Lovelyish

I’ve honestly never understood this lump phenomenon. Mine are small and natural. Most of the tissue seems hardened, not gooey or fatty. The doc has never said anything about it. It would be a lot harder to feel any noticeable difference if suddenly a teeny tiny lump just grew.

“3. Wearing old bras.  After one to two years of
washing, the typical bra loses elasticity, leading to back and neck
pain. If the cups or band on yours sag, junk ‘em.”

I don’t often wear a bra… Is that harmful or better? But I don’t have much of an ample chest.

i didn’t even know they got hairy. o-o huh…

And some of these I think are pretty easy… to know about. like the old bra’s and sun block and making sure you don’t notice anything out of the norm with your boobies… (I don’t know… i learnt this all in health class. xD )

I take great lengths to take care of ze girls, mademoiselle.

@Jacques_Duclo@xanga - Ever the gentleman. 

when I rinse the soap off, I conveniently squeeze them, and I see why men love boobies, because they’re so squishy that I can’t help but touch them I haven’t found anything suspicious.

sunburned my boobs one summer when i didn’t put sunscreen on them… will NEVER go through that pain again… oh my god, it was awful. they scabbed and it hurt so incredibly bad.

for the love of all that is holy, slather your tits with sunscreen. dump a whole bottle on them. i learned my lesson…

@starcrossedloversdivine@xanga - the lumps feel different than normal breast tissue or even fibroids. your doctor should have a model that you can feel so you know what to feel for.  I am so glad my PE teacher in high school showed us what to feel for.  Not all women have “soft” breast, but you’d still be able to tell if something changed about the way your breasts feel.

I am totally guilty of the old bra thing.  My bras are so super expensive though. I feel lucky to find a bra for $30.

What about getting fake boobies? I mean mine are so small that I like feel ashamed to show them. I dont like my boobies.

Stray nipple hair O.o? 

what about when babies beat you up by pushing on them or hitting it while carrying them and playing with them at the same time? i work with infant/toddlers and they are ruthless!

I touch my boobs all the time. I think that counts as several monthly exams haha.

@CrAdLe2daGrAve@xanga - that they are. my favorite is when they squeeze my stomach right when i have to pee super bad..ouch

@galadrielspitcher@xanga - oh no they just jump on top of my bladder literally.. 

Thanks for the tips

sunscreen… ? I thought that you only need that on parts of your body that are bare. but I guess they could just be half bare, so nevermind.

Health classes should teach girls what kind of lumps to look for. But yes, good advice!

I never shave my nipples 

@Jamesmuse@xanga - I’ve been told that if you don’t wear a bra often, your breasts tend to sag a lot faster because there’s no support holding them up. I wear a bra all the time, even to bed [evidently you're not really supposed to?] but I do it just for that reason alone. If I can keep these babies perky for a longer amount of time, I’ll do it. lol.

@CrAdLe2daGrAve@xanga - hahaha

@how_x_loverly@xanga - you are right, your breast will sag more if you don’t wear it in the day, but it has the opposite effect if you wear it to bed.. 

I found a lump once, but it turned out to just be a cyst. I’m not sure how to tell the difference :/

@ivarahBharavi@xanga - I’ve actually got sunburned on the top of my boobs before..I blame wearing a semi-low cut shirt and me underestimating the sun. Lol

OP:
And you need to replace your bra if the underwire pops out. O.o

@CoolXwhip@xanga - Don’t do it. I’d give anything to have small breasts. It’s a pain, literally. Don’t lose that.

I need to replace about 3 bras. >_<

“Running a razor over the sensitive skin on you areola is a quick route
to infected follicles. Plucking is more painful, yes, but much safer.” OUCH! do girls really do that?! ow ow owwwww

You’re not really checking necessarily for lumps now, but if you feel how your breasts feel now and get used to them, finding even the smallest lump when you’re 50 should be a LOT easier if you’re familiar with them.  Although there still is that small chance!

@Hinase@xanga - yeah that makes sense. but when I first read it, I thought about bare boobs. maybe it’s cause I don’t have big boobs, so I think that unless they were bare, you’d burn your chest area, not boobs, hahahaha.

@ivarahBharavi@xanga - It’s okay. Lol

Number 3 is irrelevant for me. My bra doesn’t hold up my boobs, just smooths it out and covers my nipples haha.I am good about number 1 though. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten sunburn on my boobs, but on my chest between them. (if you aren’t getting the jist, I have small boobs).

@KickDrumHeart@datingish -

cyst are mostly painful and sturdy. cancer is most of the time painless and can be moved around.

@everyone else

not wearing a bra is bad. even if you have a cup a. They can move 6!! cm up and down when you walk/run. Saggy boobs are a follow up of not wearing a bra.

oh noo…anything but the girlies

Sunscreen is great advice for anything. Its how I still look like I’m 15. I go to buy alcohol and people accuse me of not even being old enough to drive :-\

@KickDrumHeart@datingish - I had a cyst on one of my ladies once. The scariest thing ever before you find out what it is. Also terribly painful. My gal turned green and purple from bruising :[

gosh what’s that about sunscreen?!?!