PrettyGood Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'm going to make breast implants surgery. I'm 27 and I don't have any children yet, but I'm thinking to have some in the future. Here's my biggest fear - please deny it if you know I'm wrong. I have heard that each mother needs to nurse and breastfeed her first newborn not to get breast milk gland inflammation or breast cancer later in her life. So if I put implants, can I still nurse and breastfeed my future newborn naturally or no? What is the side effect having breast implants? Link to comment
lavenderdove Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You are best to talk to your doctor about this... the answer is sometimes you can and sometimes you can't. It depends on the type of procedure done (there are different ways to insert the implant) and every individual is different. Some women can and some can't. Keep in mind that lots of women have terrible complications after breast implant surgery and regret having done it for all kinds of reasons. I'd do lots of research on the negative potential of breast implants before you do it, and I personally encourage people not to do it for those reasons. Here's a good website with a forum about breast implants if you want to read about women's experiences with them. link removed Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You don't HAVE to breast feed your children, no. Not doing so won't make you get cancer. I have heard of some cases were women breast fed with implants and others took them out to breast feed. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 There is more than just breast feeding that helps avoid breast cancer. Eating well and exercising and being happy in life generally helps to avoid ANY cancer. Unless you have a direct family connection to breast cancer such as a mother or sister I would not get in a panic about it. Breast feeding should be done for more reasons than to "maybe" avoid cancer.It should be done because you really want to feed your infant that way and you would enjoy the connection. Many women who have implants can not breast feed. Also too remember you could have toxic materials leaching into your breast milk. I know for me personally I would never breast feed after implant. Link to comment
dangletsbang Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 My cousin's wife breastfed her child for 9 months with breast implants. It varies from person to person if you'll be able to or not. Link to comment
PrettyGood Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Eating well and exercising and being happy in life generally helps to avoid ANY cancer. Unless you have a direct family connection to breast cancer such as a mother or sister I would not get in a panic about it. I have mother who had a breast cancer. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 If you had a mother who had it then you should be consulting a dr before sticking implants in them. I do not think breast feeding makes an enormous impact on whether or not you will get breast cancer. It only makes a slight difference.Breast implants is listed as one thing that can cause breast cancer. The larger difference from breast feeding only comes if you are doing it long term and reduce the number of periods you have over the long term, meaning closer to 2 years. Birth control pills also increase the risk etc etc. If you want to avoid breast cancer I would avoid the implants. Since you have a family history they may also refuse to do them. The good news is that breast cancer caught early has a very good prognosis. My mother-in-law is still alive about 16 years after having breast cancer and her breast removed. link removed Link to comment
Sparkly Eyes Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have mother who had a breast cancer. Breast implants might slightly affect the accuracy of mammograms I heard. Honestly, I wouldn't mess with you r breasts if you have a breast cancer history in your family. Link to comment
lavenderdove Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 If you had a mother with breast cancer, no way should be you be getting implants. That is like someone who has a parent with lung cancer who takes up smoking. They increase the risk of cancer and also make it harder to detect via mammograms to catch it early. You may be young now, but you will deeply regret these implants if it means you can't be screened easily for cancer and also increase your risks to do with this. I don't think a responsible doctor who knew you had a mother with breast cancer would ever put implants in. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 If you had a mother with breast cancer, no way should be you be getting implants. That is like someone who has a parent with lung cancer who takes up smoking. They increase the risk of cancer and also make it harder to detect via mammograms to catch it early. You may be young now, but you will deeply regret these implants if it means you can't be screened easily for cancer and also increase your risks to do with this. I don't think a responsible doctor who knew you had a mother with breast cancer would ever put implants in. I agree. Also if you have to have numerous mammograms because they can not see what is happening clearly you increase your chances again of getting cancer. Link to comment
Saffron_ Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I have heard that each mother needs to nurse and breastfeed her first newborn not to get breast milk gland inflammation or breast cancer later in her life. Breastfeeding does reduce your risk of breast cancer but I gotta say, every woman I know that's had breast cancer has breastfed children, so although it reduces your risk it doesn't eliminate it. My mum had my brother and myself in her early 20s and she breastfed each of us for a year but she got breast cancer at 47. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Breastfeeding does reduce your risk of breast cancer but I gotta say, every woman I know that's had breast cancer has breastfed children, so although it reduces your risk it doesn't eliminate it. My mum had my brother and myself in her early 20s and she breastfed each of us for a year but she got breast cancer at 47. Exactly. Also the thing is it is not just feeding a newborn as in feed the newborn for a month and then you are scott free from cancer, no, they recommend to almost 2 years old if you want to reduce your risk. The idea is to limit the amount of periods you have so you limit the amount of female hormones your body is exposed to which is a cause for breast cancer. Even breast feeding does not always stop your period either. My period returned 2 months after my son was born and I was breast feeding exclusively. Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Exactly. Also the thing is it is not just feeding a newborn as in feed the newborn for a month and then you are scott free from cancer, no, they recommend to almost 2 years old if you want to reduce your risk. The idea is to limit the amount of periods you have so you limit the amount of female hormones your body is exposed to which is a cause for breast cancer. Even breast feeding does not always stop your period either. My period returned 2 months after my son was born and I was breast feeding exclusively. And I draw the line at breast feeding when they have teeth. Link to comment
