haven't had any additional problems. I'll be celebrating 9 years on Sept. 14!:)
So...hope that helps?!
Blessings,
Sally0 -
Had my first baby when I was
Had my first baby when I was 39, my second when I was 43 and third when I was 45! I breastfed all three - 8-9 years in all. My mom believed in formula. My breast cancer was discovered when I was 57 - not twelve months after my mom and youngest sister were diagnosed. None of us carries the BRCA.
I am a great believer in breastfeeding (obviously). I don't believe that a formula exists that can replicate or be better than mother's milk. It is the lovely, lazy way to feed your baby. xoxoxox Lynn0 -
Thank You For Responding
I was surprised to read how many of you breast fed. I was hoping that the answers would have been different. I am beginning to wonder if breast cancer is caused by a virus. It does not make sense as to why one person gets breast cancer and another does not!
I am going to copy and paste all your responses so that my daughter can read them.
Lots of Hugs,
Janelle0
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