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I am wearing narrow large domes. it's hard to measure exactly but I think it's around 6 inches in width.

so I skipped one night of brava wear and that strangle pull under my nipple went away. thank goodness!

the stickiness on my domes are wearing off fast! but as long as I can still get a seal, I prefer these less sticky domes since they are less irritating to my skin. I find I can get away with 2 prep wipes instead of 3.

the skin issue is getting a little better, but the pain and soreness is constant! is it normal to have this much pain? while wearing brava, the pain from the pressure of the domes on my chest is unbearable without Advil. after taking off the domes, the soreness around my breasts stay all day. so the following nights wear is a little more painful since I'm putting pressure on the same sore spots. is this normal and will it get better with time? I really don't want to take Advil for weeks on end.

my swelling isn't that impressive... the measurement shows almost an inch larger but it's mostly from the enlarged nipples.

since i cant dedicate 14-16hrs a day to brava, (so far I'm doing 10-12hr), I'm supplementing my regimen with noggling sessions. last weekend I was able to do 1 day of 16hrs but I didn't get larger swelling from that. it looked indistinguishable from the 12hr wear.

am I supposed to get larger and larger swelling? I seem to be getting the same amount of swelling every morning... there hasn't been any increase in swelling... does it take weeks before you notice the swelling increase?

Hi lled34aa,

I admire you for sticking to the brava after all your problems. Did you get an opinion from a doctor or the brava coach about the pull in your nipple? Make sure you are not damaging anything.

The pain lasted for about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks. Now I feel some dull pain only if I pump too hard with my mouth. The amount of pumping the smartbox does never causes me pain anymore, and I can barely tell if there is any suction at all. How long have you being braving?

For me, the main difference has been the amount of retention at night, not the amount of swelling. It took probably 4 to 5 weeks before I retained anything at all. I have noticed that the jumps on retention happened during the luteal phase for me. I went from nothing to one inch, then stayed there for the first part of the next cycle, and then added another inch in the second part. After my period it stalled again, I am waiting for ovulation to see if I have another jump. But the amount of swelling has barely moved at all, and seems mostly dependent on the time I wear it and the amount of suction I apply. I have been swelling from 33" to 37 or 38" from day 1, and no increase on that. So I think the important part is the retention. May be if your breasts have never been stretched you will increase the swelling slowly. It is still pretty early in brava time, so try not get discouraged. Drink lots of water. Seems to help for me.

Best of luck, I hope it gets easier for you.