Unprofessional?

notanewuser

daisiegg wrote: »

I was always led to believe that pregnancy and breastfeeding will make them all saggy and they will never be the same again or is it just the years that does that?! At the moment I am lucky enough that despite being G/H they are pretty gravity defying. I know I won't enjoy that forever!

(Sorry for derailing thread )

Pregnancy can affect them even if you don't breastfeed. Depends how you're made, I suppose. I eat a lot of healthy fats so maybe that's kept them pumped up!

bagpussbear

I wouldn't particularly lose sleep over it if a radiologist said it to me.

Doesn't sound like it was in a nasty or humiliating tone, I guess she sees a lot of boobs in the course of her job and talking to women over the years she must know that bigger boobs can cause back ache, or other problems. She probably said it out of concern perhaps?

meritaten

oh dear - what a thing to say! although I did have one mammogram where the radiologist said 'haven't got much to work with here' as she tried to position one of my boobs. maybe it was the same one? Put it out of your mind zaksmum.

PS I replied 'the other radiologists don't have any trouble doing it'.

Janepig

meritaten wrote: »

oh dear - what a thing to say! although I did have one mammogram where the radiologist said 'haven't got much to work with here' as she tried to position one of my boobs. maybe it was the same one? Put it out of your mind zaksmum.

PS I replied 'the other radiologists don't have any trouble doing it'.

No, omg, maybe it was the same woman!! That's terrible too.

I remembered another "insult" I received, years ago when they used to do smear tests on under 25's (this may be tmi for some), I was in my late teens and the doctor (as it was then) doing the smear test took one look at me and seeing that I was rather short and petite started digging around for the smallest speculum she could find - when she was then in the middle of doing the business she exclaimed "oh you're bigger than I thought". :o:o

Jx

pollypenny

Janepig wrote: »

I agree with the other posters who have asked about the context - I think if she said it out of the blue then it's out of order, but if she said it as part of a conversation you were having to try and lighten the mood a bit then I wouldn't say it's as bad.

This is making me feel a bit better now after I had to have an x-ray a year ago, and there were signs up everywhere telling you to make it known to the staff if you are or might be pregnant. I wasn't, didn't think anything of it, but the radiographer (I assume that's what they're called) obviously needed to know so I was rather put out when, even though I'm <cough> early 40's and like to think I don't look it, she dashed all my hopes by not asking if I was pregnant but "are you still having periods"?!!!! Nice. "Yes I effing well am" was what I wanted to say!!

Jx

I am a whimp about mammograms and a few years ago really yelped. The radiographer tried to console me that it would be better after the menopause.

I practically shouted her, 'I'm 62!'

Air_Cooled_75

daisiegg wrote: »

I was always led to believe that pregnancy and breastfeeding will make them all saggy and they will never be the same again or is it just the years that does that?! At the moment I am lucky enough that despite being G/H they are pretty gravity defying. I know I won't enjoy that forever!

(Sorry for derailing thread )

It's pregnancy that does the damage, *apparently* if lots of weight was gained quickly. I put that in stars as I gained 4 stone when I was pregnant but it was weird as I didn't look much bigger. My boobs went to a 32G though! I breastfed for 18 months and my boobs are in pretty good shape for my age I had LO at nearly 38 and I'm 41 now

FBaby

When I'd just given birth and asked if I was breastfeeding, I was told 'what a pity with boobs like yours' when I said I wouldn't be!

I felt a bit offended too but didn't think she meant it in a bad way, just that she was understandbly a supporter of breastfeeding and therefore a bit upset. I certainly didn't feel the need to raise it up.

meritaten

size has nothing to do with breastfeeding ability. as you all now know, I am not over-endowed in the boob department - but successfully breastfed three babies.

zaksmum

The context of it was that the radiologist asked me the routine questions beginning with "Have you any concerns about your breasts?"

I said "No" and she raised an eyebrow, puffed out her cheeks, shot her colleague a look, shook her head as if in disbelief then carried on positioning me.

I did feel a bit upset and startled really that she would say such a thing.

victory

zaksmum wrote: »

The context of it was that the radiologist asked me the routine questions beginning with "Have you any concerns about your breasts?"

I said "No" and she raised an eyebrow, puffed out her cheeks, shot her colleague a look, shook her head as if in disbelief then carried on positioning me.

I did feel a bit upset and startled really that she would say such a thing.

Not ideal, unproffesional? Maybe misjudged?