Classy Mommy Contest

When I was in NJ at Johnson's Camp Baby, I bonded with several women over different things. One woman I bonded with was Colleen of Classy Mommy. She and I both have baby boys and were both pumping during our short trip away from our families. Over breakfast our conversation turned to breast cancer. I was surprised to learn that she had found a lump while nursing her son and had a lumpectomy. Thankfully it was benign and the pain that she had experienced while nursing subsided.

I tell you this because when my son was only a few weeks old, I too noticed a lump. I had a mammogram and ultrasound. The surgeon thought it might have been a galactocele (a build up of milk in the duct) and I was told to wait 6 months for a repeat ultrasound. He also said that when I stopped nursing that the lump would shrink if it was in fact a galactocele.

Six months later, the day after Christmas in fact, I returned for that repeat ultrasound. I was quite startled to receive a phone call that I needed to return for a biopsy. It was not cancerous, but I was told that the cells were inflamed.

When you have a new baby, the last thing that a woman even considers is the possibility of having breast cancer. I can tell you that it was very stressful for me. But I am one of the lucky ones who received a positive prognosis. Others aren't so fortunate.

Colleen is having a fantastic contest to "brighten the day of a Mom who is battling or has battled breast cancer." You are not going to believe the prize package that is worth over $1,000! Head on over to Classy Mommy to nominate someone you know.


(This post was written by Leeanthro who can be read at Soy is the New Black where she dishes about family, food, foraging, and frivolity.)