I'm swelling to 33 3/4" (+1/4") the past few days. I only have one more active pill to take this cycle, so perhaps that could be the reason. (I've never gotten swelling before my t.o.m. though) I would LOVE this swelling to stick around, but we'll see.
I've been thinking about it, and I'm pretty positive my breasts are underdeveloped. Tanner stage 4. They don't look tubular though. They seem fairly round. Maybe a bit less development on the bottom and inner sides. My areolas are pretty puffy and my nipples usually don't stick out at all. When they do they are very short--only about 1/8" long.
I don't think there is any way someone could have puffy nipples and not have some kind of development issue, be it tubular breasts or just plain underdeveloped. Mostly because I've never seen anyone with nipples like mine who didn't have such an issue.
I probably update too much, but I've decided to make a list of the reasons I'm doing NBE. For motivation.
1) I want to need a sports bra.
2) I don't want to be able to sleep on my stomach.
3) I want to experience "jiggle."
4) I want to be able to wear cute dresses without the hips/butt being too tight and the chest gaping.
5) I want to be able to buy cute blouses and have them fit.
6) I'm sick of people telling me I technically don't "need" a bra, because I only have "a little bit" anyway.
7) I don't want to be jealous of every 12 year old I see.
8) I want to wear a swimsuit and not be embarrassed.
9) I want to be able to go lingerie shopping with my friends without them having to try to be super-tactful to not hurt my feelings.
10) I don't want my husband to wish they were bigger.
11) I'm sick of being self-conscious about my breasts and feeling deformed. I want them to be something I can be proud of. Or at least content with.
12) I want to feel like a woman instead of feeling cheated.
13) I want my chest to match my "baby-birthing hips" and "fat legs" as they've been called.
14) I want to have more than a handful. Currently, I probably have less.
15) I want normal-looking nipples.
16) I want my body to be the best it can possibly be.
17) I'm scared that I won't be able to breastfeed because of underdevelopment. (Actually, I'm afraid I won't be able to get pregnant at all, but I choose not to think about that.) I'm not sure that NBE helps that, but it at least makes me feel a little better about it.
18) A former neighbors 2 or 3 year old son once asked his mother "Why is that boy wearing pink? And why does he have long hair?" (referring to me) She kept telling him that I was a girl, and he kept saying "No, it's a boy." She asked him why he thought I was a boy and he said, "I thought you said women have boobs." Kind of stung a little.
I've been thinking about it, and I'm pretty positive my breasts are underdeveloped. Tanner stage 4. They don't look tubular though. They seem fairly round. Maybe a bit less development on the bottom and inner sides. My areolas are pretty puffy and my nipples usually don't stick out at all. When they do they are very short--only about 1/8" long.
I don't think there is any way someone could have puffy nipples and not have some kind of development issue, be it tubular breasts or just plain underdeveloped. Mostly because I've never seen anyone with nipples like mine who didn't have such an issue.
I probably update too much, but I've decided to make a list of the reasons I'm doing NBE. For motivation.
1) I want to need a sports bra.
2) I don't want to be able to sleep on my stomach.
3) I want to experience "jiggle."
4) I want to be able to wear cute dresses without the hips/butt being too tight and the chest gaping.
5) I want to be able to buy cute blouses and have them fit.
6) I'm sick of people telling me I technically don't "need" a bra, because I only have "a little bit" anyway.
7) I don't want to be jealous of every 12 year old I see.
8) I want to wear a swimsuit and not be embarrassed.
9) I want to be able to go lingerie shopping with my friends without them having to try to be super-tactful to not hurt my feelings.
10) I don't want my husband to wish they were bigger.
11) I'm sick of being self-conscious about my breasts and feeling deformed. I want them to be something I can be proud of. Or at least content with.
12) I want to feel like a woman instead of feeling cheated.
13) I want my chest to match my "baby-birthing hips" and "fat legs" as they've been called.
14) I want to have more than a handful. Currently, I probably have less.
15) I want normal-looking nipples.
16) I want my body to be the best it can possibly be.
17) I'm scared that I won't be able to breastfeed because of underdevelopment. (Actually, I'm afraid I won't be able to get pregnant at all, but I choose not to think about that.) I'm not sure that NBE helps that, but it at least makes me feel a little better about it.
18) A former neighbors 2 or 3 year old son once asked his mother "Why is that boy wearing pink? And why does he have long hair?" (referring to me) She kept telling him that I was a girl, and he kept saying "No, it's a boy." She asked him why he thought I was a boy and he said, "I thought you said women have boobs." Kind of stung a little.