rocio Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 And I draw the line at breast feeding when they have teeth. Nature is pretty good at getting around such things. There is no difference in feeding a toothless baby vs. a baby with teeth. As far as the original post, I find it strange that the OP is considering her own health as the primary factor in the decision to eliminate the option of breastfeeding for future children. I would have thought the children's health would factor in as well. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Nature is pretty good at getting around such things. There is no difference in feeding a toothless baby vs. a baby with teeth. As far as the original post, I find it strange that the OP is considering her own health as the primary factor in the decision to eliminate the option of breastfeeding for future children. I would have thought the children's health would factor in as well. Yes, that should be a major consideration, because if one is not dedicated to breast feeding and enjoying the connection it can be exceedingly difficult. Link to comment
Sparkly Eyes Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Breastfeeding does reduce your risk of breast cancer but I gotta say, every woman I know that's had breast cancer has breastfed children, so although it reduces your risk it doesn't eliminate it. My mum had my brother and myself in her early 20s and she breastfed each of us for a year but she got breast cancer at 47. Same here. My mom had us at a young age and breastfed both each for two years and she still got cancer, at the age of 47 as well. I'm not gonna live my life based on the medical studies anymore. Link to comment
chitown9 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 When I had my last mammogram I asked the xray technichian about how it was to take an xray when the woman had breast implants. She said it was very difficult for her to get a good xray when the woman had breast implants. Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Nature is pretty good at getting around such things. There is no difference in feeding a toothless baby vs. a baby with teeth. As far as the original post, I find it strange that the OP is considering her own health as the primary factor in the decision to eliminate the option of breastfeeding for future children. I would have thought the children's health would factor in as well. We all have our limitations. My nephew has bit me with the few teeth he has - I would rather not risk that on my boob. If others can more power to you. Not this girl. Link to comment
thejigsup Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 They don't bite your boobs, that's a silly notion. My son got teeth at three months and I breastfed him for eighteen months. You don't feel their teeth! If there is breast cancer in your family, DO.NOT.GET.IMPLANTS! Link to comment
PrettyGood Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 If there is breast cancer in your family, DO.NOT.GET.IMPLANTS! Well my mom had one, which was operated and now she's ok, so I'm not sure if there's a risk for me, but why should I not get implants? What's wrong with that? Link to comment
Saffron_ Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 They don't bite your boobs, that's a silly notion. My son got teeth at three months and I breastfed him for eighteen months. You don't feel their teeth! If there is breast cancer in your family, DO.NOT.GET.IMPLANTS! Well, you might like to know (or not!) that a good friend of mine who just recently stopped breastfeeding her son had a problem of this nature. When her son was 10 months old he would feed for a few minutes then clamp down on her breast and drag himself off her nipple with his teeth still clamped down! Gotta say, I'd never heard anything like this before and she didn't have this problem with her first born, but uuggh it made me sick to my stomach! Anyways I'm getting off topic here... OP, you're not necessarily at an increased risk of breast cancer just because your mum had it. You might be or you might not be. I don't think there's anything wrong with implants, I just personally don't like them but it is your judgement call. I don't know how old you are but if you're still very young I'd recommend waiting a few years before making such a drastic decision which will affect your appearance because it's not not the sort of thing that can easily be undone if you end up unhappy with the results. And you might. Or maybe in a few years you'll think, hey I really didn't need to do this. Bit of a nosey question but are you completely flat chested or do you just want big breasts? I don't know if breast implants increase your risk of breast cancer but they can make it harder to detect. Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Well my mom had one, which was operated and now she's ok, so I'm not sure if there's a risk for me, but why should I not get implants? What's wrong with that? Because if your mom had breast cancer, it's a high chance you could have it as well. Cancer can pass down. Having implants makes it harder for the tech to detect. Link to comment
Saffron_ Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm sorry but there's not automatically a high risk that you could get breast cancer just because your mum had it. My mums macmillan cancer nurse told me this. A lot of the information out there is confusing but if you are concerned, this might help link removed Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 It isn't an automatic thing, no, but that doesn't exactly start at you chance zero, either. Same with any diease. I could very well not get heart disease which runs rampant in my family but with my family history, it doesn't start me off at zero and means I shouldn't do what I can to prevent from having it. Link to comment
thejigsup Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Most disease have some genetic basis to them. Heart disease, cancer, many mental illnesses and birth defects often have a genetic predisposition to them. While it is not guarenteed you will get breast cancer if your mother had it, having someone in the first generation of relatives who had it does increase your chances of getting it. It's just the way it is, but life holds no guarantees so if you want to play the odds, get implants. Boobs are not that important to me, but if they are to you..... Link to comment
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