Breast Self-Examination By looking: Stand in front of mirror. Look at yourself carefully and check; • Once with both arms beside your body • Once with both hands on your hips • Once with both arms raised and behind your head By touching: Raise one hand and use the side of your little finger to check; • Once in lines up and down your breast from outside to inside • Once in circles around the breast making smaller circles towards the nipples • Once in wedges starting from outside towards the nipple and back again • Look for enlarged lymph nodes around collar bone and underarm. They feel like corn kernels. Repeat the same for other side. While lying down: • Lie down. Put a pillow under your shoulder. Raise and rest one arm over your head. Examine your breast for enlarged lymph nodes with one hand as described before. Repeat the same for other side.