https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:10:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2681959 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 08:38:42 +0000 ValentineMommy 2681959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30 when I found a lump. Had a full lumpectomy...it was benign. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2681910 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:41:29 +0000 lamariniere 2681910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had one yet and I'm 36. I can't remember exactly what my Ob/gyn said, but it was either 40 or 45. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2681842 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:40:08 +0000 mrsjazz 2681842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>32 because of family history, but I am slacking on it and I haven't had one since LO was born. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2681791 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:42:56 +0000 knittylady 2681791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had one at 27 when a lump was found at my annual physical. Was benign. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2681765 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:56:34 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2681765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: sure enough! I had an exam with my PCP today &amp; while she didn't find any info in her references about waiting for a mammogram, when I called the imaging center to ask them, they did say to wait 6mos after weaning, despite my older age. I'm glad I had your warning &amp; also now have that confirmed since I don't have a "stop nursing" date in mind yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677793 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:23:05 +0000 Ajsmommy 2677793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had one at 38 bc of a lump found. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677744 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:35:25 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2677744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: yup, that's exactly what my doctor said when I went in for the shooting pain! It was one of the main reasons she wasn't really concerned. Definitely good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677743 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:33:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2677743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: she told me that breast cancer symptoms don't actually usually include pain- there would be a lump, so she wasn't really concerned.<br /> She said the pain was likely hormone related, stress related, or caffeine related. She had me cut caffeine for a month and it actually went away. It was so weird. I drink coffee nearly every day now and it hasn't bothered me since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677741 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 08:24:28 +0000 SweetiePie 2677741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 35 and haven't had one yet. At my last annual she did feel a lot of dense tissue so she sent me for an ultrasound on both breasts. It's not the dense tissue itself that was worrisome, she was just concerned that if there was a lump somewhere she wouldn't be able to feel it because of the dense tissue. (My mom always had dense breasts as well).<br /> Will not have mammogram till 40 since that is standard and no family history. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677716 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 06:06:20 +0000 FannyMae 2677716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before I turned 18, I may have even been in high school. I had very lumpy breasts (hormones) and it was precautionary. Hurt like hell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677650 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:47:37 +0000 matador84 2677650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I'm in my early 30's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677587 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:43:46 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2677587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Current guidelines are 40+ or 10 years before the age your mother had breast cancer. I tested for the gene since my mom has it and am positive (BRCA 2) so I've been getting them for awhile now along with alternating breast MRIs (one of each per year). Fun stuff! I think I started at 28 but had to stop while lactating. My mom was diagnosed at 43.</p> <p>One of my very best friends was just diagnosed at 36. She went in for an irregularity in her breast and they said they always do a mammogram in those cases...</p> <p>Also fyi most of the time breast cancer doesn't cause pain although rarely it does. The sample I felt in a model felt like a hard pea. I had a softer large lump after lactating that has stayed put and is not cancer... Also look for skin dimpling like an orange (thick skin) or nipple inversion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677584 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:41:31 +0000 Boogs 2677584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Did they at least do something to try to figure out the source of your pain? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677567 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:28:24 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2677567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had breast pain about a year ago for a good month. I went in to see my doctor and even then she said she didn't recommend a mammogram due to my age. She said as well that they're not started until after age 40. So I've never had one either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677557 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:20:38 +0000 Iced Tea 2677557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my first at 29 due to a strong family history (including early and aggressive cancer, like my mom's).</p> <p>Now they are suggesting it might be better for me to have MRI instead. My insurance sucks, so I have to seriously weigh the costs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677539 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:58:31 +0000 LindsayLou 2677539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had one yet at 28. I feel like I should probably ask for one. My sister in law was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28, after Noticing a lump herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677476 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:49:53 +0000 lioneyes 2677476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>had one at 31 because i was having a medical issue and they wanted to make sure they weren't missing anything. i think otherwise my doc doesn't start routine ones until 40. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677464 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:06:17 +0000 looch 2677464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my first at 40, no family history. I was extremely nervous about it but I got the first results right away, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677460 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:55:49 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2677460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: thanks, I sure will. 😊</p> <p>@kitty: thanks for sharing your insight as well. Definitely not what I'd expected to hear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677447 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:39:33 +0000 kitty 2677447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: just to follow up on what @sapphire said, I alternate between the different tests every year or two also because there is concern that frequent mammograms from a young age could irradiate the breast and actually cause cancer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677437 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:30:45 +0000 Boogs 2677437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: Ah good info! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677433 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:26:09 +0000 kitty 2677433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started having them at 25 due to family history. My breast specialist alternates me between mammograms, ultrasounds and the occasional MRI. Unfortunately my mum has passed so because they can't confirm BRCA1 in her I don't qualify for genetic testing.</p> <p>@GoGoSnoGirl: My specialist is making me wait 9 months after breastfeeding to start testing again! I think the changes in breast tissue make it more difficult to detect abnormalities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677429 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:24:02 +0000 sapphire 2677429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: It actually can hurt. Mammograms were not designed for younger breast tissue. Most women less than 30 get an ultrasound instead if there is a concern. Screening in a population with low risk (young women) leads to a lot of false positives which lead ladies to unnecessary biopsies, unnecessary testing, higher medical costs, and a lot of worry.</p> <p>There are differing opinions from the various medical societies on when routine mammograms should start - some say 40, some say 50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677426 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:20:45 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2677426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mid 20s, due to family history and OB exam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677418 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:10:57 +0000 MamaG 2677418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GoGoSnoGirl: Check with the person/office doing the mammogram. My OB misinformed me and sent me because I had stopped nursing. But when we went through the questions at the imaging location they said, sorry, come back in six months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677403 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:56:37 +0000 skinnycow 2677403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had one yet. I'm 26 with no family history of breast cancer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677396 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:42:28 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2677396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: wow, delay 6mos after bf?! I'll have to check with my Dr. I got 2 different answers soon after giving birth, one that it was fine WHILE bf, the other that it was ok to wait until I was done bf, but nothing about how long after. Truth is, I am still bf a couple/few times a day, but never feel very full, so was only thinking about it from a comfort or day-of milk supply issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677392 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:38:38 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2677392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my 1st in my early 30s due to a lump I'd found, coupled with the fact I was going to soon move out of state. My ob-gyn at the time had seen my mom, too &amp; she had fibroids (I think even one removed?), so we just wanted to be cautious. I had a follow up the next year, and then resumed at 40yrs old. This is a good reminder to schedule another as I've lapsed for 2 yrs now with pregnancy &amp; breastfeeding. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677390 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:36:37 +0000 MamaG 2677390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>35. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at 50. My OB recommended starting mammograms 10 years preceding my Mom's age, which would be 40, which is the standard recommendation. They still did one at 35 to establish a baseline.</p> <p>Also regarding breastfeeding, I was told that I had to wait 6 months post breast feeding. I was delayed on mine at 40 because I was pregnant. When I tried to do it postpartum, that was my new guideline to follow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-have-your-first-mammogram#post-2677388 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:35:14 +0000 meredithNYC 2677388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had my first at 35. </p>