Let's Talk About Breasts, Baby

So last year I tracked my day as I experienced my first mammogram. I wanted women to not be afraid of their "first time" and approach the rite of passage with humor.

Then I had to have a second mammogram and wasn't feeling as light in my sneakers. Everything turned out well, but it was a little scary, I can't lie.

Mammogram, this is my mean face. I ain't skert of you!

So here I am today, heading out for what will be my 3rd mammogram within a year or so at age 41. I'm feeling good about it, but I'm really hoping this year it will only take 1 to tell me I'm all good. I'm actually going to spend the day in a fairly similar fashion to last year: dental cleaning, lunch, shopping, mammo and then gyno exam. Then later, if I can still handle it after all that excitement, I'm gonna go out and see my favorite girl band in Charlotte, Dust & Ashes. Because after all that, won't I deserve a night out with awesome music created by beautiful womerns? I think so!

Gonna be a busy but productive day, peeps!

But ladies, seriously, I can't stress enough how important this is. We talk about breasts all the time these days......Who's got the best ones? Who paid for theirs? How much of them should be seen while feeding a baby? So if we can talk about all of that, we should also be talking about how to care for them and hopefully prevent their loss. I'll admit that I'm not good at doing home self-exams. I try, but I just can't tell if I really feel something or not. So I'm glad to go in every year and let my trusty midwife give her opinion. I myself need some more education, and I'll admit it.

Love her or hate her, Erin Brockovich knew what she was doing.
"They're called breasts, Ed" was her succinct reply to her boss
as to how she was going to uncover all the corporate secrets of PG&E.

So let's all do this. Instead of looking for the cutest tops and bras to make them look awesome, let's be proactive in their care. Get your mammogram if you're due. And especially if you have concerns or family history, see your doctor and discuss it.

Venus had some awesome ones.

Many agree that they are the most beautiful part of the woman's body. And also, pretty functional and useful to infants. Why wouldn't we take good care of them? Schedule your mammo today!

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