Your fingers slide easier over wet skin. With the flat part of your hand, move gently over each breast in a circular motion and then check for any lump, hard knot or thickening.
How to check your breasts in front of a mirror
This can be done by following the 4 steps below: Hands by your sides Look at your breasts with your arms at your sides while slowly rotating your upper body from side to side. Hands on your head Next, put your hands on your head and look for dimples or bulges in your breasts, particularly underneath. Dimples which are equal in size, shape and occur in both breasts are normally harmless. Hands over your head Then raise your arms high above your head and look again for any changes, especially in the nipple area. Hands on your hips Finally, rest your palms on your hips and press down firmly while […] How to check your breasts lying down
Fold a towel or put a pillow under your right shoulder and place your right arm behind your head. With the flat part of your left hand, press gently in small circular motions around an imaginary clock face. Start at the top of the breast for 12 o’clock and move in a clockwise circle until you return to 12 again. Then move in one inch and repeat. Keep doing this until you reach the nipple. This procedure should take at least four circles in total. Repeat this process with the pillow under your left shoulder and your left arm behind your head. Finally, gently pinch each nipple between thumb and […]
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This can be done by following the 4 steps below: Hands by your sides Look at your breasts with your arms at your sides while slowly rotating your upper body from side to side. Hands on your head Next, put your hands on your head and look for dimples or bulges in your breasts, particularly underneath. Dimples which are equal in size, shape and occur in both breasts are normally harmless. Hands over your head Then raise your arms high above your head and look again for any changes, especially in the nipple area. Hands on your hips Finally, rest your palms on your hips and press down firmly while […] How to check your breasts lying down
Fold a towel or put a pillow under your right shoulder and place your right arm behind your head. With the flat part of your left hand, press gently in small circular motions around an imaginary clock face. Start at the top of the breast for 12 o’clock and move in a clockwise circle until you return to 12 again. Then move in one inch and repeat. Keep doing this until you reach the nipple. This procedure should take at least four circles in total. Repeat this process with the pillow under your left shoulder and your left arm behind your head. Finally, gently pinch each nipple between thumb and […]
