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Are you a breast cancer survivor who happens to be childless?
I have been a member of this online network since 2014, just after my diagnosis. At a recent breast cancer seminar at a city near where I live, something hit me like it hasn't in all this time, the su...
I have read these posts with great interest. I do have three children but didn’t breast feed at all and I have read somewhere that there may be a correlation between non breast feeding and breast cancer.
it was certainly a question that was asked of me during my first appointment with me breast surgeon. My reason for not breastfeeding were that I have very fair skin and I have inverted nipples. Also there wasn’t the great emphasis 41 years ago on breastfeeding and I tried but it was all too hard, so I opted for the easier option for me. I then went on to bottle feed the next two babies.
it was certainly a question that was asked of me during my first appointment with me breast surgeon. My reason for not breastfeeding were that I have very fair skin and I have inverted nipples. Also there wasn’t the great emphasis 41 years ago on breastfeeding and I tried but it was all too hard, so I opted for the easier option for me. I then went on to bottle feed the next two babies.