Ugh, that time has FINALLY arrived

Pesky

I am old enough for a mammogram.  OB saw I turn 40 this year and gave me the orders.  This will not be fun when I have nothing but cysts to compress. 

newbee36

In 3 years I will have the same material to compress:)

UpNorthGal

Can you take the day off and do somehting fun/pampering for yourself afterward? Maybe a mani/pedi, or lunch/shopping with a pal?

On the bright side--Once it's done you have a whole year before you need to do it again!

leffe1

My obgyn appt. is next month so I assume since I just turned 40 I will be there too!

racampbell1

Next year for me, and I'll either have to stop BFing with #2 or do it late... I'm leaning toward doing it late!!  This will be my last LO and I would hate to stop BFing early. I'm 40 in June, LO will be born in May.   

CaniacMom

I had a baseline done at 35 (there was a short window where that was the recommended age) and I was terrified.  Amazingly it was not that bad.  I was expecting excrutiating pain and thankfully that did not happen.  Plus I was in and out of the appointment pretty quickly (did it after work).

mwd

@racampbell:  Ii just had my first this year at 42, due to the fact that I was BF.  Keep doing what you think is right, and as long as there is no history in your family, your doctor should postpone it for you.  

stever

kikijbunny

CaniacMom:

I had a baseline done at 35 (there was a short window where that was the recommended age) and I was terrified.  Amazingly it was not that bad.  I was expecting excrutiating pain and thankfully that did not happen.  Plus I was in and out of the appointment pretty quickly (did it after work).

This was my experience too... had one done at 37 and then also the next two years (with an extra one to check some cysts).  Had heard horror stories but in actuality they weren't painful at all.  A bit of a squeeze and hard to keep still, but overall not bad and over pretty quickly.   I hope it's the same for you!

Next one: not quite sure, as I'm nursing and overdue for one since my pregnancy.  But I go for my 6-month postpartum in a couple of weeks, so we'll see.

BrideBuddies

I had my first one done last spring.. it was not nearly as painful as I expected.  Done in a matter of moments.   Helll, you gave birth... what's a little boobie squeezin!

dmoreilly

My doctor said the new recommendation was 38 so I got my first one two years ago. I had a miscarriage three weeks before so was still tender. Ugh it hurt! Good luck!

I was breastfeeding last year so I guess it is now time for another one. Thanks for the reminder.

gimmietimmies

UpNorthGal:

Can you take the day off and do somehting fun/pampering for yourself afterward? Maybe a mani/pedi, or lunch/shopping with a pal?

On the bright side--Once it's done you have a whole year before you need to do it again!

^^ This. I've had a few - I caught an infection from a swimming pool as a teen, so I've had them at 14, 17, 24, etc. At 14, it hurt like a SOB, now, not as much. Sagging isn't always so bad.

NewMrs07

My last one was at 38, I should go get another one soon since I'm 41 now. I just saw that Giuliana Rancic has breast cancer and that really scared me! She doesn't have a family history or anything.

MelissaMiso

I, too, had a baseline done at 35 due to family history. It really wasn't bad and it is over quickly. If you let the technician know this is your first and you are nervous they can be really good at walking you through it and easing your mind.

Sunidaze

I had my first at 36 (baseline)...definitely nothing like the horror stories everyone shared with me.

robynlesley

I'll just say I had my 1st mammogram at 35 because I found a lump -- it ended up being benign.  And I've gone annually (except when pregnant) since I was 37. I'm 41 now.