My Breast Cancer Journey

Have you sat in a dr’s office and heard the words “you have breast cancer?” What is your next step? Do you get a second opinion, do you take your dr’s recommendation for treatment? My next question is very important. Do you understand what your cancer is and what is happening to your body and how you can survive? Willowglade Technologies has come up with “My Breast Cancer Journey app”. Simply put, it brings information to patients about their breast cancer that they may not normally get.

The Survivor Collection

Cancer is a word that none of us want to hear about ourselves or about a loved one. We usually associate that with a death sentence. With technology dr’s can diagnose cancer earlier than ever and survival is very obtainable in lots of cases. Creator Sue Paist, in collaboration with Charles & Colvard has designed The Survivor Collection of rings, and necklaces where 5% of proceeds will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Avent Confort Manual Breast Pump

August is national Breastfeeding month, did you know that? My youngest is a little over 2 and no longer nursing. We did nurse until 16 months and I wouldn’t change it for the world. I help women breastfeed everyday (side hobby) but I also know that it isn’t for everyone. Some women just want to pump and feed with a bottle and some don’t want to at all and just want to use formula, and that is ok. Avent contacted me asking me to look at their Comfort Manual breast pump. Since breastfeeding is a passion of mine, I of course said yes.

While a double electric pump is amazing, a small single manual can come in handy as well, especially if you are out and about and no where near an outlet but need relief.

I have used a lot of different breast pumps and usually the breast shield is a tough plastic with no give at all. What really set this pump apart from the others is the massager for the breast. It makes it more comfortable while pumping.

Another thing is that this pump is quite, unlike any electric pump. So it’s perfect if baby falls asleep on one side, didn’t nurse on the other and you pump while they are sleeping.

The comfort manual breast pump comes with a bottle that you can pump right into, plus it comes with a nipple that is designed to be like the natural nipple. So it has everything you need to get started. Breast pumps are an investment, but this one is priced affordable at $44.99 and is worth every penny. I would still consider an electric pump if you will be doing a ton of pumping, but this is perfect for on the go so you don’t have to be hassled for outlets, space and everything else.

You can buy this pump right from from Philips or most major big box stores like Target, Walmart, Babies R Us, Diaper.com and so many more. Check them out the next time you are in a store and if a friend is having a baby and you know she will be nursing/pumping consider this as a baby shower gift.

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Did you know that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in her lifetime? That’s a lot of people. For me personally that means a lot of women I know or myself will be affected.  

October is Breast cancer awareness month and P&G has partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). They not only help and educate women, they also educate the men in those woman’s lives about how important it is for early detection.  If there are any men reading this please, please, please share this with every woman in your lives in hopes that it may save her life.